The Vigortones -- Lynn "Chirps" Smith, fiddle; Dave Landreth, banjo; and Jim Nelson, guitar -- are veterans of the midwestern old-time music festival and dance circuits. They are a no-nonsense, high energy trio from Chicago (Chirps) and St. Louis (Dave and Jim) who specialize in playing traditional dance tunes that they've collected over the years from senior fiddlers in Southern Illinois and Missouri, and old-time songs they've learned from old 78 records.