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'''OLD TAYLOR [1].''' AKA and see "[[My Love is but a Lassie Yet (1)]]." Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A member of a very large and varied tune family derived from the British melody "My Love is but a Laddie Yet (1)." The imported tune was widespread in North America under a variety of titles. It has been suggested Ford's title perhaps references Zachary Taylor (), hero of the war with Mexico in the late 1840's and a President of the United States. However, Ford also prints an "Old Gregory" on the same page, so it may simply reference an unknown musician. | '''OLD TAYLOR [1].''' AKA and see "[[My Love is but a Lassie Yet (1)]]." Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A member of a very large and varied tune family derived from the British melody "My Love is but a Laddie Yet (1)." The imported tune was widespread in North America under a variety of titles. It has been suggested Ford's title perhaps references Zachary Taylor (), hero of the war with Mexico in the late 1840's and a President of the United States. However, Ford also prints an "[[Old Gregory]]" on the same page, so it may simply reference an unknown musician. | ||
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OLD TAYLOR [1]. AKA and see "My Love is but a Lassie Yet (1)." Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A member of a very large and varied tune family derived from the British melody "My Love is but a Laddie Yet (1)." The imported tune was widespread in North America under a variety of titles. It has been suggested Ford's title perhaps references Zachary Taylor (), hero of the war with Mexico in the late 1840's and a President of the United States. However, Ford also prints an "Old Gregory" on the same page, so it may simply reference an unknown musician.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 51.
Recorded sources: