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September 2000 Who Am I? A total of 8 clues were given as follows:

Dobro® is a registered trademark of Gibson Instruments Contest 1 Who Am I? Jerry "Flux" Douglas of course! Clue #1: What's the solution Mr. Wipley...here I am again, "Tennessee Fluxedo" A take from the early cartoon: "Tennessee Tuxedo" "Tennessee Fluxedo" is a great Dobro tune penned by Jerry himself! Clue #2: I used to be a Country Gentleman! Jerry had originally worked with the Country Gentleman. Clue #3: "Under the Wire" is my tour-de-force One of Jerry's most innovative newgrass albums ever...in fact, it's my personal all-time favorite album ever written! Clue #4: I'm related to the infamous Cornelis Wadsworth Douglas If you'll check out Jerry's website: http://www.jerrydouglas.com/ You'll find the following: "Did you know...Jerry comes from a long line of accomplished musicians dating back to the early 11th century in Europe. Pictured here is a recently discovered portrait, circa early 17th century, of Cornelis Wadsworth Douglas, known in history books as The Earl of Dobro. The resemblance is remarkable." Clue #5: I like playing in open "G" Tuning Open "G" Tuning is the standard for squareneck dobro playing. Although Jerry plays in other tunings, he mostly utilizes the standard open "G" dobro tuning. The strings he originally endorsed for GHS are even titled "Open G Tuning" strings. Clue #6: I'm an exponent of Newgrass Jerry has played on many of the landmark newgrass sessions throughout history with the likes of Bela Fleck, Sam Bush and Tony Rice. Clue #7: Sometimes I get restless on the farm! "Restless on the Farm" is the title of one of Jerry's recent CDs. Clue #8: I always say: why skip when you can hop and wobble? "Skip, Hop and Wobble" is the title of another one of Jerry's CDs. Some Comments from a few of our Entrants Submitted by Dale Desmuke "Jerry Douglas, just the best Dobro player alive." Submitted by John Cardascia "Jerry Douglas, Dobro player, par excellence." Go to Top of Page

Contest 2 Name This Tune #1 for September: Played on a Rigel Resonator Mandolin This tune is a true acoustic classic : A Traditional Civil War Melody! Answer: "Soldier's Joy" For further info on this instrument, go directly to The Rigel Mandolin Information Page To view this video click here...Good Practice for Future "Name This Tune" Contests Some Comments from a few of our Entrants Submitted by John Cardascia "This tune has several names, the most familiar of which is Soldier's Joy. Also, Payday in the Army is a common name, as well. In the Earl Scruggs banjo instruction book, the same tune is titled 'Old Folks'." Submitted by Bill E. Nowlin "I did not hear the tune, but based on your clues, it must be soldiers joy played on Uncle Dave Macon's banjo. ('Uncle Dave, if you're in there, Soldier's Joy take one'.)" Submitted by Steve Perry "Sounds like a nicely arranged version of "Soldier's Joy" to me. Faster than I fiddle it. I like the style. The resomando sounds very odd. I like it, but wouldn't want to play it! Certainly is pretty." To view this video click here...Good Practice for Future "Name This Tune" Contests Go to Top of Page

Contest 3 Name This Tune #2 for September: Played on a Original German Winter Violin This tune is fast becoming an acoustic classic...a haunting melody that could have easily been written in 1865...yet, it was written circa 1980! Answer: "Ashokan Farewell" To view this video click here...Good Practice for Future "Name This Tune" Contests Some Comments from a few of our Entrants Submitted by Steve Perry "Ashokan Farewell, Jay Unger, written for a close of the fiddle camp at Ashoken sometime around 1980. Made Jay a bunch of money when Kevin Burke used it in the Civil War documentary series." Submitted by John Cardascia Ashokan Farewell...However, it is not really a Civil War tune. Written by Jay Ungar and used in the PBS Civil War Series. To view this video click here...Good Practice for Future "Name This Tune" Contests Go to Top of Page

Contest 4 Location: Was originally hidden on the following pages: page 3, page 142 and page 363 Find the Hidden Mando Player! Pix: Mickey Cochran This is a computerized pen & ink portrait of a local New Mexico Mando Player: Sebie Denson I utilized Photoshop to create this picture...since the focus was on the Flatiron Mandolin, I left it colorized and added a sketch effect to the surrounding picture. Sebie Plays with the Capitan Gap Check out who won in August Go to Top of Page

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