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HORSES IN THE CANEBRAKE. AKA - "Hosses in the Canebreak." AKA and see "Wild Horse in the Cane Break." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Canebrake is a naturally occurring, tall-growing plant that was once used by farmers who resided where it grew as an enclosure for livestock. Titon says this appears to be a local tune, not related to the well-known (albeit relatedly entitled) "Cattle in the Cane (1)." There is an early 20th century newspaper record of a tune called "Wild Hog in the Cane-Break" being played at a contest in Alabama, but it is unknown if there is any relationship.

Source for notated version: William Lee "Jake" Phelps (1875-1977, and Street Butler (Pea Ridge, Todd County, Ky., recorded by folklorist D.K. Wilgus and Yvonne Gregory, 1965) [Titon]. The tune was also recorded in the field by Bruce Greene from Phelps in 1973, but Phelps's performance seems to have deteriorated from the 1965 recording.

Printed sources: Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 63, p. 93.

Recorded sources: Rounder 0215, James Bryan - "The First of May."

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1], [2]
Hear Jake Phelps & Street Butler's 1965 recording by D.K. Wilgus & Yvonne Gregory at Slippery Hill [3]
Hear Jake Phelps's 1973 field recording by Bruce Greene at Slippery Hill [4] and at the Digital Library of Appalachia [5]
See Janet Burton's banjo tab for the tune [6]

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-'''HORSES IN THE CANEBRAKE'''. AKA - "Hosses in the Canebreak." AKA and see "[[Wild Horse in the Cane Break]]."  Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Canebrake is a naturally occurring, tall-growing plant that was once used by farmers who resided where it grew as an enclosure for livestock.  Titon says this appears to be a local tune, not related to the well-known (albeit relatedly entitled) "[[Cattle in the Cane (1)]]."  There is an early 20th century newspaper record of a tune called "[[Wild Hog in the Cane-Break]]" being played at a contest in Alabama, but if there is any relationship, it is unknown.
+'''HORSES IN THE CANEBRAKE'''. AKA - "Hosses in the Canebreak." AKA and see "[[Wild Horse in the Cane Break]]."  Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Canebrake is a naturally occurring, tall-growing plant that was once used by farmers who resided where it grew as an enclosure for livestock.  Titon says this appears to be a local tune, not related to the well-known (albeit relatedly entitled) "[[Cattle in the Cane (1)]]."  There is an early 20th century newspaper record of a tune called "[[Wild Hog in the Cane-Break]]" being played at a contest in Alabama, but it is unknown if there is any relationship.
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