Fiddle tunes performed by Pat Bryant in Vernon and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Paschal (Pat) Bryant was born in Lamar County, Alabama, in 1918. He began playing at the age of nine, accompanied by his brother Floyd. The two played at home and at dances, and they were performed as the Bryant Brothers, a popular gospel singing group in the area. Pat Bryant's style and repert...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | Paschal (Pat) Bryant was born in Lamar County, Alabama, in 1918. He began playing at the age of nine, accompanied by his brother Floyd. The two played at home and at dances, and they were performed as the Bryant Brothers, a popular gospel singing group in the area. Pat Bryant's style and repertoire were influenced by Charlie Stripling.
The recordings included here were made by Joyce Cauthen as part of fieldwork for "Possum up a Gum Stump: Home, Field and Commercial Recordings of Alabama Fiddlers," an LP album produced by Brierfield Ironworks Park Foundation with additional funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Alabama State Council on the Arts. |
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