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QUAIL IS A PRETTY BIRD, THE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB’. A version of the tune Edden Hammon’s called “Sandy Boys” (and much associated with him), from Missouri fiddler Gene Goforth (1921-2002), who had the tune from his father Richard “Dink” Goforth.

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fiddler Richard 'Dink' Goforth and children Cecil, Betty & Wanda

The “Sandy Boys” title is common around Kentucky and West Virginia.

Gene Goforth, c. 1987 (Howard Marshall, photo)

Source for notated version: Gene Goforth (Shannon County, Mo.) [Beisswenger & McCann].

Printed sources: Beisswenger & McCann (Ozarks Fiddle Music), 2008; p. 47.

Recorded sources: Rounder Records RO-0388, Gene Goforth – “Eminence Breakdown” (1997) Rounder 0042, John Hartford – “Hamilton Ironworks” (2001).

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-'''QUAIL IS A PRETTY BIRD, THE.''' Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB’. A version of the tune Edden Hammon’s called “[[Sandy Boys]]” (and much associated with him), from Missouri fiddler Gene Goforth (1921-2002), who had the tune from his father Richard “Dink” Goforth. The “Sandy Boys” title is common around Kentucky and West Virginia.
+'''QUAIL IS A PRETTY BIRD, THE.''' Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB’. A version of the tune Edden Hammon’s called “[[Sandy Boys]]” (and much associated with him), from Missouri fiddler Gene Goforth (1921-2002), who had the tune from his father Richard “Dink” Goforth. [[File:Goforth1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|fiddler Richard 'Dink' Goforth and children Cecil, Betty & Wanda]]
+The “Sandy Boys” title is common around Kentucky and West Virginia.
 [[File:goforth.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Gene Goforth, c. 1987 (Howard Marshall, photo)]]
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