I'm in love with Ed Haley tunes. They're all awesome. The one I learned today is a popular one both in old-time sessions and competitions. Ed was blind from the age of 3 when he contracted measles. He was raised by his grandmother and uncle after losing both parents, one who was murdered by an angry revenge-seeking mob. His uncle gave Ed his first fiddle, and he later went on to be a professional touring fiddler going around the whole region. He married a blind piano teacher named Martha, who played accordion and mandolin with Ed. He died in 1951. (www.wikipedia.org)
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