Texas Stomp: Hot 'N' Bluesy Fiddle/Guitar and Twin Guitar Duets 1934-1940

Hugh & Karl Farr | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 19, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Country Routes
• ASIN: B00000184H
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,620 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blues In

2. Main Street

3. Buglers Blues

4. Bluebird Rhythm

5. Fire Alarm Blues

6. Milenberg Joys

7. Cajun Stomp

8. St. Louis Blues

9. Kilocycle Stomp

10. Outlaw Rag

11. Riddle Rhythm

12. 'Deed I Do

13. Lazy River

14. Now or Never

15. Swingin' the Bow

16. Cricket Hop

17. Dance of the Dogies

18. Cactus Swing

19. Heart to Heart

20. I Said Goodbye

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars texas stomp 1934-1940, July 18, 2007

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fiddlin' in Cincy (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Texas Stomp: Hot 'N' Bluesy Fiddle/Guitar and Twin Guitar Duets 1934-1940 (Audio CD)

These guys are GREAT- the southwest-swing version of Grapelli and Reinhardt! (The main difference between the two great jazz fiddle/guitar duos is that the brothers drew their source material from Americana: traditional country, cowboy, western and fiddle tunes, etc.)

There was a famous conductor, back in the day, who, asked to name who he considered THE best violinist on earth at that time, responded that he would have to divide that "honor" between 2 people- the left hand of Fritz Kreisler (great classical violinist of the day)....and the right bow-arm of "that guy who plays for the Sons of the Pioneers.....!!!!!!! That would be Hugh Farr, of course- both Hugh (fiddle) and his brother Karl (guitar) were among the earliest members of the Pioneers, and played with them for decades. They'd be far (if you'll excuse the inadvertent pun) better known if they had not done most of their work under the auspices of that group- it's a shame they didn't record more, and on their own- and a shame they are not better known and recognized for how amazing they truly were. They couldn't read music, yet knew thousands of tunes...and could improvise entire performances of tunes from scratch and at the drop of a hat.

It just doesn't get any better than this! THE most prized CD in my swing collection...(It should be noted that the brothers recorded many more instrumental duets than what appears on this particular CD, which concentrates on their jazzier works- there are lots of duets scattered among most of the various "Sons of the Pioneers" recordings that they contributed to.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gypsy Swing Texas Style, August 6, 2002

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This review is from: Texas Stomp: Hot 'N' Bluesy Fiddle/Guitar and Twin Guitar Duets 1934-1940 (Audio CD)

Hugh and Carl Farr, formers of the legendary "Sons Of The Pioneers" presenting some of their best an unexpected Swing and Ragtime recordings. By listening for the first time these recordings reminded me to three fingers guitar genius Django Reinhard and his violin partner Stephane Grapelli. If you love early Western Swing, this CD is a must in your collection and you'll spin it redhot in your CD-player!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grapelli and Farr, March 27, 2003

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Tony Thomas (SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Texas Stomp: Hot 'N' Bluesy Fiddle/Guitar and Twin Guitar Duets 1934-1940 (Audio CD)

Just to respond to the other comment, before the war Stephane Grapelli had heard some of these recordings and was familiar with Hugh Farr's violin playing.