'''BELLE OF LEXINGTON'''. AKA and see "[[Belle Election]]" (John Patterson's title), "[[Hauling Home (The)]]," "[[Kitty's Wedding (1)]]," "[[Mrs. Smith's Reel]]," "[[Smith's Delight]]," "[[Smith's Reel]]." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; western Virginia (Grayson and Carroll Counties). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune, related to "[[Smith's Reel]]" and apparently derived from the Irish hornpipe "[[Kitty's Wedding (1)]]," was recorded by legendary southwestern Virginia fiddler Emmett Lundy (1864-1953, as "Belles of Lexington"). [[File:lundy.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Emmett Lundy 1864-1953]].
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|f_printed_sources=Krassen ('''Masters of Old Time Fiddling'''), 1983; p. 34. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, Vol. 1''')_, 1994; p. 22. Silberberg ('''Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern'''), 2002; p. 7. Susan Songer with Clyde Curley ('''Portland Collection vol. 3'''), 2015; p. 24.
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|f_recorded_sources=Rounder Records 0058, John Patterson - "Old Originals, vol. 2" (1978. Also issued under Heritage 5).
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|f_see_also_listing=Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/b05.htm#Belofle]<br>
''Source for notated version'': Emmett Lundy (Galax, Va.) [Krassen]; Skip Gorman [Phillips]; Peter Boveng [Silberberg].
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''Printed sources'': Krassen ('''Masters of Old Time Fiddling'''), 1983; p. 34. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes'''), Vol. 1, 1994; p. 22. Silberberg ('''Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern'''), 2002; p. 7.
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Rounder Records 0058, John Patterson - "Old Originals, vol. 2" (1978. Also issued under Heritage 5).</font>
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See also listing at:<br>
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/b05.htm#Belofle]<br>
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T:Belle of Lexington
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S:Bruce Molsky, based on Emmett Lundy's original
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BELLE OF LEXINGTON. AKA and see "Belle Election" (John Patterson's title), "Hauling Home (The)," "Kitty's Wedding (1)," "Mrs. Smith's Reel," "Smith's Delight," "Smith's Reel." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; western Virginia (Grayson and Carroll Counties). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune, related to "Smith's Reel" and apparently derived from the Irish hornpipe "Kitty's Wedding (1)," was recorded by legendary southwestern Virginia fiddler Emmett Lundy (1864-1953, as "Belles of Lexington"). Emmett Lundy 1864-1953.
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Emmett Lundy (Galax, Va.) [Krassen]; Skip Gorman [Phillips]; Peter Boveng [Silberberg].
Printed sources : - Krassen (Masters of Old Time Fiddling), 1983; p. 34. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, Vol. 1)_, 1994; p. 22. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 7. Susan Songer with Clyde Curley (Portland Collection vol. 3), 2015; p. 24.
Recorded sources : - Rounder Records 0058, John Patterson - "Old Originals, vol. 2" (1978. Also issued under Heritage 5).
See also listing at : Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
