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'''FIRE IN THE LOG.''' AKA and see "[[Possum up a Gum Stump]]," "[[Who Shit in Grandpa's Hat]]." American, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was in the repertory of Scioto County, southern Ohio, fiddler Jimmy Wheeler (1917-1987) as "Fire in the Log," although Wheeler also announced it had alternate titles "[[Possum up a Gum Stump]]" and "[[Who Shit in Grandpa's Hat]]." The Quebecois tune "[[Noces à Lise (Les)]]" has a cognate first strain, but the second strains differ.  
'''FIRE IN THE LOG.''' AKA and see "[[Possum up the Gum Stump (5)]]," "[[Who Shit in Grandpa's Hat]]." American, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was in the repertory of Scioto County, southern Ohio, fiddler Jimmy Wheeler (1917-1987) as "Fire in the Log," although Wheeler also announced it also had alternate titles "[[Possum up the Gum Stump (5)]]" and "[[Who Shit in Grandpa's Hat]]." The Quebecois tune "[[Noces à Lise (Les)]]" has a cognate first strain, but the second strains differ.  
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Sheet Music for "Fire in the Log"Fire in the LogPossum up the Gum StumpWho Shit in Grandpa's HatReelFastNotes: From a field recording of fiddler Jimmy Wheeler (1917-1987,Portsmouth, Scioto County, southern Ohio), by John HarrodTranscription: Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz



FIRE IN THE LOG. AKA and see "Possum up the Gum Stump (5)," "Who Shit in Grandpa's Hat." American, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was in the repertory of Scioto County, southern Ohio, fiddler Jimmy Wheeler (1917-1987) as "Fire in the Log," although Wheeler also announced it also had alternate titles "Possum up the Gum Stump (5)" and "Who Shit in Grandpa's Hat." The Quebecois tune "Noces à Lise (Les)" has a cognate first strain, but the second strains differ.

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See also listing at:
Hear Jimmy Wheeler's field recording, by John Harrod, at Berea Sound Archives [1]



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