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'''JENNY BAKER'''. AKA - "Jennie Baker." AKA and see "[[Boys of Bluehill (The)]]," "[[Beaux of Oak Hill (1)]]," "[[Twin Sisters (3)]]." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Guthrie Meade identifies this as a Kentucky tune which bears a close relationship to "[[Fire in the Mountain]]" and other tunes of the "[[Sally Goodin']]" tune family. The basis for the tune appears to be the Irish-style hornpipe "[[Boys of Bluehill (The)]]." See also the related "[[Old Ark's a-Moving (The)]].'" West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine played it under the title "[[Twin Sisters (3)]]." The melody was recorded in the 78 RPM era by Kentucky's Jimmy Johnson String Band, featuring Andy Palmer on fiddle. It was also recorded as an untitled tune, part of a medley, by Kentucky-born William B. Houchens (1884-c.1955), who recorded a dozen tunes for the Starr Piano Company of Indiana (including such chestnuts as "Arkansas Traveler" and "Turkey in the Straw"). Houchens spent much of his adult life running a music conservatory in Dayton, Ohio, where he taught a variety of stringed instruments (Charles Wolfe). | '''JENNY BAKER'''. AKA - "Jennie Baker." AKA and see "[[Boys of Bluehill (The)]]," "[[Beaux of Oak Hill (1)]]," "[[Twin Sisters (3)]]." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Guthrie Meade identifies this as a Kentucky tune which bears a close relationship to "[[Fire in the Mountain]]" and other tunes of the "[[Sally Goodin']]" tune family. The basis for the tune appears to be the Irish-style hornpipe "[[Boys of Bluehill (The)]]." See also the related "[[Old Ark's a-Moving (The)]].'" West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine played it under the title "[[Twin Sisters (3)]]." The melody was recorded in the 78 RPM era by Kentucky's Jimmy Johnson String Band, featuring Andy Palmer on fiddle. It was also recorded as an untitled tune, part of a medley, by Kentucky-born William B. Houchens (1884-c.1955), who recorded a dozen tunes for the Starr Piano Company of Indiana (including such chestnuts as "Arkansas Traveler" and "Turkey in the Straw"). Houchens spent much of his adult life running a music conservatory in Dayton, Ohio, where he taught a variety of stringed instruments (Charles Wolfe). | ||
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''Source for notated version'': Pat Conte [Phillips]. | ''Source for notated version'': Pat Conte [Phillips]. | ||
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''Printed sources'': Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 123. | ''Printed sources'': Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 123. | ||
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JENNY BAKER. AKA - "Jennie Baker." AKA and see "Boys of Bluehill (The)," "Beaux of Oak Hill (1)," "Twin Sisters (3)." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Guthrie Meade identifies this as a Kentucky tune which bears a close relationship to "Fire in the Mountain" and other tunes of the "Sally Goodin'" tune family. The basis for the tune appears to be the Irish-style hornpipe "Boys of Bluehill (The)." See also the related "Old Ark's a-Moving (The).'" West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine played it under the title "Twin Sisters (3)." The melody was recorded in the 78 RPM era by Kentucky's Jimmy Johnson String Band, featuring Andy Palmer on fiddle. It was also recorded as an untitled tune, part of a medley, by Kentucky-born William B. Houchens (1884-c.1955), who recorded a dozen tunes for the Starr Piano Company of Indiana (including such chestnuts as "Arkansas Traveler" and "Turkey in the Straw"). Houchens spent much of his adult life running a music conservatory in Dayton, Ohio, where he taught a variety of stringed instruments (Charles Wolfe).
Source for notated version: Pat Conte [Phillips].
Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 123.
Recorded sources: