Picking with Paddy King

We met a phenomenal young fiddler named Paddy King last weekend when former Floodster Dave Ball introduced us to him at the Jewel City Jamboree and he joined us on stage for our part of the show. Needless to say, Paddy King just lit up the set with some of the most imaginative fiddling we’ve ever heard. Well, last night we had a ball when Dave brought the 24-year-old Floridian by the weekly rehearsal for two hours of memorable music. Here’s an especially tasty bit from the evening. Michelle’s “Summertime” takes on a whole new life dwith three choruses by Paddy midway through the tune. We just couldn’t get enough. And, of course, for The Flood we couldn’t help but think about much our old comrade, the late fiddler Joe Dobbs, would have loved picking with Paddy King, so before the night was over we had to ask him to visit one of Joe’s signature fiddle tunes, “Whisky Before Breakfast.”