Soppin' the Gravy

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Soppin' The Gravy
Studio album by Mark O'Connor
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Bluegrass
Length	32:44
Label	Rounder
Producer	Marty O'Connor
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Mark O'Connor chronology
On the Rampage (1979) Soppin' the Gravy (1979) False Dawn (1982)

Soppin' the Gravy is an album by Mark O'Connor. It consists mostly of traditional Texas Fiddle music, with O'Connor's own piece, Misty Moonlight Waltz, and an instrumental version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. O'Connor can be seen on the cover with the white-painted fiddle that he used for competition. At the time of this album's release, O'Connor had won numerous fiddle championships, including a win in the National Old Time Fiddler's Contest Open division in 1979 and a 1975 win in the Grand Masters Contest in Nashville, Tennessee.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Soppin' the Gravy" – 1:52
2. "Misty Moonlight Waltz" (O'Connor) – 3:15
3. "College Hornpipe" – 1:43
4. "Calgary Polka" – 1:15
5. "Morning Star Waltz" – 1:54
6. "Peaches 'N' Cream" – 1:58
7. "Skater's Waltz" – 2:34
8. "Tennessee Wagoneer" – 1:49
9. "Yellow Rose Waltz" – 1:58
10. "Medley: Speed the Plow/The Maid Behind the Bar/Teatottler's Reel" – 1:58
11. "Jesse Polka" – 1:59
12. "The Dawn Waltz" – 2:00
13. "Wild Fiddler's Rag" – 1:57
14. "Over the Rainbow (instrumental)" (Arlen, Harburg) – 3:42

[edit] Personnel

• Mark O'Connor - Fiddle, Rhythm guitar
• Jerry Thomasson (Musician) (son of Benny Thomasson) - Tenor guitar
• Buck White - Mandolin

also

• Fred Cameron - Recording Engineer
• Bill Wolf - Mixing Engineer, Mastering
• Marty O'Connor - Executive Producer
• Gail Lipson - Photography
• Tim Girvin - Cover Design and Calligraphy