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'''JOHNNY COURT THE WIDDOW'''. AKA - "Johnny Court the Widder." Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. AEae | '''JOHNNY COURT THE WIDDOW'''. AKA - "Johnny Court the Widder." Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. AEae or GDad tunings (fiddle). This ditty is sung to the tune: | ||
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''For seven long years, Johnny court the Widder,''<br> | ''For seven long years, Johnny court the Widder,''<br> | ||
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From fiddler Roy Bennett, Battle Town, Meade County, Kentucky; via Bruce Greene. | From fiddler Roy Bennett, Battle Town, Meade County, Kentucky; via Bruce Greene. | ||
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''Source for notated version'': | ''Source for notated version'': Bruce Greene [Milliner & Koken]. | ||
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''Printed sources'': | ''Printed sources'': Milliner & Koken ('''Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes'''), 2011; p. 346. | ||
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JOHNNY COURT THE WIDDOW. AKA - "Johnny Court the Widder." Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. AEae or GDad tunings (fiddle). This ditty is sung to the tune:
For seven long years, Johnny court the Widder,
For seven long years, and then he didn't get her.
From fiddler Roy Bennett, Battle Town, Meade County, Kentucky; via Bruce Greene.
Source for notated version: Bruce Greene [Milliner & Koken].
Printed sources: Milliner & Koken (Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes), 2011; p. 346.
Recorded sources: Sugar Hill SH/PS 1134, Metamore (Sutherland, Dalglish & Larson) - "Great Road" (1987).
See also listing at:
Hear Bruce Greene's 1976 field recording of Roy Bennett at Berea Digital Content [1]
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