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|f_accidental=3 sharps
|f_accidental=3 sharps
|f_mode=Ionian (Major)
|f_mode=Ionian (Major)
|f_history=<b>USA</b>/Upland South
|f_history=USA(Upland South)
|f_book_title=Kitchen Musician No. 2: Occasional Collection of Old-Timey Fiddle Tunes
|f_book_title=Kitchen Musician No. 2: Occasional Collection of Old-Timey Fiddle Tunes
|f_collector=Sara Lee Johnson,  
|f_collector=Sara Lee Johnson,
|f_year=1988
|f_year=1988
|f_page=p. 11
|f_page=p. 11
|f_theme_code_index=5L5L5L5L 6L111
|f_theme_code_index=5L5L5L5L 6L111
|f_score=1
|f_player=Bascomb Lamar Lunsford
|f_player=Bascomb Lamar Lunsford
|f_album=Songs and Ballads of American History and of the Assassination of Presidents
|f_album=Songs and Ballads of American History and of the Assassination of Presidents
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'''BOOTH SHOT LINCOLN [1]'''. AKA - "Booth." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; western N.C., Eastern Tenn. A Major. AEae, GDgd or Standard tunings (fiddle). AAB (Phillips): AABB (Johnson). The title commemorates the April 14th, 1865, assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by the actor and Southern sympathizer John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater, Washington, D.C., during a performance of a British comedy.  The Booth name was instantly recognizable to patrons of the Civil War era stage, chiefly because of John's brother Edwin Booth, one of the foremost thespians of his day. The tune was in the repertoires of western North Carolina fiddlers Osey Helton and Marcus Martin (from the Black Mountain region). It was also in the repertoire of fiddler Tommy Magness (1911-1972), born in north Georgia near the southeastern Tennessee border. Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Bunscombe County, N.C.) learned his version ("Booth Killed Lincoln") from Martin, and both sang the song and played the same tune on the fiddle on his recording. On his 1949 Library of Congress recording, however, Lunsford introduces the seven-verse song: "The title of this ballad is 'Booth,' or 'Booth Killed Lincoln.' It's an old fiddle tune, and there are a few variants of the song. I heard my father hum it and sing a few of the stanzas when I was just a boy about six or ten years old." After he sings the song, he plays the fiddle tune, similar to Martin's version though less complex. The ballad air and the fiddle tune are related, with the fiddle tune being more ornate and elaborate. Most modern versions are based on Martin's slightly-crooked recorded versions of the tune (he was recorded several times in the 1940's by Library of Congress field personnel, including Alan Lomax in 1942), and Martin gave the title variously as "Booth" or "John Wilkes Booth." Lunsford's lyric goes:
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''There's treason, boys, in Washington.''<br>
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''John Wilkes Booth has fled.''<br>
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''Abe Lincoln's lyin' cold and dead''<br>
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''With a bullet in his head.''<br>
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''Bring the traitors in, boys,''<br>
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''Bring the traitors in.''<br>
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''Bring the traitors in, boys,''<br>
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Scott DeLancey maintains that the "Booth" melody is a breakdown setting of the Irish jig "The Market Town."
S:Marcus Martin (1881-1974, Swannanoa, N.C.)
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''Source for notated version'': Marcus Martin (Buncombe County, North Carolina) [Phillips/1994].
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F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/booth
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D:Library of Congress (1942)
''Printed sources:'' Kuntz, Private Collection. Johnson ('''The Kitchen Musician No. 2: Occasional Collection of Old-Timey Fiddle Tunes for Hammer Dulcimer, Fiddle, etc.'''), 1982 (revised 1988 & 2003); p. 11. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes''', vol. 1), 1994; p. 34.
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
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''Recorded sources:'' AFS L29, "Folk Music of the United States: Songs and Ballads of American History and of the Assassination of Presidents from the Archive of American Folk Song" (contains two 1949 recordings of Bascom Lamar Lunsford playing "Booth Killed Lincoln," collected by Duncan Emrich).  Flying Fish FF 266, Malcolm Daglish & Grey Larsen - "Thunderhead" (1982). Library of Congress AAFS L29, Bascomb Lamar Lunsford (originally recorded 1949). Marimac 9000, Dan Gellert and Shoofly - "Forked Deer" (1986. Learned from Marc Gunther). Rounder 1509, Bascom Lamar Lumsford - "Songs and Ballads of American History and of the Assassination of Presidents" (originally issued in the early 1950's by the Library of Congress from the Archive of American Folksong). PearlMae Muisc 004-2, Jim Taylor - "The Civil War Collection" (1996. Bruce Greene, fiddle. Learned from Marcus Martin & Basom Lamar Lunsford, Guncombe County, N.C.). CD2001, "The Rough Deal Stringband."
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See also listing at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://ibiblio.unc.edu/keefer/b13.htm#Booshli].
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e2f e3e|fa2b a3(f|e2)cB AcBG|(A[A2A2])(A [A2A2])AB|
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e/)c/B/A/ A/c/B/A/|A/EE/ E/D/E| A2 EE/E/|D/D/B, D>f|e/c/B/A/ A/c/B|(G/A)G/ [G2A2]:|
 
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ec2B AcBA | G A2(A2A) AB | ce2(e e3)e | fa2(a a3)f | ec2c2c B BA |  
ec2B AcBA | G A2(A2A) AB | ce2(e e3)e | fa2(a a3)f | ec2c2c B BA |  
AF2(F F2) AF | EDEF ED E2 | FA2B A3 (f | e)c2B AcBA | GA2 (A A4) ||  
AF2(F F2) AF | EDEF ED E2 | FA2B A3 (f | e)c2B AcBA | GA2 (A A4) ||  
 
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'''© 1996-2010  Andrew Kuntz. All Rights Reserved.'''
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Engraver Valerio M. Pelliccioni
Z:Paul Gitlitz
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F2|:"A"E2EE E2EE |"D"FA2B A3B |"A"c2cc B2cB|"F#m"AF3 F2=F2|!
"A"E3F E2EE|"D"FEFG A2ef|"A"e2cA "E"BABc |1"A"A4 "F#m"F4:|2"A"A4 ABcd|]!
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"A"[e3e3]([ee] e2)ee|"D"fa2b a3f |"A"e2cA "E"BABc|"A"A4 ABcd|!
"A"[e3e3]([ee] e2)ee|"D"fefg a2af|"A"e2cA  BABc|"F#m"A[A3F3] [A2F2][A2=F2]|!
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 Theme code Index    5L5L5L5L 6L111
 Also known as    Booth
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Sara Lee Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Kitchen Musician No. 2: Occasional Collection of Old-Timey Fiddle Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 11
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1988
 Artist    Biography:Bascomb Lamar Lunsford
 Title of recording    Songs and Ballads of American History and of the Assassination of Presidents
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Library of Congress AAFS L29
 Year recorded    1949 (original)
 Media    
 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Booth T:Booth Shot Lincoln [1] S:Marcus Martin (1881-1974, Swannanoa, N.C.) M:C| L:1/8 N:AEae tuning (fiddle) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/booth D:Library of Congress (1942) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A (3AGF|ECEF E3E|FA2B A3A-|ABcA AcBA|[A,3F3]{E}[A,3F3]AF| ECEF E3E|FA2B A3(f|e2)cA BcAF|A4A2:| AB|ce2f e3e|fa2b a3(f|e2)cB AcBA|[F3A3][F3A3][EA]B| e2f e3e|fa2b a3(f|e2)cB AcBG|(A[A2A2])(A [A2A2])AB| ce2f e3e|fa2b a3(f|e2)cB AcBA|[F3A3][F3A3]AF|| ECEF E3E|FA2B A3(f|e2)cA BcAF|A4A2||


X:1 T:Booth Shot Lincoln [1] L:1/8 M:2/4 N:AEae tuning N:notated here with fingering as if in standard tuning, not as sounded S:Liz Slade Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A A2 EE/E/|D/D/B, D>(D|E/)D/E/F/ G(G|G/)c/B/A/ [G/A/]c/B/A/|G/EE/ E/D/E| A2 EE/E/|D/D/B, D>f|e/c/B/A/ A/c/B|(G/A)G/ [G2A2]:| c|:e>(f e)e/e/|f/e/f/(f/ a>)(f|e/)c/B/A/ A/c/B/A/|A/EE/ E/D/E|e>(f e)e/e/| f/e/f/(f/ a>)(f|e/)c/B/A/ A/c/B/A/|G/AG/ A>c|e>(f e)e/e/|f/e/f/(f/ a>)(f| e/)c/B/A/ A/c/B/A/|A/EE/ E/D/E| A2 EE/E/|D/D/B, D>f|e/c/B/A/ A/c/B|(G/A)G/ [G2A2]:|


X:2 T:Booth Shot Lincoln [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:Jim Taylor, Bruce Greene N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission. See http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A (3AGF |: EDEF ED E2 | FA2F A2 (A2 | A)BcB Ac B2 | A F2 (F F2) GF | EDEF ED E2 | F A2B A3(f | e)c2B AcBA |1 G A2 (A2 A) AF :|2 GA2(A2 A) AB || ce2(e e3) e | fa2(a a3)f | ec3 AcBA | AF2F F2AB | ce2(e e3)e | fa2(a a3)f | ec2B AcBA | G A2(A2A) AB | ce2(e e3)e | fa2(a a3)f | ec2c2c B BA | AF2(F F2) AF | EDEF ED E2 | FA2B A3 (f | e)c2B AcBA | GA2 (A A4) ||


X:0 T:Booth Shot Lincoln [1] N:A,EAe R:reel Z:Paul Gitlitz M:C| Q:200 L:1/8 K:A F2|:"A"E2EE E2EE |"D"FA2B A3B |"A"c2cc B2cB|"F#m"AF3 F2=F2|! "A"E3F E2EE|"D"FEFG A2ef|"A"e2cA "E"BABc |1"A"A4 "F#m"F4:|2"A"A4 ABcd|]! "A"[e3e3]([ee] e2)ee|"D"fefg a2af |"A"e2cA BABc |"F#m"AF3 [A4F4]|! "A"[e3e3]([ee] e2)ee|"D"fa2b a3f |"A"e2cA "E"BABc|"A"A4 ABcd|! "A"[e3e3]([ee] e2)ee|"D"fefg a2af|"A"e2cA BABc|"F#m"A[A3F3] [A2F2][A2=F2]|! "A"E3F E2EE|"D"FA2B A3f |"A"e2cA "E"BABc|"A"A4 "F#m"F4|]


X:1 T:Booth Shot Lincoln M:C| L:1/8 K:A P: A Part (3AGF | "A"ECEF E3E | "D"FA2B A3A- | "A"ABcA AcBA | "F#m"[A,3F3]{E}[A,3F3]AF | "A"ECEF E3E | "D"FA2B A3(f | "A"e2)cA "E"BcAF | "A"A4A2 :| P:B Part AB | "A"ce2f e3e | "D"fa2b a3(f | "A"e2)cB AcBA | "F#m"[F3A3][F3A3][EA]B | "A"e2f e3e | "D"fa2b a3(f | "A"e2)cB "E"AcBG | "A"(A[A2A2])(A [A2A2])AB || "A"ce2f e3e | "D"fa2b a3(f | "A"e2)cB AcBA | "F#m"[F3A3][F3A3]AF | "A"ECEF E3E | "D"FA2B A3(f | "A"e2)cA "E"BcAF | "A"A4A2 ||