Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 21:33:19 -0700

From: THOMAS CLARK tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEVADA.EDU

Subject: Re: fiddler's invitation (fwd)



When I played in a folk group in Montana and even before that, in the

early 1950's, a fiddler's invite (read fiddler's invitation) referred to

being asked to come to a party by people you knew, but you knew they

expected you to bring your instrument and be ready to play with others or

perform for the other guests. I switched from rhythm guitar and vocals

to acoustic bass, then finally to mouth harp (as I discovered I kept

forgetting the words), but I was always being given "a fiddler's invite".

Cheers,

tlc, without a fiddle anymore