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WEST VIRGINIA GIRLS. Old Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. May be related to a version of "Fire on the Mountain", said West Virginia fiddler Frank George, who thought it similar to a tune of that name played by his mentor, Jim Farthing.

Source for notated version: Henry Reed (Va.) collected in 1966 by Alan Jabbour [Krassen]. Reed said he had no name for the tune, but Jabbour believes the high strain to be an instrumental version of an old Appalachian song called "If You Want to go a-Courtin'" (see Cecil Sharp's English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians, vol. 2, 6, #75-A).

Printed sources: Krassen (Appalachian Fiddle), 1973; p. 39.

Recorded sources: Document 8041, "The Hill Billies/Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, vol. 3.” Rounder 0024, "The Hollow Rock String Band."

See also listing at:
See Alan Jabbour's manuscript transcription of Henry Reed's unnamed version [1]

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-''Source for notated version'': Henry Reed (Va.) collected in 1966 by Alan Jabbour [Krassen]. Reed said he had no name for the tune, but Jabbour believes the high strain to be an instrumental version of the song "If You Want to go a-Courtin'"
+''Source for notated version'': Henry Reed (Va.) collected in 1966 by Alan Jabbour [Krassen]. Reed said he had no name for the tune, but Jabbour believes the high strain to be an instrumental version of an old Appalachian song called "If You Want to go a-Courtin'" (see Cecil Sharp's '''English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians, vol. 2''', 6, #75-A).
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