When the old Mexican guy started playing the donkey jawbone, it became apparent this wasn't your grandpappy's hoedown.

The fiddlers kicked off the jam session with the old Appalachian standard "Cumberland Gap." Then the tune segued into "Dedicado a Joe," a French-Canadian number. That's when the Mexican musicians in their cowboy hats took the cue and joined with their jaranas and guitarras.

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