and later in Fox. One of the songs that I remember most is one called
"Ole Slewfoot," a song about a bear. For those that don't know the song,
the chorus goes,
"He's big around the middle and he's broad across the rump
Runnin' ninety miles an hour takin' thirty feet a jump
Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been tree'd
Some folks say he looks a lot like me."
Doc would often engage the crowd by singing the last line, "Some folks
look a lot like" and there he would insert someone's name. It usually
got a reaction from the people in the crowd. Doc always made other
musicians and the dancers feel like they were part of the music.
I learned that old time music is a very social music. It works better
with friends and dancers. That is something we all learned from Doc. He
shared his music with us and we are sharing our music with up and coming
musicians. I look forward to sharing more tunes with Doc at this year's
Alaska Folk Festival. Thanks Doc.
wolf
