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''Source for notated version'': Melvin Wine (1909-) [Silberberg]. The tune was played by Melvin's great-grandfather, David S. "Smithy" Wine (1829-1909), and was passed down to his son John Nelson "Nels" Wine (who, while not a fiddler, whistled, hummed, and sang his father's tunes), to his son Bill Wine, Melvin's father. Family lore has it that "Rainy Day" and "[[All Young]]" were favorite tunes of Smithy's. | ''Source for notated version'': Melvin Wine (1909-) [Silberberg]. The tune was played by Melvin's great-grandfather, David S. "Smithy" Wine (1829-1909), and was passed down to his son John Nelson "Nels" Wine (who, while not a fiddler, whistled, hummed, and sang his father's tunes), to his son Bill Wine, Melvin's father. Family lore has it that "Rainy Day" and "[[All Young]]" were favorite tunes of Smithy's [Beisswenger, '''Fiddling Way Out Yonder'''). | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Reed Island Rounders – “Goin’ Home” (2002).</font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Media Source: | ||
Augusta Heritage DVD AHDVD 04, Melvin Wine - "One More Time" (2003). Reed Island Rounders – “Goin’ Home” (2002).</font> | |||
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Hear Melvin Wine play the tune at the Digital Library of Applachia [http://dla.acaweb.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/berea/id/738/rec/20] and Slippery Hill []<br> | Hear Melvin Wine play the tune at the Digital Library of Applachia [http://dla.acaweb.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/berea/id/738/rec/20] and Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/rainy-day]<br> | ||
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RAINY DAY [2], THE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A modal tune in the repertoire of Braxton County, W.Va., fiddler Melvin Wine. Variants include the Hammons family’s “Hell Against the Barn Door,” Braxton County fiddler Ernie Carpenter’s “Dan Friend's Piece” and a unnamed variant in the repertoire of Pendleton County fiddler Rob Probst [Milnes, 1999]. See also “Squirrel Hunters,” recorded by John Hartford (Rounder Records, “Wild Hog in the Red Brush”).
Source for notated version: Melvin Wine (1909-) [Silberberg]. The tune was played by Melvin's great-grandfather, David S. "Smithy" Wine (1829-1909), and was passed down to his son John Nelson "Nels" Wine (who, while not a fiddler, whistled, hummed, and sang his father's tunes), to his son Bill Wine, Melvin's father. Family lore has it that "Rainy Day" and "All Young" were favorite tunes of Smithy's [Beisswenger, Fiddling Way Out Yonder).
Printed sources: Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 124.
Recorded sources: Media Source:
Augusta Heritage DVD AHDVD 04, Melvin Wine - "One More Time" (2003). Reed Island Rounders – “Goin’ Home” (2002).
See also listing at:
Hear Melvin Wine play the tune at the Digital Library of Applachia [1] and Slippery Hill [2]