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ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN [6]. American, Reel (cut time). A Major. Standard or AEae tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune was in the repertory of Clay County, West Virginia, fiddler Wilson Douglas (1922-1999) who remarked: "...that tune was composed about Dublin, Virginia. That was the only trail at that time through Virginia and they named the town Dublin." "George Booker" is a related melody.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : -

Recorded sources: - Field Recorders' Collective FRC202, Wilson Douglas - "Old-Time Music from Clay & Calhoun Counties, W.Va." (Various artists). Heritage 12, Wilson Douglas - "2nd Annual Brandywine Mountain Music Convention: '75 Traditional Music of West Virginia" (1975. Various artists). Marimac 9021, Double Decker String Band - "Evolution Girl" (1988). Marimac AHS 1, Wilson Douglas - "Boatin' up the Sandy" (1989). Rounder 0047, Wilson Douglas - "Right Hand Fork of Rush Creek" (1975). The Modock Rounders - "Old Tunes & New Blood" (2015). Wilson Douglas & Gruder Morris - "Hot from the Kitchen" (2013. 1973 field recording).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
See/hear Wilson Douglas play the tune in a jam on youtube.com [2], the Digital Library of Appalachia [3], and Berea Digital Collections [4]

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+'''ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN [6]'''. American, Reel (cut time). A Major. Standard or AEae tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune was in the repertory of Clay County, West Virginia, fiddler Wilson Douglas (1922-1999) who remarked: "...that tune was composed about Dublin, Virginia. That was the only trail at that time through Virginia and they named the town Dublin."  "[[George Booker]]" is a related melody.[[File:wilson.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Wilson Douglas]]
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