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|f_annotation='''CATLETTSBURG'''. American, Reel (cut time). USA, eastern Ky. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'.  There are Catlettsburgs in Ohio and Kentucky, although the title probably honors a small river town near Ashland town at the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy rivers. It was named for an early pioneering family, Alexander and Horatio Catlett, who settled the area at the end of the 18th century. The town was also early known as Mouth of Sandy and Big Sandy Landing.  "Catlettsbury" is one of several tunes regionally influential fiddler Ed Haley named for places he played, perhaps (as his son Lawrence suggested) because people there liked that particular tune<ref>Blog: Brandon Ray Kirk, "In Search of Ed Haley 10" [https://brandonraykirk.com/tag/annadeene-fraley/]</ref>.
|f_annotation='''CATLETTSBURG'''. American, Reel (cut time). USA, eastern Ky. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'.  There are Catlettsburgs in Ohio and Kentucky, although the title probably honors a small river town near Ashland town at the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy rivers. It was named for an early pioneering family, Alexander and Horatio Catlett, who settled the area at the end of the 18th century. The town was also early known as Mouth of Sandy and Big Sandy Landing.  "Catlettsbury" is one of several tunes regionally influential fiddler Ed Haley named for places he played, perhaps (as his son Lawrence suggested) because people there liked that particular tune<ref>Blog: Brandon Ray Kirk, "In Search of Ed Haley 10" [https://brandonraykirk.com/tag/annadeene-fraley/]</ref>. Haley also lived in the Catlettsburg-Ashland area of Boyd County, KY, from at least 1920 until his death in 1951 [Brandon Kirk].
|f_source_for_notated_version=Ed Haley (eastern Ky.) [Phillips].  
|f_source_for_notated_version=Ed Haley (eastern Ky.) [Phillips].  
|f_printed_sources=Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 44.  
|f_printed_sources=Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 44.  

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CATLETTSBURG. American, Reel (cut time). USA, eastern Ky. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. There are Catlettsburgs in Ohio and Kentucky, although the title probably honors a small river town near Ashland town at the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy rivers. It was named for an early pioneering family, Alexander and Horatio Catlett, who settled the area at the end of the 18th century. The town was also early known as Mouth of Sandy and Big Sandy Landing. "Catlettsbury" is one of several tunes regionally influential fiddler Ed Haley named for places he played, perhaps (as his son Lawrence suggested) because people there liked that particular tune[1]. Haley also lived in the Catlettsburg-Ashland area of Boyd County, KY, from at least 1920 until his death in 1951 [Brandon Kirk].


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Ed Haley (eastern Ky.) [Phillips].

Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 44.

Recorded sources : - Copper Creek CC0179, Tom, Brad Leftwich and Alice Gerrard - "Holly Ding." Rounder CD-0351, J.P. & Annadeene Fraley (Rush, Ky.) - "Maysville." Rounder 1133, Ed Haley vol. 2 - "Grey Eagle".

See also listing at :
Hear Ed Haley's 1940's home recording at Slippery Hill [1]



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  1. Blog: Brandon Ray Kirk, "In Search of Ed Haley 10" [2]