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''Source for notated version'': Tennessee fiddler Howard 'Howdy' Forrester (1922-1987) via John Hartford [Devil's Box, Phillips]. Forrester straddled several American fiddle genres; old-time, bluegrass and Texas or 'contest' style. | ''Source for notated version'': Tennessee fiddler Howard 'Howdy' Forrester (1922-1987) via John Hartford [Devil's Box, Phillips]. Forrester, who was a member of Bill Monroe's and Roy Acuff's bands, straddled several American fiddle genres; old-time, bluegrass and Texas or 'contest' style. | ||
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POSSUM UP A GUM STUMP [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See the related tunes “Big Footed N....r (2),” “Hell Broke Loose in Georgia,” "Streak O' Lean Streak O' Fat."
Source for notated version: Tennessee fiddler Howard 'Howdy' Forrester (1922-1987) via John Hartford [Devil's Box, Phillips]. Forrester, who was a member of Bill Monroe's and Roy Acuff's bands, straddled several American fiddle genres; old-time, bluegrass and Texas or 'contest' style.
Printed sources: The Devil's Box, vol. 23, No. 1, Spring 1989; p. 22. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1), 1994; p. 187.
Recorded sources: