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I was introduced to Stephen Vincent Benet's poem Mountain Whippoorwill my sophomore year at BJU when one of my classmates performed it for us in class. I fell in love with it and Benet's charming fiddle player has been my lifelong companion ever since. I have performed it numerous times and places throughout my life.

What you've just heard is a few lines from the very first stanza. It's a story about an innocent young fiddle player who travels to a county fair to compete with some of the best in the land.