Cripple Creek

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X:1 T:Cripple Creek S:Bill Hensley (1873-1960, Asheville, Buncombe County, western N.C.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:1940 field recording N:AEae tuning (fiddle). Hensley called this the "Shelton Laurel Key." F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/cripple-creek-1 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A AB|c2 Ac BAFA|cBAF E2AB|c2 Ac BAFA|E2 FE A2AB| cBAc BAFA|cBAF E2AB|c2 Ac BAFA|E2 FA A|| (3efg|a2a2eced|d2[d2f2] e2(3efg|a2a2 cccc|B2c2A2(3efg| a2a2eced|d2[d2f2] e2(AB|c2)Ac BEFA|E2FA A2(3efg| abaf eced|d2[d2f2]e2(3efg|abaf e2c2|BA B2 A2(3efg| a2a2eced|d2[d2f2] e2(AB|c2)Ac BEFA|E2FA A2||

X:1 T:Cripple Creek N:Transcribed by David Bennett from the playing of western N.C. N:fiddler Bill Hensley in 1939. M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle). Hensley called this the "Shelton Laurel Key." B:David Parker Bennett – "A Study in Fiddle Tunes from B:Western North Carolina", dissertation UNC, Chapel Hill, p. 64. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A {E}A2 A(A/B/|[Ac])A/c/ (B/A/)F/(A/|[A/c/])B/A/F/ EA/(B/|[A/c/])Ac/ (B/A/)F/A/|EF/E/ AA/B/| [A/c/]B/A/c/ (B/A/)F/(A/|[A/c/])B/A/F/ EA/(B/|[A/c/])Ac/ (B/A/)F/A/|EF/A/ A((3e/f/g/| a)a e/c/(e/[c/e/])|[df][d/f/]f/ e(A/B/|c) (A/c/) B/A/F/A/|EF/F/ A((3e/f/g/| a/)b/a/f/ e/c/(e/e/)|[df][d/f/]f/ e((3e/f/g/|a/)b/a/f/ e{c}e|c/A/B/c/ A((3e/f/g/| a)a e/c/(e/e/)|[df][d/f/]f/ e(A/B/|c)A/c/ (B/A/)F/A/|EE/F/ A(A/B/| c)(A/c/ B)A/(B/|c)(A/F/ E)A/(B/|[Ac])(A/c/) B/A/F/A/|EF/F/ A(A/B/| [A/c/])Ac/ (B/A/)F/A/|([A/c/]B/)A/F/ E/F/A/B/|([A/c/]A)c/ (B/A/)F/A/|EF/E/ A((3e/f/g/| a)a A/c/(e/e/)|[df][d/f/]f/ e(A/B/|c)(A/c/) B/A/F/A/|[M:3/4]EF/F/ A2 a(a/b/)| c'2 (a/c'/) b/a/f/a/|c'a/f/ ea/b/|(c'/a)c' (b/a/)f/-f/|e/f/a/b/ a(a/b/)| c'-ac' b/a/f/a/|c'a/f/ e(a/b/)|c'/-ac'/ b/a/(f/f/)|(e/f/)a/a/ aa-| a)a e/c/e/c/|[df][d/f/]f/ e((3e/f/g/|a)a c/c/c/c/|Bc A((3e/f/g/| a)a A/c/e/[c/e/]|d[d/f/][d/f/] e(A/B/)|c(A/c/) B/A/F/A/|EF/F/ A(A/B/)| [A/c/](Ac/ B)(A/B/|[A/c/])(A/F/) [A,E](A/B/|[A/c/])(A/c/) B/A/F/A/|[A,E]F/E/ A(A/B/| [Ac])(A/c/) B/A/F/A/|(c/B/)A/F/ EA/-(B/|[A/c/])Ac/ (B/A/)F/A/|EF/F/ A((3e/f/g/| a)a e/c/(e/e/)|[df][d/f/]f/ e((3e/f/g/|a)a c/c/c/c/|Bc A((3e/f/g/| a)a e/c/(e/e/)|[df][d/f/]f/ eA/B/|c(A/c/) B/A/F/A/|[M:3/4]E[E/A/]A/ Aa- a(a/b/| [ac'])(a/c'/) (b/a/)f/a/|c'a/e/ e(a/b/)|(c/a)c'/ (b/a/)f/a/|e/f/a/a/ aa/b/| (c/a)c'/ (b/a/)f/a/|c'a/e/ ea/b/|c'(a/c'/) b/a/f/a/|ef/a/ a(a/b/)| c'a/c'/ b/a/f/a/|c'a/e/ ea/b/|c'(a/c'/) b/a/f/a/|ef/a/ a(a| a)a e/c/(e/e/)|[df][d/f/]f/ e((3e/f/g/|a)a c/A/c/c/|Bc A((3e/f/g/| a)a e/c/(e/e/)|d"end of record"||

X:1 T:Cripple Creek N:From the playing of blacksmith and fiddler William Marion Reece (1874-1939, N:Zionville, Watauga County, western N.C.), recorded in 1936 by John N:Lomax for the Library of Congress. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:Library of Congress AFS 00841 B01, Marion Rees [sic] (1936). D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/cripple-creek-2 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A SAB-|c2 ec BBBB|ccec E3A|A-Bcc ((3BcB) Ac|B-AFF A3A| |:AAcA BABA|BAcA E3A|[Be]-[ce][ce][ce] [Be][ce][Ae][ce]|1-7BAF-G A3A :| AAa2 ecec|ddfd e2cc|d2f2e3e|A2a2 ecec|[M:3/2]BcBG A3A A2eg | [M:C|]a2a2 ecec|ddfd e2cc|d2 fd e3e|a2a2 ecec|[M:3/2]BcBG A3A A2S||

X:1 T:Cripple Creek S:Marcus Martin (1881-1974, Macon and Buncombe Counties, western N.C.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:1940 field recording N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:Field Recorder FRC 502 - Marcus Martin (2015) D:University of N.C. SFC CD 100, Marcus Martin - "Whenever I D:get My New House Done" (2007). F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/cripple-creek-2 Z:Transcribe by Andrew Kuntz K:A a2=|abaf ec[ce]c|ddfd e2a2-|abaf ec[ce]c|[EB]G[EB]G A2a2-| abaf e[de][ce][ce]|d2 fd e3e|+slide+c2A2 BAFA|E2 FG A2:|| |:[FA]-[GA]-|[A2A2][A2A2]cAFA|ABcA E2[FA]-[GA]-|[A2A2][AA]c BAFA|E2FG A2[FA]-[GA]-| [A2A2]BA cAFA|ABcA E2[FA]-[GA]-|[A2A2][AA]c BAFA|E2FG A2:||

X:1 T:Cripple Creek N:From the playing of John Morgan Salyer (1882-1952, Salyersville, Magoffin County, eastern Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:Play AABBB D:Berea Sound Archives https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/4262 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A (3efg|a2a2 edcA|defd e2fg|agaf edcA|BcBG A2fg| a2a2edcA|defd e2ed|c2 Ac BAFF|EFEF A2:|| |:AB|c2 Ac BAAB|c2AE E2 AB|c2 Ac BEF2|EFEF A2:|]

X:1 T:Cripple Creek M:2/4 L:1/8 N:Transcribed by Annabel Morris Buchanan on July 27, 1931, from the N:playing of fiddler Frank Blevins (1911-2001, Asche County, N.C.) , who N:had the tune from his father. B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 32, No. 2, Summer 1998 (p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G {def}gagd edBA|B/de/ d2|{def}gagd edBG|A/GA/ G2| {def}gagd edBA|Bcde d2|B/A/B/G/ A/G/E/D/|E/GA/ G2|| |:B/A/B/G/ A<G|G/B/A/G/ E2|B/A/B/G/ A/G/E/D/ |E/GA/ G2:|]

X:1 T:Cripple Creek L:1/8 M:2/4 S:Frank Maloy, Devil's Box, vol. 22, No. 3, Fall 1988, p. 52. K:A e/f/|a/g/a/e/ f/e/c/A/|d/e/f/d/ ee/f/|a/g/a/e/ f/a/e/d/|c/A/B/c/ Ae/f/| a/g/a/e/ f/e/c/A/|d/e/f/d/ e/f/e/d/|c/B/A/c/ B/A/F/D/|(E/F/)A/B/ A:| |:A/B/|c/B/c/A/ B/A/F/A/|c/A/c/A/ EA/B/|c/B/c/A/ B/A/F/D/|(E/F/)A/B/ AA/B/| c/B/c/A/ B/A/F/A/|c/A/c/A/ EA/B/|c/B/c/A/ B/A/F/D/|(E/F/)A/B/ A:| |:e/f/|ag/a/ fe|d/e/f/d/ ee/f/|ag/a/ f/a/e/d/|c/A/B/c/ Ae/f/|ag/a/ fe|d/e/f/d/ e/f/e/d/| c/B/A/c/ B/A/F/D/|(E/F/)A/B/ A :: A/B/|(B/c/)e/c/ (B/A/)F/A/|(B/c/)e/c/ EA/B/|(B/c/)e/c/ (B/A/)F/D/| (E/F/)A/B/ AA/B/|(B/c/)e/c/ (B/A/)F/A/|(B/c/)e/c/ EA/B/|(B/c/)e/c/ (B/A/)F/D/| (E/F/)A/B/ A:||