712 research outputs found
recent recording (talking)
No full textFlynn Rigney and Richard Bigger talk with Kip Lornell about making records. Richard Bigger played fiddle for The Four Virginians. They are both members of The Virginia Partners, Flynn on guitar and vocals, and Richard on fiddle
two bear stories (talking)
No full textRichard Bigger tells two bear stories to Flynn Rigney and Kip Lornell during an interview. Richard Bigger played fiddle for The Four Virginians. They are both members of The Virginia Partners, Flynn on guitar and vocals, and Richard on fiddle
string bands in the 1940's & 1950's (talking)
No full textFlynn Rigney and Richard Bigger talk with Kip Lornell about the effects of rock music and juke boxes on string band popularity during the times around WWII. Richard Bigger played fiddle for The Four Virginians. They are both members of The Virginia Partners, Flynn on guitar and vocals, and Richard on fiddle
blacks in Pittsylvania Co. blues (talking)
No full textFlynn Rigney and Richard Bigger talk with Kip Lornell about blacks in Pittsylvania County and their music. Richard Bigger played fiddle for The Four Virginians. They are both members of The Virginia Partners, Flynn on guitar and vocals, and Richard on fiddle
Richard's youth, bands near Danville (talking)
No full textRichard Bigger talks about learning fiddle from the age of 14. He also talks about Charlie LaPrade and other bands in the area in the 1920's. Richard played fiddle for The Four Virginians. Flynn Rigney is also being interviewed by Kip Lornell. They are both members of The Virginia Partners, Flynn on guitar and vocals, and Richard on fiddle
Wreck of the Old 97 (talking)
No full textFlynn Rigney and Richard Bigger talk with Kip Lornell about the famous train wreck near Danville that the song was written about. Richard Bigger played fiddle for The Four Virginians. They are both members of The Virginia Partners, Flynn on guitar and vocals, and Richard on fiddle
storytelling, store fight (talking)
No full textFlynn Rigney and Richard Bigger talk with Kip Lornell about storytelling, and a fight taking place in a country store. Richard Bigger played fiddle for The Four Virginians. They are both members of The Virginia Partners, Flynn on guitar and vocals, and Richard on fiddle
Flynn's early bands, current functions
No full textFlynn Rigney talks about his first bands and his current band. Richard Bigger played fiddle for The Four Virginians. He is also being interviewed by Kip Lornell. They are both members of The Virginia Partners, Flynn on guitar and vocals, and Richard on fiddle
funny events, going to new York (talking)
No full textFlynn Rigney and Richard Bigger talk with Kip Lornell about funny things happening while playing music. Richard Bigger talks about going to New York in the 1920's to try to record with The Four Virginians. They are both members of The Virginia Partners, Flynn on guitar and vocals, and Richard on fiddle
songs of Danville, Wreck of 52 & 97 (talking)
No full textFlynn Rigney and Richard Bigger talk with Kip Lornell about local songs, the most famous being the Wreck of the Old 97. The Wreck of the 52 is a song about another train wreck that took place nearby in the mid 1930's. Richard Bigger played fiddle for The Four Virginians. They are both members of The Virginia Partners, Flynn on guitar and vocals, and Richard on fiddle
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