American "progressive old-time" fiddler and luthier Joe Thrift of Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina playing his most famous fiddle tune, "Whiteface." Composed in the 1980s, it is one of the more successful and popular new old-time fiddle tunes. It was recorded by Thrift's main band, the Red Hots, on their CD "Ready to Roll," which was recorded in 1989 and released on Fire Ant Records in 1995.
The tune's title was inspired by a hat his good friend Keith Brand, a radio personality from Philadelphia, used to wear all the time to old-time jams and festivals dating back to the mid-1980s, including the Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Virginia.
The "Whiteface" on the hat (which Brand still has as of 2010) most likely refers to the Hereford breed of beef cattle. Native to England, they have red-colored bodies and white faces, and are often referred to as "white-faced cattle."
The tune is in E minor, and is played in standard GDAE tuning. It is in three parts, of which the A and B parts are played twice and the C part played three times.
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