"FIDDLIN" CARSON PETERS - A NAME TO REMEMBER

"Song of the Mountains" on MT PBS on Monday February 16, 2015, featured the Fiddlin' Carson Peters band with host Tim White joining in on Banjo.  It was more than enjoyable.  As of that recording this young fellow was 9 years old and was really something, a genuine fiddle prodigy. I have heard other fiddling youngsters including Michael Cleveland, Luke Bulla, and Mark O'Connor. Carson Peters, at a comparable age,  easily fits right into that lineup. Over his young lifetime he has performed nationally with Ricky Skaggs and Rhonda Vincent. He has also appeared on the Jay Leno "Tonight Show." Both Skaggs and Mark O'Connor have praised his fiddle skills. Some of his past performances can be viewed on U-Tube going back to when he was only 4 years old. The best recent one was likely "9 year old fiddler wants to go pro." This is an excellent interview with this young fellow and his father. He really rips up "Ragtime Annie" and the "Orange Blossom Special" playing solo. But you might enjoy his band version of "Orange Blossom Special," even more. My personal prejudices include that a band has a hard time sounding like real bluegrass without a Scruggs style banjo and a FIDDLE!   What do you think about that?