Nail That Catfish To A Tree on Padron Cigar Box Fiddle

This is a "new" tune that we play in old time music written by Steve Rosen. The fiddle is made from an almost too small Padron cigar box. I wanted to see wha...

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Comment by Jim Morris on February 27, 2018 at 2:24pm

Oh RTZ, those are vivid mem'ries from about 50 years ago. Boating and crabbing in S.MD as a teenager.

Comment by Jim Morris on February 27, 2018 at 2:20pm

I didn't know that about the meat bees! I have fried catfish 6 or 8 at a time and man, I miss those days too. Memories start flooding back just thinking about it! Man, those were the days we'd walk through the muddy bottom of the river so our feet could feel the quahogs. We'd throw them in the pot with the Blue Crabs on a driftwood fire. I can smell it now just typing about it. This might be material for a song!

Comment by RTZGUITARS on February 27, 2018 at 1:14pm

They keep the meat bees of the bacon in Buck Camp

we use to use a big bent fork to skin catfish and fry 20 at a time miss those days

Comment by Jim Morris on February 25, 2018 at 11:34am

Thanks Derek. This one turned out better than expected!

Comment by Jim Morris on February 25, 2018 at 11:33am

Thanks James O

Comment by James O Lunsford on February 25, 2018 at 11:27am

Great job on build and playing those Padron Boxes make good sounding instruments

Comment by Derek Rose on February 25, 2018 at 11:11am

Really sings well.

Comment by Jim Morris on February 25, 2018 at 9:48am

Thanks RTZ. That's the best way to skin 'em!

Comment by RTZGUITARS on February 25, 2018 at 9:11am

That sounds great Jim, Do you know why we nail a Catfish to a tree?

Comment by Jim Morris on February 25, 2018 at 6:34am

Thanks Sammy, 'Twas a rare 60 F. day in Feb. This is indeed music from the Southern Appalachian Mts.

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