Cacklin' Hen (1)

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X:1 T:Cackling Hen [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940) K:D A/dB/ AF/F/|A/AB/ A2|Ad/B/ AF/F/|A/F/E/F/ D2:| |:AD F/D/F/D/|AD Ez|AD F/D/F/D/|AE/F/ D:| K:G D/E/|GA B/[ef]B/|[ef]>B dD/E/|GA B/[ef]B/|d/B/A/B/ G:||

X:1 T:Cackling Hen [1] M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Moderately Quick" R:Reel S:Edden Hammons (1875-1955, Pocahontas County, W.Va.) D:The Edden Hammons Collection vol. 2 N:From a 1947 field recording F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/cackling-hen Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G [_B=f]-|[=Bg][Ba]-[Bg][Be] [B4g4]|[B6g6][Bg]a|bage [B4g4]|d6 ga| bage d4|B6g2-|gage dBA2|(G4 [G,G]) (d e/4f/4g/4a/4| b)age [B4g4]|[B6g6] [Bg]a|bage [B4g4]|d6 ga| bage d4|B6g2-|gage dBA2|(G4 [G,G])|| (3DEF|"*"GGGA Bded|BGAG EGDE|G2[G2B2] B+slide+[e2e2]d|BGAG- GD (3DEF| G[G3B3]Beed|BGAG EGD(E/F/4G/4|G)[G2B2]A Bded|BGAG- G2(DE/F/4G/4|| G)G[GB][GA] [G2B2]AA|[GB][GB]AG EG(DE/F/4G/4|G)G[GB][GA] [G2B2]AA|[GB][GB]AG- G2(DE/F/4G/4| G)G[GB][GA] [G2B2][G2A2]|[GB][GB]AG EG(DE/F/4G/4|G)G[GB][GA] [G2B2]AA|[GB][GB]AG- G2|| P:Substitution "*"GFGA Be2d|

X:1 T:Hen Cacklin' T:Cacklin' Hen [1] N:From the playing of fiddler Fonza Smith (Chilton N:County, Ala.), recorded in the field by Bill Parker in 1965. N:The number of variations (a few more were not transcribed) N:clearly indicate this was a showpiece tune for Mr. Smith. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/829 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G (D|[G4B4])e3d-|BGAG EGAG|.G2.[G2B2] .Be-eA|BGAG- G2((3DEF| G2)G2 .Be-ed-|BGAG EGAG|.G2 .G2 .Be-ed|BGAG- G2|| |:((3DEF|G2)G2 efge|dBAG EG D-((3D/E/F/|G2)G2 efge|dBAG G2:| |:a2-|baba gage|dBAG E2a2-|baba gage|dBAG G2:| |:[B2g2]|Jd'3b gage|dBAG- E2[B2g2]|Jd'3b gage|dBAG G2:| _B2-|=BAGB e3d|BGAG EGA_B-|=BAGB e3d|BGAG G2_B2-| =BAGB e3d|BGAG EG[_Bf]-[=Bg]-|[Bg]aga e3d|BGAG- G2||

X:1 T:Old Hen Cackled T:Cackling Hen [1] N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy, a composite he says was typical of N:south Georgia fiddlers' versions in the 1940's M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 24, No. 2, Summer 1990 (p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G [A/e/][B/g/]- [B/g/][B/a/][B/g/][A/e/]|"G"[B2g2][B2g2]-|[Bg][Bb]- [B/b/][B/a/][B/f/][A/e/]|[B2g2] [B2g2]-|[Bg]([Bg] g/)f/e/d/| "D7"[DA]<[DB] [D2d2]-|[Dd][Bg]- [B/g/]f/e/d/|A/B/A [G,2G2]-|"G"[G,G][A/e/][B/g/]- [B/g/][B/a/][B/g/][A/e/]|[Bg]a/g/ e/[D/d/][D/B/][D/A/]| [Dd][A/e/][B/g/]-|[B/g/][B/a/][B/g/][A/e/]|[Bg]a/g/ e/[D/d/][D/B/][D/A/]|[Dd][A/e/][B/g/]- [B/g/][A/a/][A/g/][A/e/]|"D7"[D/d/][D/^c/][D/d/][D/c/] [Dd]>[D^c/]| [D/d/][D/^c/][D/d/][D/c/] [D/d/][D/^c/][DB]|"G"[G2B2] [GB]>[GA]||"G"B/G/A/G/ B/ed/|B/A/G/B/ A/G/E/D/| B/G/A/G/ B/ed/|"D7"B/G/A/F/ "G"G>A|"G"B/G/A/G/ B/ed/|B/A//B/ A/G/E/D/| B/G/A/G/ B/ed/|"D7"B/G/A/F/ "G"[GB][GB]-|[GB][GB] [GB][GB]|[GB][GB] [GB][GB]|g<e- ed/B/| "D7"A/G/E/D/ "G"G[GB]-|[GB][GB] [GB][GB]|[GB][GB] [GB][GB]|[cg]<([Bf] f)d/B/|"D7"A/G/E/D/ "G"[G,2G2]-|[G,G]||