Emmett W. Lundy

He was born in Grayson County, Virginia 9 May 1864 and died 16 Oct 1953 Though an excellent musician, Lundy never attempted to make a living with his fiddling. His music was an amusement. He invariably played the fiddle at night following supper, carrying on this practice even when he was very old. Lundy was primarily a farmer, but helped support his large family of 14 [or 15 ?] by blacksmithing, repairing watches and pulling teeth. He is reputed to have won, some time in the early '20s, the first $10 gold piece ever presented at a Galax fiddlers' convention. On 27 May 1925, Ernest Stoneman and Lundy recorded two harmonica-fiddle duets: "Piney Woods Gal" and "The Long Eared Mule", issued as Okeh 40405. But, according to Lundy family members, it seems doubtful that Lundy ever played regularly with Stoneman. Stoneman [born 1893] was, of course, much younger, and the two men differed considerably in their musical preferences. These two Okeh sides are Lundy's only contribution to hillbilly recording. When the discs were released, Lundy didn't care much for their sound (he felt the fiddle couldn't be heard well enough), and declined to pursue his recording career any further. He did record In August 1941 for the Library of Congress. [see notes https://www.discogs.com/Emmett-W-Lundy-Fiddle-Tunes-From-Grayson-County-Virginia/release/1734784] One of the 15 children of Emmett Lundy was Everett "Fiddlin' Buck" Lundy, the father of Jerry Lundy