Gawkey Creek

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T:Gawkey Creek
N:From the playing of Tom Fuller (1890-1979, Ok.), recorded in the field by
N:Brad Leftwich in 1973.
N:Fuller, born and raised in Indian Territory, pre-statehood, was a farmer,
N:cowboy and oilfield worker in southern Oklahoma and west Texas. His fiddling
N:predates the popular "contest" style of fiddling, according to Brad Leftwich,
N:and "represents an earlier time...when a fiddler's main role was to play for dancing
N:and to entertain family and neighbors."
N:Gawkey (Gokey) Creek is a tributary of the Washita River, west of Ft. Cobb, in
N:southwestern Oklahoma.
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L:1/8
R:Reel
D:Field Recorders Collective FRC714, "Tom Fuller:Traditional Fiddling from Oklahoma and Texas" (2015)
D: https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/gawkey-creek
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
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