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'''MOON BEHIND THE HILL.''' AKA - "[[Moon Behind the Mountain]]." American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A slightly "crooked" (irregular) tune from Braxton County, West Virginia, fiddler Melvin Wine.
'''MOON BEHIND THE HILL.''' AKA - "[[Moon Behind the Mountain]]." American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A slightly "crooked" (irregular) tune from Braxton County, West Virginia, fiddler Melvin Wine. It should be played at a leisurely pace, slower than a breakdown.  
[[File:melvin.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Melvin Wine (1909-2003)]]
[[File:melvin.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Melvin Wine (1909-2003)]]
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See also listing at:<br>
Hear Melvin Wine play the tune at Berea Digital Content [http://dla.acaweb.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/berea/id/748/rec/1]<br>
Hear Melvin Wine play the tune at Berea Digital Content [http://dla.acaweb.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/berea/id/748/rec/1]<br>
See Austin Roger's transcription [http://www.drfiddle.com/pdf/MW_Moon_Behind_the_Hill_-_Full.pdf]<br>
See Austin Roger's transcription(s) [http://www.drfiddle.com/show_tune.php?id=23] [http://www.drfiddle.com/pdf/MW_Moon_Behind_the_Hill_-_Full.pdf]<br>
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MOON BEHIND THE HILL. AKA - "Moon Behind the Mountain." American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A slightly "crooked" (irregular) tune from Braxton County, West Virginia, fiddler Melvin Wine. It should be played at a leisurely pace, slower than a breakdown.

Melvin Wine (1909-2003)



Source for notated version: Jim Childress with Uncle Henry's Favorites (Albermarle County, Va.) [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 354 (appears as "Moon Behind the Mountain").

Recorded sources: Marimac AHS 6, Melvin Wine - "Vintage Wine" (1993).

See also listing at:
Hear Melvin Wine play the tune at Berea Digital Content [1]
See Austin Roger's transcription(s) [2] [3]




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