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I was sent a link to this Bill Monroe film: http://www.folkstreams.net/film,210 Could it be the first tune in the film?



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Many years ago I met Bill Monroe and he played a tune on my mandolin he called Pocahontas. I've been looking for a recording but have found none. Anyone know this tune?

Probably the most common fiddle tune in America is Soldier's Joy. Other common ones are Ragtime Annie, Arkansas Traveler, Bill Cheatham, and Turkey in the Straw. There are a lot of resources online...

It's awesome to see Mr. Monroe playing the mando that my Dad built. I didn't know this video existed.:)

Thank you all for the kind words about my father.

Eric

My father (Aaron Cowles) was one of the three mandolin builders at Gibson that was taught tap tuning by Siminoff when the F5L was developed. After Gibson closed in Kalamazoo, Dad opened his own...