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Old-Time TOTW #398 is Gray Eagle from the playing of Oklahoma fiddler Billy Evans and found in The Fiddle Book by Marion Thede. I have not been able to find Mr. Evans’ identity for certain. There was a Bill "William" Evans Jr. (5 April 1892--23 June 1972 in Tahlequah, Cherokee County), which could be him; however, there was another Bill Evans born 13 July 1902 who died in Oklahoma City, OK, in November 1974. Frances Marion Draughon (11 November 1903--17 December 1998) was born in Davis, OK. She was the daughter of James Draughon (1873-1939) and Lena Erdwurm (1879-1985). James was born in TN. He moved to Davis, OK, in 1895. He was a pioneer lumberman He later entered the hardware business and was also a state senator. Lena and James married in 1898. She was born in Weatherford ,TX, and attended Colorado Springs Musical College and University of Oklahoma. She taught violin and piano in Davis and was a co-founder of the Euterpean Music Club. Lena wrote a book of poems and composed songs and piano music. (sources: public records and obituaries) Frances mainly went by her middle name, Marion. She began college at age 15 at the University of Oklahoma and studied music. She took many English and writing courses and was treasurer for the Eudelphian Literary Society in her senior year of college. She graduated in Spring 1922 at the age of 18. She lacked 14 hours for a Bachelor of Arts and never finished it. She married Johnston Murray in 1923. Murray was a politician. When he was defeated in 1924, they moved to South America. They had a son, Johnston Murray Jr. (1926-1986). Apparently, the couple had their own interests and drifted apart. Marion returned to OK in 1928 and began teaching at a consolidated school in Amorita. It was there that she became acquainted with a fiddler who asked her to "second" him. She did so, not only on fiddle but also on guitar or knitting needles. They played on the radio in Enid. At some point she moved to Oilton to teach at a larger school. She organized a "Catfish Band" that played "hillbilly, popular old dance tunes, and breakdowns." It was around this time that she became acquainted with a group of fiddlers in Shawnee which included J. S. Price, Jubal Anderson, and the Collins family. Marion was enamored with the cross tunings they used. She became acquainted with many other fiddlers throughout OK and began collecting tunes in earnest. In addition to a being a much-sought after lecturer, Ms. Thede's list of accomplishments is great and includes: fiddle contest judge, supervisor of the Federal Music Project (Shawnee, OK), member of the American Federation of Musicians, violinist/violist with the OK Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa Philharmonic Symphony, and summer Lyric Theater Orchestra; she was on the national board of advisors for the national Folk Festival Association (Washington, D. C.), member of the OK Writers Association, organizer and head of the Oklahoma Folk Council; she held membership in the International Folk Music Council (London, England), the International Musicological Council (Basle, Switzerland), American Folklore Society, American String Teachers, Music Education National Conference, Mu Phi Epsilon, and Alpha Gamma Delta. Much more information about Marion Thede is available in my new book, Marion Thede and the Fiddlers of Oklahoma: The Fiddle Book, the Musicians and Their Tunes from McFarland & Company: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/ma... There are many tunes that go by the name Grey Eagle (generally in the key of A), some of which are more closely related than others. Thede relates a story told to her by Mr. Evans, the source fiddler, about an eagle preying on animals. I won't go into the details here, but most sources agree that the title refers to Grey Eagle, the Kentucky-bred horse, who was defeated by Wagner, the Virginia-bred horse, in 1839. Down the Road Old-Time String Band is composed of Paul Kirk (fiddle), Stephen Rapp (banjo), Mark McNulty (guitar), Morgan Sieg (guitar & fiddlesticks), and Michael Seiser (bass and guitar). Email FiddlerPaul71@gmail.com for booking. We will be doing a series of house concerts of Oklahoma tunes which will include book signings and jams. Please contact me at FiddlerPaul71@gmail.com if you are interested in hosting such an event. My Patreon: www.patreon.com/paulkirk Down the Road Old-Time String band (Paul, Stephen, Mark, and Michael) will be playing a house concert in Albany, NY, on April 25, 2026, hosted by Janet Foster. Subscribe to Stephen Rapp's YouTube channel: ⁨@rappstephen⁩