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|f_annotation='''STILL ON THE HILL.''' AKA and see "[[Sells' Brothers Circus Rag]]." American, Country Rag/Swing Tune (2/4 time). D Major ('A', 'B' and 'C' parts) & A Major ('D' and 'E' parts). Standard tuning. AABBCCDDEE. The alternate title refers to the Sells Brothers circus, a latter-19th century outfit dominated by Peter Sells. Circusus provided employment for many musicians at various times in their careers. | |f_annotation='''STILL ON THE HILL.''' AKA and see "[[Sells' Brothers Circus Rag]]." American, Country Rag/Swing Tune (2/4 time). D Major ('A', 'B' and 'C' parts) & A Major ('D' and 'E' parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEE. The alternate title refers to the Sells Brothers circus, a latter-19th century outfit dominated by Peter Sells. Circusus provided employment for many musicians at various times in their careers. The first strain of "Still on the hill" corresponds with "[[Sells' Brothers Circus Rag]]." The remainder of the tune may have been an improvisation by fiddler Howard "Howdy" Forrester, captured on his recording. | ||
|f_source_for_notated_version=Howard Forrester, who had the tune from Uncle Dave Macon [Devil’s Box, Phillips]. | |f_source_for_notated_version=Howard Forrester, who had the tune from Uncle Dave Macon [Devil’s Box, Phillips]. | ||
|f_printed_sources=Stephen Davis ('''The Devil’s Box'''), vol. 22, No. 3, Fall 1988; p. 22. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2'''), 1995; p. 136. | |f_printed_sources=Stephen Davis ('''The Devil’s Box'''), vol. 22, No. 3, Fall 1988; p. 22. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2'''), 1995; p. 136. | ||
|f_recorded_sources=Fiddler FRLP001, Tom Doucet (Nova Scotia/eastern Mass.) - “The Down East Star.” | |f_recorded_sources=Fiddler FRLP001, Tom Doucet (Nova Scotia/eastern Mass.) - “The Down East Star.” London Records HA-B.8215, Howdy Forrester - "The Greatest Country Fiddlers Of Our Time" (1965. Various artists). Spring Fed Records SFR 110, Howard "Howdy" Forrester & John Hartford - "Home Made Sugar And A Puncheon Floor" (2016). | ||
|f_see_also_listing=s | |f_see_also_listing=s | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:45, 25 August 2022
X:1 T:Sells’ Brothers Circus Rag T:Still on the Hill L:1/8 M:2/4 S:Howdy Forrester, learned it from Uncle Dave Macon B:The Devil’s Box N:Transcribed by John Hartford, who notes Forrester recorded the tune N:under the title “Still on the Hill.” N:Order of the parts is ABCABDA K:D F/G/||AA B/A/F/E/|DA, DA,|FF/G/ F/D/D/F/|EA, EA,| cc/d/ c/B/A/F/|EE/F/ E/D/C/B,/|A,/d/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|D3:| F/G/||AD/F/ A/F/A/d/|fA fA|e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|dgAg|gg g/f/e/d/|cc/d/ c/B/A/G/| A/B/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|d3 F/G/|AdAd|ff/g/ fd|e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|gAgA| e/d/c/B/ A/c/e/f/|g/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/|eB A/B/c/A/|d3|| A|:(a2 a>)b|a3 A|(d2 d/)B/A/F/|E4|g4|g3 c/B/|A/B/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|d3:| e|:c'3 e|a3 e|(a2 a/)f/e/c/|B4|g(b b2)|b3 g/f/|e/f/g/f/ e/d/c/B/|A3:|
STILL ON THE HILL. AKA and see "Sells' Brothers Circus Rag." American, Country Rag/Swing Tune (2/4 time). D Major ('A', 'B' and 'C' parts) & A Major ('D' and 'E' parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEE. The alternate title refers to the Sells Brothers circus, a latter-19th century outfit dominated by Peter Sells. Circusus provided employment for many musicians at various times in their careers. The first strain of "Still on the hill" corresponds with "Sells' Brothers Circus Rag." The remainder of the tune may have been an improvisation by fiddler Howard "Howdy" Forrester, captured on his recording.
