▁and ▁V als in . ▁So on ▁after ▁forming ▁a ▁family ▁string ▁band ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Con ner ▁Boys , ▁they ▁were ▁playing ▁local ▁dance ▁h alls . ▁ ▁Con ner ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁Lake ▁Arthur ▁St omp , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁Lake ▁Arthur ▁Two - Step . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁renamed , ▁because ▁so ▁many ▁people ▁would ▁st omp ▁their ▁feet . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Con ner ▁quit ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁dance ▁h alls ▁for ▁a ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁gate ▁proceed s . ▁ ▁Because ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁De pression , ▁few ▁could ▁pay ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁the ▁dance ▁h alls ▁and ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁play ▁for ▁free . ▁At ▁the ▁ins istence ▁of ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Eth yl , ▁who ▁purchased ▁a ▁new ▁bow ▁for ▁him , ▁Con ner ▁res umed ▁playing ▁fiddle ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁So on , ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁at ▁local ▁festiv als ▁and ▁concert s ▁although ▁he ▁most ▁often ▁played ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁friends ▁and ▁fellow ▁mus icians . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Con ner ▁has ▁inspired ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Michael ▁Dou c et ▁and ▁Ken ▁Smith . ▁He ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁smooth ▁and ▁light ▁tone ▁on ▁the ▁viol in . ▁ ▁De we y ▁B alf a ▁adm ired ▁his ▁smooth ▁bow ing ▁and ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁higher ▁register . ▁Con ner ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁at ▁the ▁T ribute ▁to ▁C aj un ▁Music ▁Festival ▁in