Turkey in the Straw

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X:1 T:Turkeys in the Straw M:C| L:1/8 B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland. 1850 Melodies, 1903, p. 281, no. 1520 Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige K:G (BA)|GE2F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|(TBA)Bc dBGA|BA2G AcBA| GE2F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|Bd2e dBGA|BGAF G2|| GA|Bd2e dBGA|Bdde dcBA|Bdef gfed|BA (3Bcd e2 ef| Tgfge dged|BdAG E2 GA|BdAG EDB,D|EG2A G2|]

X:1 T:Turkeys in the Straw M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 739 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G BA|G E2 F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|BABc dBGA|B A2G AcBA| G E2 F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|B d2 e dBGA|BGAF G2|| GA|B d2 e dBGA|Bdde dcBA|Bdef gfed|BA (3Bcd e2 ef| gfge dged|BdAG E2 GA|BdAG EDB,D|E G2 A G2|]

X:1 T:Old Zip Coon, or Turkey in the Straw M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:E.F. Adam - Old Time Fiddlers Favorite Barn Dance Tunes (1928, No. B:No. 22, p. 10 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B/A/|(G/F/)G/A/ (G/D/)B,/C/|(D/E/)D/B,/ DG/A/|(B/A/)B/c/ (B/A/)G/A/|(B/A/)A/B/ A2 B/A/| (G/F/)G/A/ (G/D/)B,/C/|(D/E/)D/B,/ DG/A/|(B/A/)B/c/ (d/B/)G/A/|(B/G/)A/F/ G:| |:G/A/|(B/c/)d/e/ dd/c/|(B/c/)d/e/ dd/B/|(c/d/)e/f/ ee/d/|(c/d/)e/f/ ee/f/| (g/a/)g/f/ (e/d/)B/c/|(d/e/)d/B/ AG/A/|(B/A/)G/E/ (D/C/)B,/C/|(D/G/)G/A/ G:| P:"Variation" (b/-a/|.g)(3e/g/e/ (3d/e/d/ (3c/d/c/|(3B/c/B/ (3A/B/A/ G(G/A/)|B/-d(e/ d/B/)G/A/|((3B/c/B/A) A (b/a/| .g)(3e/g/e/ (3d/e/d/ (3c/d/c|(3B/c/B (3A/B/A G(G/A/)|B/-g(e/ d/B/)G/A/|((3B/c/B/A) G:| G/A/|[D/B/]-[Dd][D/B/]- [Dd][D/d/][D/c/]|[D/B/]-[Dd][[D/B/]- [Dd][D/d/][D/B/]|[c/e/]-[ee][c/e/]- [ee][e/e/][e/d/]|[c/e/][ee][c/e/]- [ee](e/f/| .g)(3f/g/f/ (3e/f/e/(3d/e/d/|(3c/d/c/(3B/c/B/ A(3D/E/F/|G/z/D _ED|A,-<_B, G,z!fermata!||

X:2 T:Turkey in the Straw M:4/4 L:1/8 S:John McFadden Z:Paul Kinder R:Reel K:G sBAs|G E2 F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|"tr"sBAsBc dBGA|B A2 G AcBA| G E2 F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|B d2 e dBGA|BGAF G2|| GA|B d2 e dBGA|Bdde dcBA|Bdef gfed|BA (3Bcd e2 ef| "tr"gfge dged|BdAG E2 GA|BdAG EDB,D|E G2 A G2|]

X:1 T:Turkey in the Straw N:From the playing of George R. Pariseau (1868-1949, Huron County, Michigan), N:from a 1940's performance recording at Bad Axe, Michagan. Pariseau was N:the "thumb" of Michigan's leading dance fiddler in his day, according to Paul Gifford. N:Digital collections from the Genessee Historical Collections Ctr., D:https://digitalarchives.umflint.edu/digital/collection/p16210coll7/id/12/rec/21 D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/quadrille-bb M:C| L:1/8 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Bb dc|B2 (B/c/B/A/) BFDE|FGFD FFBc|d2(d/e/d/c/) dcBc | dccd c2dc| B2 (B/c/B/A/) BFDE|FGFD FFBc|"*"defg fdBc|dB{d}cA B2:| |:Bc|ddfd ffdf|dfdf fBcd|egee ggge|egee gfga| "**"b2{bc'}ba g2 (3fgf|e2d2 (3cdc B2|dfdf- fdBc|dB{d}cA B2:| P:Substituions "*"(3dde g fdBc||"**"b2 {bc'}ba (3gag (3fgf|e2 (3ded (3cdc B2||

X:1 T:Turkey in the Straw 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 B:David Parker Bennett – "A Study in Fiddle Tunes from B:Western North Carolina", dissertation UNC, Chapel Hill, 1940, p. 80. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G zG GD-|D/B,/D/B,/ D>G|B/A/B/d/ B/A/G/A/|B/AB/ AB/A/| G/F/G/A/ G([G,D]|D/)[G,/B,/][G,/D/][G,/E/] DG/A/|B/dB/ d/e/d/B/|B/G/A/F/ GD/E/| G[B,G] G/D/B,/C/|D/B,/D/B,/ DB-|B/A/B/d/ B/A/G/A/|B/AG/ AB/A/| [B,/G/][B,G][B,/G/]| [B,/G/]G/B,/C/|[B,/D/]B,/D/E/ [DD]G|B/dB/ d/e/d/B/|B/G/A/F/ [B,G][B,G]| B/dB/ d/e/d/B/|B/dB/ dd|ce e/d/B/c/|c/ec/ e{f}g-| g/a/g/d/ e/dd/|d/e/d/[G/B/] A/B/G|B/dB/ d/e/d/B/ |B/G/A/F/ GG| B/dB/ dd|B/dB/ dB-|ce e/d/B/c/|c/ec/ e{f}g-| g/a/g/d/ e/dd/|d/e/d/B/ A/G/G|B/dB/ d/e/d/B/ |B/G/A/F/ GD/E/| [B,G][B,G] [B,/G/][B,/G/]B,/C/|[B,/D/]B,/[B,/D/]B, DB-|B/A/B/d/ B/A/G/A/|B/AG/ AB/A/| [B,/G/][B,G][B,/G/] [B,/G/][B,/G/]B,C|[B,/D/]B,/[B,/D/][B,/E/] DG|B/dB/ d/e/d/B/|B/G/A/F/ GD/E/!D.S.!||

X:1 T:Turkey in the Straw M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Davis (Ed.) - Devil's Box, vol. 19, No. 4 (Winter, 1985) N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy, based on the playing N:of fiddler Ira Hathaway (Ga.) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B/A/|"G"G/F/G/A/ G/D/B,/C/|D/E/D/B, G,/B,/D/G/|B/A/B/c/ B/A/G/B/|"D7"c/B/A/G/ F/D/E/F/| "G"G/F/G/A/ G/D/B,/C/|D/E/D/B, G,B,D/G/|B/d/e/f/ g/e/d/c/|"D7"B/G/A/F/ "G"G:| |:d/c/|"G"B/G/B/c/ d/e/d/c/|B/G/B/c/ d/c/B/d/|"C"c/B/c/d/ e/g/e/d/|c/B/c/d/ e/f/g/a/| "G"b/g/a/g/ e/f/g/e/|d/B/A/G/ E/G/D/B,/|G,/B,/D/G/ B/d/e/f/|"D7"g/e/d/B/ "G"G:| |:b/a/|"G"g/f/g/a/ g/d/B/c/ d/e/d/c/ B/d/g/a/|b/a/g/b/ a/g/f/g/|"D7"a/b/a/g/ f/d/e/f/| "G"g/f/g/a/ g/d/B/c/|d/e/d/c/ B/d/g/a/|b/g/a/g/ e/f/g/e/|"D7"d/B/A/B/ "G":| |:B/d/|"G"[d/e/]-[d/g/][d/g/][d/g/] [dg][d/g/][d/g/]|[gb][g/b/][g/b/] [gb][g/b/][g/b/]|"C"[gc'][g/c'/][g/c'/] [gc'][g/c'/][g/c'/]|"C7"[Gc'][_Be] [Be]e/f/| "G"g/a/g/e/ d/e/g/a/|g/e/d/B/ A/G/E/G/|D/E/G/A/ B/d/e/f/|"D7"g/e/d/B/ "G"G:|]

X: 3 T:Turkey in the Straw R:reel M:2/4 L:1/16 Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne K:D fe|dcde dAFG|ABAF A2de|f2fg fede|feef e2fe| dcde dAFG|ABAF A2de|fa2b afde|fddc d2:| |:f2|fa2f a2a2|fa2f a4|gb2g b2b2|gb2g b2bc'| d'2d'2 a2a2|fgfd e2de|fa2b afde|fddc d2:|