How are they getting away with this, for the second time....
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Follow up answer: I realized I threw out the phrase "Old Time music" and realized that not a lot of people know what that is. Old Time is generally mostly fiddle music that came to the Americas from the British Isles in 1700s and 1800s. It took root in Appalachia, but also in the midwest and northern states to a lesser degree. Old Time was heard throughout Appalachia from the early 1800s well into the early 20th century.
Then the music (and instruments...fiddle, banjo, guitar) followed the western expansion and could be heard throughout the old west. Old Time follows a pattern of 8 measures that are repeated, for 16 measures in the A Part; then 8 measures (twice, for 16 measures) in the B Part, and then it's repeated over and over until the leader calls a stop.
This was mostly dance music and the only music the people of that time had for dances. I play it today to keep the sound alive. My own grandfather in the early 1900s was an old time fiddler and met his wife (my grandmother) while playing at a square dance in rural, remote east Tennessee. He was also a Spanish American War veteran.
Here is another Old Time tune played by a trio out in Utah...I dare you listen to it and not smile. Enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrUk8tpL7tQ
You're MOST welcome. I don't know what state you're in, but if you find local jam sessions of Old Time and Bluegrass music, that's a great way to make friends and learn tunes AND improve your playing. Good luck!