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'''YOUNG EDWARD.''' Old-Time. Gerry Milnes says the melody is from “The Drunkard’s Dream,” a ballad whose first line is: | '''YOUNG EDWARD.''' Old-Time. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). Gerry Milnes says the melody is from “The Drunkard’s Dream,” a ballad whose first line is: | ||
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''Young Edward you look so handsome now,''<br> | ''Young Edward you look so handsome now,''<br> | ||
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Many sources cite fiddler Bruce Green who had the tune from Kentucky fiddler Hiram Stamper. | Many sources cite fiddler Bruce Green who had the tune from Kentucky fiddler Hiram Stamper. | ||
[[File:stamper.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hiram Stamper]] | [[File:stamper.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hiram Stamper (1893-1992)]] | ||
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YOUNG EDWARD. Old-Time. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). Gerry Milnes says the melody is from “The Drunkard’s Dream,” a ballad whose first line is:
Young Edward you look so handsome now,
Many sources cite fiddler Bruce Green who had the tune from Kentucky fiddler Hiram Stamper.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:
Recorded sources: Crooked Jades – “Seven Sisters.” Shanachie Records, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (learned from Hiram Stamper). Shanachie 6040, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (1999. Learned from the playing of Hiram Stamper).