Fiddlin' Red just fine with old-time
David Gunter Feature Correspondent | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 1 month AGO
<p>"Fiddlin' Red" Simpson sits in the front area of his downtown music shop; a physical setting that ties right into his taste for all things old-time. (Photo by DAVID GUNTER)</p>
SANDPOINT — “Let's see,” said Fiddlin' Red Simpson from behind the counter of his hole-in-the-wall music shop in downtown Sandpoint. “I know I have a G string for a violin here somewhere.”
After thumbing through a stack of colorful packets, he hands the correct string to the parents of a young fiddler in need. They make their purchase in cash — Simpson doesn't take plastic — and head for the door of Fiddlin' Red Music just as two more customers make their entrance.
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