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'''OKLAHOMA REDBIRD.''' Old-Time, Hornpipe. USA, Missouri. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Silberberg): AABB (Phillips). The source for this tune, Lyman Enloe (1906-1997), was originally from Miller County, in the Missouri | '''OKLAHOMA REDBIRD.''' AKA and see "[[Spotted Pony (1)]]," "[[Snowshoes (2)]]." Old-Time, Hornpipe. USA, Missouri. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Silberberg): AABB (Phillips). The source for this tune, Lyman Enloe (1906-1997), was originally from Miller County, in the Missouri Ozarks region, and this was one of his favorite tunes. He performed in the 1920's with his uncle Tony Gilmore on local radio stations, and was an active dance and contest performer in his youth. "Oklahoma Redbird" is one of '100 essential Missouri tunes' listed by Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. The tune is generally credited to Enloe, remarks R.P. Christeson, although there are versions that predate his 1976 recording. Christeson has nearly the exact setting in his '''Old Time Fiddler's Repertory vol. 1''' (1973, No. 43) from a 1953 field recording of Enloe's uncle, Tony Gilmore, who called it "[[Spotted Pony (1)]]." | ||
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OKLAHOMA REDBIRD. AKA and see "Spotted Pony (1)," "Snowshoes (2)." Old-Time, Hornpipe. USA, Missouri. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Silberberg): AABB (Phillips). The source for this tune, Lyman Enloe (1906-1997), was originally from Miller County, in the Missouri Ozarks region, and this was one of his favorite tunes. He performed in the 1920's with his uncle Tony Gilmore on local radio stations, and was an active dance and contest performer in his youth. "Oklahoma Redbird" is one of '100 essential Missouri tunes' listed by Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. The tune is generally credited to Enloe, remarks R.P. Christeson, although there are versions that predate his 1976 recording. Christeson has nearly the exact setting in his Old Time Fiddler's Repertory vol. 1 (1973, No. 43) from a 1953 field recording of Enloe's uncle, Tony Gilmore, who called it "Spotted Pony (1)."
Sources for notated versions: Lymon Enloe [Phillips]; Jack Link [Silberberg].
Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 211. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 109.
Recorded sources: County CD CO-CD-2707, Lymon Enloe - "Fiddle Tunes I Recall" (1973). Voyager VRCD 344, Howard Marshall & John Williams - "Fiddling Missouri" (1999).
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]