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Birdie also comes from Lyman Enloe. According to Al Murphy and Dwight Lamb, Lyman and Kenny Baker were pals. AJ has recordings from Al Murphy’s collection where you can hear Lyman playing certain tunes that echo Kenny’s versions, and he even plays some of Kenny’s original compositions. While we don’t know exactly where Lyman learned this tune, the way he plays it is very similar to the version Kenny plays on High Country with Joe Greene (County 714). Who wouldn’t want to play a tune like Kenny Baker if you could?
We aren't totally sure what to call this project. You could probably say that it's old-time music, but many of our favorite fiddlers played both old-time and bluegrass, and both genres shaped their styles. They played the tunes and songs they liked, and so do we.