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'''SANDY RIVER BELLE [2].''' AKA and see "[[Stoney Ridge Stomp]]." Old Time, Breakdown. USA; W.Va., Virginia. G Major (Brody, Kaufman, Krassen, Phillips, Songer, Spadaro): A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (most versions): AA'BB' (Phillips). "A fairly common tune in the Galax area" (Krassen, 1973). Ken Perlman (1979) states the tune comes from the region around the small Blue Ridge town of Meadows of Dan, Patrick County, Virginia. Tom Carter and Blanton Owen (1976) state that "Sandy River Belles" is so frequently played in Patrick County that it could be considered an old time anthem for the area. Its popularity, they say, extends north through Franklin and Floyd Counties and into West Virginia. It was originally recorded for Victor Records in Bristol, Tennessee, by Dad Blackard's Moonshiners in 1927. The phrasing of the 'A' part is different in various versions, with some beginning the downbeat of phrase on what are the introductory notes of other versions. "Sandy River Belle" has been widely disseminated since the later 20th century "revival" of interest in old-time music. | '''SANDY RIVER BELLE [2].''' AKA and see "[[Stoney Ridge Stomp]]." Old Time, Breakdown. USA; W.Va., Virginia. G Major (Brody, Kaufman, Krassen, Phillips, Songer, Spadaro): A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (most versions): AA'BB' (Phillips). "A fairly common tune in the Galax area" (Krassen, 1973). Ken Perlman (1979) states the tune comes from the region around the small Blue Ridge town of Meadows of Dan, Patrick County, Virginia. Tom Carter and Blanton Owen (1976) state that "Sandy River Belles" is so frequently played in Patrick County that it could be considered an old time anthem for the area. Its popularity, they say, extends north through Franklin and Floyd Counties and into West Virginia. It was originally recorded for Victor Records in Bristol, Tennessee, by Dad Blackard's Moonshiners in 1927, a group consisting of banjo player J.B. "Dad" Blackard, fiddlers Jesse and Pyrhis Shelor, and pianist Clarice Blackard Shelor. The phrasing of the 'A' part is different in various versions, with some beginning the downbeat of phrase on what are the introductory notes of other versions. "Sandy River Belle" has been widely disseminated since the later 20th century "revival" of interest in old-time music. | ||
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There are simple words set to the tune. According to Clarice Blackard Shelor, the group played the tune as an instrumental until Victor recordists asked them to put words to it. Dad Blackard came up with them nearly on-the-spot. | |||
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''Sandy River Belle, going to leave you,'' .... (x3)<br> | ''Sandy River Belle, going to leave you,'' .... (x3)<br> | ||
''Going away to leave you now. '' ... (From the Hillbillies recording) <br> | ''Going away to leave you now. '' ... (From the Hillbillies recording) <br> | ||
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A couplet was collected by English song-collector Cecil Sharp during his trip to the Appalachians in 1918, from informant Lucy Cannady of Endicott, Virginia. She sang (to the fine strain): | |||
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''Sandy River bells keep jingling, jingling'' ... (x3) | |||
''I've got no use for Sandy River Bells.''<br> | |||
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Revision as of 16:51, 10 September 2018
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SANDY RIVER BELLE [2]. AKA and see "Stoney Ridge Stomp." Old Time, Breakdown. USA; W.Va., Virginia. G Major (Brody, Kaufman, Krassen, Phillips, Songer, Spadaro): A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (most versions): AA'BB' (Phillips). "A fairly common tune in the Galax area" (Krassen, 1973). Ken Perlman (1979) states the tune comes from the region around the small Blue Ridge town of Meadows of Dan, Patrick County, Virginia. Tom Carter and Blanton Owen (1976) state that "Sandy River Belles" is so frequently played in Patrick County that it could be considered an old time anthem for the area. Its popularity, they say, extends north through Franklin and Floyd Counties and into West Virginia. It was originally recorded for Victor Records in Bristol, Tennessee, by Dad Blackard's Moonshiners in 1927, a group consisting of banjo player J.B. "Dad" Blackard, fiddlers Jesse and Pyrhis Shelor, and pianist Clarice Blackard Shelor. The phrasing of the 'A' part is different in various versions, with some beginning the downbeat of phrase on what are the introductory notes of other versions. "Sandy River Belle" has been widely disseminated since the later 20th century "revival" of interest in old-time music.
There are simple words set to the tune. According to Clarice Blackard Shelor, the group played the tune as an instrumental until Victor recordists asked them to put words to it. Dad Blackard came up with them nearly on-the-spot.
Sandy River Belle, going to leave you, .... (x3)
Going away to leave you now. ... (From the Hillbillies recording)
A couplet was collected by English song-collector Cecil Sharp during his trip to the Appalachians in 1918, from informant Lucy Cannady of Endicott, Virginia. She sang (to the fine strain):
Sandy River bells keep jingling, jingling ... (x3) I've got no use for Sandy River Bells.
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