Artist Info: Jilson Setters

Jilson Setters (born James William Day 1861 - May 6, 1942), who was also known under the monikers Blind Bill Day and the "Singin' Fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow", was an American folk singer and fiddle player. Setters was discovered by folklorist Jean Bell Thomas, who fabricated a persona for him, arranged recording sessions with RCA Records, and promoted him around the U.S. and England until the late-1930s.

James William Day was born in Catlettsburg, Kentucky in 1861. [read more...]