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Fiddles for Farms and a Legendary Hungarian Violinist
A reminiscence from Moulton recounts buying a fiddle for twenty five dollars, lessons with Lamp Lighter Jim Watters, and a fateful encounter with Hans Albert the Hungarian virtuoso. The author recalls early town life, lamp-lit streets, and a lifelong habit of midnight airings of memory through music.
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Hans Albert
Moulton
W. F. Berry
Sam
Berry
Jim
Royal Hungarian Court Orchestra
Europe
Theodore Thomas
America
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Hans
Thomas Orchestra
Conservatory of Music
Town Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Ottumwa
Fourth Street