| Summary: | Reels 371-372 OZARK MUSICAL MEMORIES BY: James S.A. Collins Daniel I. Hall Thommie D. Herndon Arkansas Folklore Fall, 1960-61Dan: Raymond: Dan: Raymond: Dan: Dean: Dan: Dean: Dan: Goldie: Dan: Raymond: Tom: This is Reel #2, in a series of Collins, Hall, and Herndon, and we are in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, in the home of Raymond Martin, There is quite a gathering of people here: My mother and father and wife; Mr. Martin's daughter and son-in-law; and we are going to have play for for us today Raymond Martin and Dean Ramsey from Prairie Grove, Arkansas, and, also, Raymon's wife Goldie will he playing the guitar. with us. Raymond is the fiddle player, and Dean will be playing the guitar. Now, just like to find a little bit about you hero Raymond. About where you are from originally, and where you learned this. Raised in Washington County. Where abouts? What town around were you borned at? I was borned over here at Greenland. At Greenland. And what about you, Dean? Well, I was borned and raised at Illinois Chapel. Illinois Chapel. That is just on the other side of Prairie Grove, isn't it? Three miles east. And Goldie, where are you from originally? I was born in the area of Westville, Oklahoma, but I was reaised in Arkansas. Oh, we've got a Oklahoma trneplant here on us. Whore did you learns to play your fiddle at, Raymond? It just come natural with me. I just picked it up. The first one I had I made it out of aw old cigar box and learned to play on that. IS that right?38 Dan: Kids aren't that way anymore. They don't pickup. They are too busy making guns and pistols and things like that any more, instead of playing guitars. Where did you learn to play yours at, Doan? Dean: I just more or less picked it up. Dan: Neither one of you-all have had formal music training, have you? Dean: No, all by ear. Dan: This used to be quite a thing around this country, everybody used to get together and play quite a bit, didn't they? Dean: Yes they did. Dan: Goldie, where did you learn to play at, or are you learning back there now? ...
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