John W. Summers (Dick Summers), *1887, +07-1976
By Henk Scholts
SESSIONS
1962-1966 unknown – John W. Summers (John W. Summers
[fiddle], Pat Dunsford [gt-1], Art Rosenbaum [banjo-2]. Producer: Bob Carlin)
ARTHUR BERRY Rounder 0194
UNNAMED TUNE Rounder 0194
UNNAMED TUNE Rounder 0194
CRAZY JIM Rounder 0194
OPERA REEL Rounder 0194
BUNCH OF CHICKENS Rounder 0194
JIG Rounder 0194
OLD DAN TUCKER Rounder 0194
GRAND HORNPIPE -2 Rounder 0194
PRETTY LITTLE GIRL WITH THE BLUE DRESS ON Rounder 0194
DURANG'S HORNPIPE Rounder 0194
FIVE LEAF CLOVER Rounder 0194
INTRODUTION TO FORKED DEER Rounder 0194
FORKED DEER Rounder 0194
GREY EAGLE Rounder 0194
BLACK EYED SUSAN Rounder 0194
CHICKEN REEL Rounder 0194
OLD BLIND SOW, SHE STOLE THE MIDDLINS -1-2 Rounder
0194
1962-1965* field recordings, Marion, IN/Wabash, IN –
John W. Summers, *with Dan White
UNNAMED TUNE FW 0389
THE CUCKOO'S NEST* FW 0389
SHERMAN'S RETREAT
FW 0389
FINE TIMES AT OUR HOUSE FW 0389
RYE STRAW FW 0389
WAITING FOR THE LORD TO COME* FW 0389
SAME TIME TODAY AS IT WAS YESTERDAY FW 0389
FOLKWAYS FW 0389
FINE TIMES AT OUR HOUSE: TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF INDIANA (VA) (1964)
*From the collection of John Cohen – From Judge Dan
White’s “O’Leary” Recordings
Recorded by Judge Dan White; Art Rosenbaum, Joel and Kathy
Shimberg
recordings dates (Not known what is used on FRC310
(CD) or on Folkways albums; RR -
Rosenbaum Reel
RR 34- Judge White tape, ca 1962
RR 36- Wabash, Indiana, 02-01-63
RR 37- Wabash, Indiana, 02-01-63
RR 38- Marion, Indiana, 28-12-63
RR 39- Marion, Indiana, 05-01-64
RR 41- Marion, Indiana, 23-12-65
RR 42- Marion, Indiana, 29-12-65
1963-1965* field recordings, Marion, IN/Wabash, IN –
John Summers (John Summers [fiddle],Dan White [vcl vocal introductions/ fiddle])
JUDGE DAN WHITE'S INTRODUCTION : TALK FRC 310
THERE WAS AN OLD SOLDIER AND HE HAD A WOODEN LEG FRC
310
BILL CHEATUM FRC 310
WAKE UP SUSAN FRC 310
SPEED THE PLOW FRC 310
FIELDS OF ERIN FRC 310
IRISH MEDLEY FRC 310
THE NEXT FOUR TUNES : TALK FRC 310
GRAND HORNPIPE FRC 310
FISHERS HORNPIPE FRC 310
WAITING FOR THE LORD TO COME FRC 310
DANNY BOY FRC 310
MISSISSIPPI SAWYER FRC 310
MATT SIMON'S TUNE FRC 310
THE FORKED DEER FRC 310
ARTHUR BERRY FRC 310
GRAND OPERA REEL FRC 310
NO CORN ON TYGARD FRC 310
THE NEXT TWO TUNES : TALK FRC 310
KINGDOM'S COMING IN THE YEAR OF JUBILO FRC 310
THE CUCKOO'S NEST FRC 310
JENNY LIND POLKA FRC 310
BRICKYARD JOE FRC 310
FINE TIMES AT OUR HOUSE FRC 310
RYE STRAW FRC 310
STONEY POINT FRC 310
WAGONER FRC 310
HUMORESQUE BY DVORÁK PLAYED ON A 1720
BERGONZI VIOLIN FRC 310
OLD JOE CLARK FRC
Ca 1967 unknown -Franklin George Of Bluefield, West
Va. With John Summers Of Marion, Ind. (Franklin George [fiddle-2/ banjo-3/
bagpipes-4], John Summers [fiddle-1], Pat Dunford [banjo-5/gt-6])
LONDONDERRY HORNPIPE -1-2 Kanawha 307
BOATSMAN -3 Kanawha 307
ANGELINE -2-5 Kanawha 307
PIPE MEDLEY I (WEARIN' OF THE GREEN / ALL THE WAY TO
GALWAY) -4 Kanawha 307
MEDLEY (WAKE UP
SUSAN / DEVIL'S DREAM) -1-2 Kanawha 307
SALT RIVER -3 Kanawha 307
RICKETT'S HORNPIPE -3 Kanawha 307
TEETOTALER -2 Kanawha 307
OLD MOLLY HARE-2-5 Kanawha 307
PIPE MEDLEY II (MINSTREL BOY/ O'DONNELL ABU) -4 Kanawha 307
TURKEY IN THE STRAW -3 Kanawha 307
FIDDLE COLLECTION (FORKED HORN DEER / FISHER'S
HORNPIPE / ROUND TOWN GALS (BUFFALO GALS) -1 Kanawha 307
TOP OF CORK ROAD / ARKANSAS TRAVELER) -6 Kanawha 307
CUMBERLAND GAP -3 Kanawha 307 NANCY ANN -3 Kanawha 307
GREY EAGLE -3 Kanawha 307
MISSISSIPPI SAWYER -1-3-6 Kanawha 307
ALBUMS
Kanawha 307 Traditional Music For Banjo, Fiddle And
Bagpipes:
Londonderry Hornpipe; Boatsman; Angeline; Pipe Medley I (Wearin' Of The Green /
All The Way To Galway); Medley (Wake Up Susan / Devil's Dream); Salt River; Rickett's
Hornpipe; Teetotaler; Old Molly Hare; Pipe Medley II (Minstrel Boy/ O'Donnell
Abu); Turkey In The Straw; Fiddle Collection (Forked Horn Deer / Fisher's
Hornpipe / Round Town Gals (Buffalo Gals); Top Of Cork Road / Arkansas
Traveler) ; Cumberland Gap; Nancy Ann; Grey Eagle; Mississippi Sawyer – 67 as Franklin
George Of Bluefield, West Va. With John Summers Of Marion, Ind. (reissued in
1992 on County CO-CD-2703)
Rounder 0194 Indiana Fiddler: Arthur
Berry; Unnamed Tune; Unnamed Tune; Crazy
Jim; Opera Reel; Bunch Of Chickens; Jig; Old Dan Tucker; Grand Hornpipe; Pretty
Little Girl With The Blue Dress On; Durang's Hornpipe; Five Leaf Clover; Introduction
to Forked Deer; Forked Deer; Grey Eagle; Black Eyed Susan; Chicken Reel; Old Blind
Sow, She Stole The Middlins – 84 (Rec. 1962-66)
Field Recorders Collective CD-FRC-310 John Summers –
Master Indiana Fiddler: Judge
Dan White's Introduction : Talk; There Was An Old Soldier And He Had A Wooden
Leg; Bill Cheatum; Wake Up Susan; Speed The Plow; Fields Of Erin; Irish Medley;
The Next Four Tunes : Talk; Grand Hornpipe; Fishers Hornpipe; Waiting For The Lord
To Come; Danny Boy; Mississippi Sawyer; Matt Simon's Tune; The Forked Deer; Arthur
Berry; Grand Opera Reel; No Corn On Tygard; The Next Two Tunes : Talk; Kingdom's
Coming In The Year Of Jubilo; The Cuckoo's Nest; Jenny Lind Polka; Brickyard
Joe; Fine Times At Our House; Rye Straw; Stoney Point; Wagoner; Humoresque By Dvorák
Played On A 1720 Bergonzi Violin; Old Joe Clark - 08 (From the collection of John Cohen – From
Judge Dan White’s “O’Leary” Recordings
