Soppin' the Gravy is an album by Mark O'Connor. It consists mostly of traditional Texas Fiddle music, with O'Connor's own piece, "Misty Moonlight Waltz", and an instrumental version of "Over the Rainbow". O'Connor can be seen on the cover with the white-painted fiddle that he used for competition. At the time of this album's release, O'Connor had won numerous fiddle championships, including a win in the National Old Time Fiddler's Contest Open division in 1979 and a 1975 win in the Grand Masters Contest in Nashville, Tennessee.

Track listing

"Soppin' the Gravy" – 1:52

"Misty Moonlight Waltz" (O'Connor) – 3:15

"College Hornpipe" – 1:43

"Calgary Polka" – 1:15

"Morning Star Waltz" – 1:54

"Peaches 'N' Cream" – 1:58

"Skater's Waltz" – 2:34

"Tennessee Wagoneer" – 1:49

"Yellow Rose Waltz" – 1:58

"Medley: Speed the Plow/The Maid Behind the Bar (Judy's Reel)/Teatottler's Reel (Temperance Reel Or The Devil in Georgia)" – 1:58 "Jesse Polka" – 1:59 "The Dawn Waltz (Virginia Moonlight Waltz)" – 2:00 "Wild Fiddler's Rag" – 1:57 "Over the Rainbow" (instrumental) (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 3:42

Soppin' the Gravy

Personnel

Mark O'Connor - fiddle, rhythm guitar

Jerry Thomasson - (son of Benny Thomasson) - tenor guitar

Buck White - mandolin

Technical

Fred Cameron - recording engineer

Bill Wolf - mixing engineer, mastering

Marty O'Connor - executive producer

Gail Lipson - photography

Tim Garvin - cover design, calligraphy

Mark O'Connor albums

1979 albums

Rounder Records albums

Soppin' the Gravy