Alabama Arts Radio Podcast, Robert Stripling

In this program Joyce Cauthen, author of With Fiddle and Well-Rosined Bow: The History of Old-Time Fiddling in Alabama, interviews Robert Stripling, the oldest son of Charlie Stripling (1896-1963).  Charlie Stripling was a master fiddler who, with his brother Ira on guitar, recorded 42 fiddle tunes for Brunswick and Decca Records between 1928 and 1936.  He was a popular performer in his hometown of Kennedy and surrounding communities in Lamar, Fayette, Pickens and Tuscaloosa counties, where he played for hundreds of fiddlers’ conventions and dances.  When his recordings were reissued in the 1980s, his music found new fans across the nation. 

 For more information on Charlie Stripling, visit the Encyclopedia of Alabama Online.  For information about the event in Belk visit www.alabamafolklife.org.

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