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Fond True Lover - Murphy Campbell (Live from the Yancey Palace)
Fond True Lover comes from Steve Ledford and his wife Stella Mae of Mitchell County, North Carolina. Steve was a fiddler who was pretty well known and beloved by the locals. He played in the Ledford String Band which is certainly a favorite of mine.
I first learned of Steve from my Grandpa RJ who recalled how he'd come out and play parties and how he always wore a top hat with a suit. This video was recorded in Yancey County at Mr. King's house. I grew up going there and he's one of my grandpa's