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Tom Berghan |
Posted by Tom Berghan
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Size: 5,158kb, uploaded 5/1/2010 11:29:05 AM
Genre: Old-Time / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
Joe Coleman, a shoemaker, was accused of stabbing his wife to death near the town of Slate Fork, Adair County, Kentucky, as recorded in the Burkesville Herald Almanac for 1899. Convicted on circumstantial evidence and the testimony of his sister-in-law who was living with them at the time, Coleman was tried in nearby Cumberland County and sentenced to death. While being driven to the place of execution in a two-wheeled ox cart, Coleman sat on his coffin and played a tune that has come down as "Coleman's March." Coleman protested his innocence to the last. Also attached to the tune is the legend that before Coleman was hanged he offered his fiddle to anyone who could play the tune as well as he, and at least one source identified a Kentucky fiddler named Franz Prewitt as the recipient. Prewitt's descendants remembered him as having been indeed a fine fiddler. The tune dates back to the 18th century British Isles. It is known by various names, one being “Old Hickory” after President Andrew Jackson.
4 comments on “Coleman's March”
SLKmartin Says:
Saturday, May 15, 2010 @8:55:52 AM
Fresh air, Great player, Glad you found Flatpickers site
ccravens Says:
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @4:37:26 AM
Really great song.
jbraun002 Says:
Friday, May 28, 2010 @11:52:12 PM
Hi - I just heard your rendition of Coleman's March on the Flatpicker Hangout Jukebox. Love your clawhammer approach. Great story behind the the tune as well.
JohnathanBargas Says:
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @3:04:25 AM
The government can end this hue by solving the case. If he is not responsible for the murder then why he should be accused and if he is responsible for the death reject his innocence moment so I just visit essaysoriginreview.com/review-...iter-com/ to find out quality work. Why to make matters so complex.
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