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Pig Ankle Rag

Taught by Vi Wickam

July 17, 2018

Fiddle • Beginner • Intermediate

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Pig Ankle Rag according to Traditional Tune Archive

As “Pig Ankle Strut,” it was recorded in the 78 RPM era by Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers (1928), the most famous of the Memphis Jug Bands. “Pig Ankle Rag” was popularized by Disney, Oklahoma, fiddler Uncle Dick Hutchinson and fiddler Ron Hughey (1914-1974), and seems to have enjoyed some regional popularity in the Ozarks in the mid-20th century (see also the variant “Pig Ankle Blues”). Hughey was originally from Missouri, but lived in California where he came in contact with the Sweets Mills group of musicians (Kenny Hall, Frank Hicks et al). It was also in the repertory of Grand Ole Opry stalwart guitarist Sam McGee (d. 1975), who said he had learned it from Slim Smith.

Vi Wickam

Vi Wickam

Vi Wickam of Loveland, CO has been performing fiddle and writing music since before he could read. Along with his brothers and dad, The Wickam Family Band performed regularly on Blinky’s Fun Club, a nationally syndicated TV program. Vi’s fiddling can be heard on numerous CD recordings, including two of his own. He’s played with many different bands throughout the United States, and even briefly in England. Among his fiddling honors, Vi has won the Colorado State Championship twice, and been a finalist four times at the Grand Masters’ Fiddler Championship. He has judged fiddle contests throughout the US, and directed regional and state level fiddle contests. Read More About Vi→

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