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"Blackberry Blossom [1]", however, is not "Blackberry Blossom" recorded by Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, whose tune different and may have been an original composition of his. Smith recorded his version with the Arthur Smith Trio in 1929. "A family story tells of Arthur's playing the tune over WSM and the station conducting a contest to name the tune; bushels of mail came in, and a woman in Arkansas won with the name 'Blackberry Blossom'" (Charles Wolfe & Barry Poss).<br> | "Blackberry Blossom [1]", however, is not "Blackberry Blossom" recorded by Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, whose tune different and may have been an original composition of his. Smith recorded his version with the Arthur Smith Trio in 1929. "A family story tells of Arthur's playing the tune over WSM and the station conducting a contest to name the tune; bushels of mail came in, and a woman in Arkansas won with the name 'Blackberry Blossom'" (Charles Wolfe & Barry Poss).<br> | ||
| | |f_source_for_notated_version=Bob Walters (Lincoln, Nebraska) [Christeson]; Charlie Higgins (Krassen says his version is loosely based on Higgin's playing); Benny Thomasson (Texas) [Phillips]. | ||
|f_printed_sources=Brody ('''Fiddler's Fakebook'''), 1983; p. 47. R.P. Christeson ('''Old Time Fiddler's Repertory, vol. 1'''), 1973; No. 142, p. 101. Stephen F. Davis ('''Devil's Box'''), vol. 19, No. 4, Winter, 1985; p. 43. Byron Berline: The Fiddle," ''Frets'', February 1988, p. 56. S. Johnson ('''Kitchen Musician No. 4: Fine Tunes'''), 1983 (revised 1991, 2001); p. 16. Krassen ('''Appalachian Fiddle'''), 1973; p. 60. Lowinger ('''Bluegrass Fiddle'''), 1974; p. 14. Phillips ('''Fiddle Case Tunebook: Old Time Southern'''), 1989; p. 7. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; pp. 26 & 27 (two versions). Reiner ('''Anthology of Fiddle Styles'''), 1977; p. 32. | |f_printed_sources=Brody ('''Fiddler's Fakebook'''), 1983; p. 47. R.P. Christeson ('''Old Time Fiddler's Repertory, vol. 1'''), 1973; No. 142, p. 101. Stephen F. Davis ('''Devil's Box'''), vol. 19, No. 4, Winter, 1985; p. 43. Byron Berline: The Fiddle," ''Frets'', February 1988, p. 56. S. Johnson ('''Kitchen Musician No. 4: Fine Tunes'''), 1983 (revised 1991, 2001); p. 16. Krassen ('''Appalachian Fiddle'''), 1973; p. 60. Lowinger ('''Bluegrass Fiddle'''), 1974; p. 14. Phillips ('''Fiddle Case Tunebook: Old Time Southern'''), 1989; p. 7. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; pp. 26 & 27 (two versions). Reiner ('''Anthology of Fiddle Styles'''), 1977; p. 32. | ||
|f_recorded_sources=County 705, Sonny Miller & the Southern Mountain Boys – "Virginia Breakdown." | |f_recorded_sources=County 705, Sonny Miller & the Southern Mountain Boys – "Virginia Breakdown." | ||
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Hear northeast Ky. fiddler Alfred Bailey's (1918-1996) version at Berea Sound Archives [https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3961]<br> | Hear northeast Ky. fiddler Alfred Bailey's (1918-1996) version at Berea Sound Archives [https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3961]<br> | ||
Hear Bath County, Ky., fiddler Carlton Rawlings (1907-1969) version at Berea Sound Archives [https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3972]<br> | Hear Bath County, Ky., fiddler Carlton Rawlings (1907-1969) version at Berea Sound Archives [https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3972]<br> | ||
Hear fiddler Emma Lee Dickerson's 1974 field recording by Barbara Kunkle at Berea Sound Archives [https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/719]<br> | |||
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BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM [2]. American, Reel (cut time). USA; Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Nebraska. G Major ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB (Christeson): ABB' (Berline): AABB (Brody, Krassen, Lowinger, Phillips). "Blackberry Blossom [2]" is well-known as a traditional Kentucky dance tune, but is now widespread and frequently recorded. Charles Wolfe and Barry Poss note that Kentucky fiddlers have played a tune by that name since before the Civil War and that Kentucky fiddler Dick Burnett recorded a version in 1930 which has been the model for many traditional southern Kentucky/northern Tennessee versions (see "Blackberry Blossom (4)").
"Blackberry Blossom [1]", however, is not "Blackberry Blossom" recorded by Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, whose tune different and may have been an original composition of his. Smith recorded his version with the Arthur Smith Trio in 1929. "A family story tells of Arthur's playing the tune over WSM and the station conducting a contest to name the tune; bushels of mail came in, and a woman in Arkansas won with the name 'Blackberry Blossom'" (Charles Wolfe & Barry Poss).
