Transcription: Just about the only instrument brought by the earliest settlers from the British Isles was the fiddle, which was sometimes used to accompany the old ballads. We have met, we have met, said an old true love But mostly it was used for dancing. The fiddlers brought a vast repertoire of British, Scottish and Irish dance tunes, many of which are still played today. And they created new tunes and gave them American names like Cripple Creek. A southern fiddle style developed, loose, rough and highly rhythmic. In the folk music of the South, melody was of prime importance, not chords or harmony. Many ...
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