SONG INFORMATION

Origin: Traditional (Appalachia, Southeast, Texas, 1800's)

"Salt Creek" is an old fiddle tune that was known as "Salt River" before the Bill Monroe release. It's believed to have come from an old Irish traditional tune that spawned many songs.

First recording and first release as "Salt River" by Kessinger Brothers (1929/1931)
Released as "Salt Creek" by Bill Monroe (1964)
Released by Doc Watson (1971)

LYRICS

Instrumental

SONG SPOTIFY LINK

COVER ARTIST VIDEOS

Salt Creek – Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys LIVE @ Bean Blossom Butch Robins 1978-06-11
Kessinger Brothers – “Salt River” BBYMRLCCOTN 1929-01-01

BILLY STRINGS VIDEOS

Billy Strings - "Salt Creek" > "Cocaine Blues" T Shaw's Progressive Bluegrass 2018-11-04

SONG TITLE

Salt Creek

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SONG TYPE

WRITTEN BY

Traditional

ARRANGED BY

Traditional

ALBUM

SONG INFORMATION

Origin: Traditional (Appalachia, Southeast, Texas, 1800's)

"Salt Creek" is an old fiddle tune that was known as "Salt River" before the Bill Monroe release. It's believed to have come from an old Irish traditional tune that spawned many songs.

First recording and first release as "Salt River" by Kessinger Brothers (1929/1931)
Released as "Salt Creek" by Bill Monroe (1964)
Released by Doc Watson (1971)

FIRST TIME PLAYED

2012-10-18 The Hayloft Inn – Traverse City, MI

MOST RECENT TIME PLAYED

2023-06-02 Moody Center – Austin, TX

BEST VERSION OF SONG

TOTAL TIMES PLAYED

35

TOTAL TIMES YOU'VE SEEN

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LAST 3 TIMES PLAYED

2023-06-02 Moody Center – Austin, TX2023-03-03 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Winston-Salem, NC2022-09-24 Cottonwood Meadows – Buena Vista, CO (Day pond set)

Longest Version (7:23)

Shortest Version (1:20)

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