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'''YOUNG EDWARD.''' AKA and see "[[Lonesome John]]." Old-Time, Air (whole time). A Major. AEae or EBEB tuning (fiddle). Played as a moderately paced listening tune up to breakdown speed. "Young Edward," from Knott County, Kentucky, fiddler Hiram Stamper [http://community.berea.edu/hutchinslibrary/specialcollections/stamper.asp], is derived from the air to “[[Drunkard’s Dream (The)]],” a ballad whose first line is:
'''YOUNG EDWARD.''' AKA and see "[[Lonesome John]]." Old-Time, Air (whole time). A Major. AEae or EBEB tuning (fiddle). Played as a moderately paced listening tune up to breakdown speed. "Young Edward," from Knott County, Kentucky, World War I veteran and fiddler Hiram Stamper [http://community.berea.edu/hutchinslibrary/specialcollections/stamper.asp], is derived from the air to “[[Drunkard’s Dream (The)]],” a ballad whose first line is:
[[File:stamper.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hiram Stamper (1893-1992)]]
[[File:stamper.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hiram Stamper (1893-1992)]]
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''And strangers filled the room.''<br>
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Hiram maintained that his son, Art Stamper, reworked the tune as "Clinch Mountain Backstep," and was then taught to bluegrass great Ralph Stanely's repertoire.
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Crooked Jades – “Seven Sisters.” Shanachie Records, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (learned from Hiram Stamper).  June Appal JA-087, Charlie Stamper – "Glory to the Meeting House" (2014). Shanachie 6040, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (1999. Learned from the playing of Hiram Stamper). Christian Wig - "Chadwell's Station: Fiddling on the Frontier" ().</font>
''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Crooked Jades – “Seven Sisters.” Shanachie Records, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (learned from Hiram Stamper).  June Appal JA-087, Charlie Stamper – "Glory to the Meeting House" (2014). Shanachie 6040, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (1999. Learned from the playing of Hiram Stamper). YODEL-071-CD, Christian Wig - "Chadwell's Station: Fiddling on the Frontier" (). Bruce Greene - "Five Miles of Ellum Wood." </font>
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YOUNG EDWARD. AKA and see "Lonesome John." Old-Time, Air (whole time). A Major. AEae or EBEB tuning (fiddle). Played as a moderately paced listening tune up to breakdown speed. "Young Edward," from Knott County, Kentucky, World War I veteran and fiddler Hiram Stamper [1], is derived from the air to “Drunkard’s Dream (The),” a ballad whose first line is:

Hiram Stamper (1893-1992)

Young Edward you look so handsome now,

Stamper himself sang the following couplet (but could not remember any more of the lyric), for Bruce Greene:

I dreamed I staggered home one night,
Through dark and dismal gloom.
I missed my wife where could she be?
And strangers filled the room.

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). June Appal JA-087, Charlie Stamper – "Glory to the Meeting House" (2014). Shanachie 6040, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (1999. Learned from the playing of Hiram Stamper). YODEL-071-CD, Christian Wig - "Chadwell's Station: Fiddling on the Frontier" (). Bruce Greene - "Five Miles of Ellum Wood."

See also listing at:
Hear Bruce Greene's 1977 field recording of Hiram Stamper playing the tune at Berea Digital Content [2] and the Digital Library of Appalachia [3]
See/hear Hiram's son Charlie Stamper play his version of his father's tune on youtube.com [4]




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