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'''CROCKETT'S HONEYMOON'''. AKA - "[[George Ainley's Tune]]." AKA and see "[[Honeymoon Reel (1)]]," "[[Maid Who Left the Mountains (The)]]." Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Songer): AA'BB' (Phillips). The name "Crockett's Honeymoon" (or, sometimes, "Crockett's Wedding") appears to have originated in the 1970's, attached (perhaps by George Ainley) to an untitled tune contained in a medley on a 1920's recording by Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers. The alternate title "[[George Ainley's Tune]]" comes from the recording by the Fat Meat Boys. A similar American tune is "[[Maid Who Left the Mountains (The)]]," which may be the original ancestor to these variants. It has a similar to the Irish reel called "Maid Who Left the Country (1) (The)", which has itself has a cognate tune entitled "[[Honeymoon (The)]]". "Honeymoon (The)" was printed as long ago as 1883 in the Boston, Massachusetts, publication '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection'''. | '''CROCKETT'S HONEYMOON'''. AKA - "[[George Ainley's Tune]]." AKA and see "[[Honeymoon Reel (1)]]," "[[Maid Who Left the Mountains (The)]]." Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Songer): AA'BB' (Phillips). The name "Crockett's Honeymoon" (or, sometimes, "Crockett's Wedding") appears to have originated in the 1970's, attached (perhaps by George Ainley) to an untitled tune contained in a medley on a 1920's recording by Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers. The alternate title "[[George Ainley's Tune]]" comes from the recording by the Fat Meat Boys. A similar American tune is "[[Maid Who Left the Mountains (The)]]," which may be the original ancestor to these variants. It has a similar to the Irish reel called "Maid Who Left the Country (1) (The)", which has itself has a cognate tune entitled "[[Honeymoon Reel (2) (The)]]". "Honeymoon Reel (1)", a close variant of the Irish "[[Honeymoon Reel (2) (The)]]" was printed as long ago as 1883 in the Boston, Massachusetts, publication '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection'''. | ||
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Revision as of 02:30, 22 April 2013
CROCKETT'S HONEYMOON. AKA - "George Ainley's Tune." AKA and see "Honeymoon Reel (1)," "Maid Who Left the Mountains (The)." Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Songer): AA'BB' (Phillips). The name "Crockett's Honeymoon" (or, sometimes, "Crockett's Wedding") appears to have originated in the 1970's, attached (perhaps by George Ainley) to an untitled tune contained in a medley on a 1920's recording by Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers. The alternate title "George Ainley's Tune" comes from the recording by the Fat Meat Boys. A similar American tune is "Maid Who Left the Mountains (The)," which may be the original ancestor to these variants. It has a similar to the Irish reel called "Maid Who Left the Country (1) (The)", which has itself has a cognate tune entitled "Honeymoon Reel (2) (The)". "Honeymoon Reel (1)", a close variant of the Irish "Honeymoon Reel (2) (The)" was printed as long ago as 1883 in the Boston, Massachusetts, publication Ryan's Mammoth Collection.
Sources for notated versions: Ruthie Dornfeld (Seattle, Washington) [Phillips]; Ron Andrico (Portland, Oregon) [Songer].
Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol 1, 1994; p. 62. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 56.
Recorded sources: Brunswick 291 (78 RPM), Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers - "Medley of Old Time Dance Tunes." Rounder CD 0397, Scott Nygaard - "Dreamer's Waltz" (1996). Varrick VR-038, Yankee Ingenuity - "Heatin' Up the Hall" (1989).
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