The Corndrinkers
The Corndrinkers are a Saturday night tradition in Southwestern Ohio. Twenty-six years ago they originated the Carriage Hill Farm Square Dances in the style of the old-time barn dance. From May through September musicians and dancers of all ages gather in the red barn for a night of fun and excitement under the stars. They have been featured at the Fraley Festival at Carter Caves State Park since the late 70's, and have played at festivals throughout the Southern Appalachians, including the Carter Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, and Fiddler's Grove in Union Grove, North Carolina.
Tom Duffee (banjo), Barbara Kuhns (fiddle), Linda Scutt (fiddle), Doug Smith (guitar), and Al Turnbull (bass) have been
playing old fashioned country music together for over twenty six years.
They live in the Springfield-Troy area of southwestern Ohio. Since 1975 they have been performing the old songs and hot
fiddle tunes at festivals and square dances in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana, and West Virginia.
Their twin fiddling, raucous banjo, and vocal harmonies are reminiscent of Uncle Dave Macon, the Skillet Lickers, Charlie
Poole, the Carter Family, and other country music performers of the 1920’s and ‘30s. They play music with a recklessness,
passion, and reverence that gets people on their feet dancing and clapping all night long. The Corndrinkers capture the
spirit, sensitivity, and honesty of real old-time country music.
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