(06/01/74) Host Jackie Sauter takes listeners to the small town of Russell, NY, and the Russell School gymnasium for the 1974 4th annual Russell Fiddlers' Contest, sponsored by the Russell Grange. Hear details from one of the contest judges; listen as Master of Ceremonies Merlin Childs, a well-known North Country square dance caller, introduces contestants; and delight in the traditional tunes of old-timers and new-comers.
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