FRIDAY MUSIC: The Oldtime String Band, by JD

The Oldtime String band was originally formed as a musical backdrop to a documentary about the cow-painter, Ruud Spil https://ruudspil.com/

Both the musicians and the audience enjoyed it so much that the band is now on a stampede.

The Oldtime Stringband not only plays Bluegrass and Old-Time music but is also inspired by American folk music from the 1940's and modern music with an Old-Time feel.

The Oldtime Stringband is:

Shelly O'Day : Vocals, guitar, autoharp, Cajun-triangle
Ton Knol : Guitar, mandolin, vocals
Ruud Spil : Banjo, vocals
Nico Druijf : Upright bass, vocals, singing saw
Lidewij de Vries : Fiddle, vocals


The Oldtime Stringband - Going Across the Mountain (Frank Proffitt)


The Oldtime Stringband - Run Mountain (J.E. Mainer)


The Oldtime Stringband - Our Town (Iris Dement)


The Oldtime Stringband - Cotton Mill Girl (Lester Smallwood)


The Oldtime Stringband - Angeline the Baker