Now in paperback, this book originally published in 1989, relies on extensive archival research and sixty interviews to tell the rich, full story of old-time fiddling in Alabama from its settlement until WWII. It focuses on the "modest masters of fiddle and bow" as well as Alabama’s better-known "brag fiddlers," and gives details about old-style square dances, Fourth of July barbecues and fiddlers’ conventions.