We have been inundated with emails asking when we were going to post another video of the Red Hots performance at the Hoppin' John Old-Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention. These request have come from as far away as Australia. I have already reiterated several times my love of this great band. This video is a portion of The Red Hots performance of "Leather Britches", originally called "Britches Full o' Stitches" in Ireland. Supposedly the name comes from all of the string crossing, which makes the bowing look like stitched something, like, say, trews (i.e. britches or pants)...it is the tune that first peaked my interest in both Irish and Old-Time music. It is extremely difficult to play well fast, as is done flawlessly in the video.
Video recording and editing by Don Rickert Design (Adventurous Muse)
Enjoy!
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