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'''NUBBIN RIDGE [1].''' Old-Time, Breakdown. Tennessee tune. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). No relation to the Ozarks tune "[[Nubbin]]." However, there are similarities to the Ozarks regional tune "[[Fort Smith (1)]]." "Nubbin Ridge" was in the repertoire of Uncle Jimmy Thompson (1848-1931) {Texas, Tennessee} and Kentucky fiddler Owen "Snake" Chapman. The liner notes by Mark Wilson to Chapman's recording "Walnut Gap" indicated that Chapman learned the piece from the playing of Floyd Thurson on a broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930's. For the Marcus Martin/Manco Sneed tune of the same name, see "[[Nubbin Ridge (2)]]." Uncle Jimmy Thompson was recorded in a newspaper article as playing the tune in a Clarksville, Tennessee, fiddle contest [Charles Wolfe, '''A Good Natured Riot''']. | '''NUBBIN RIDGE [1].''' Old-Time, Breakdown. Tennessee tune. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). No relation to the Ozarks tune "[[Nubbin]]." However, there are similarities to the Ozarks regional tune "[[Fort Smith (1)]]." "Nubbin Ridge" was in the repertoire of Uncle Jimmy Thompson (1848-1931) {Texas, Tennessee}, Kirk McGee, and Kentucky fiddler Owen "Snake" Chapman. The liner notes by Mark Wilson to Chapman's recording "Walnut Gap" indicated that Chapman learned the piece from the playing of Floyd Thurson on a broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930's. For the Marcus Martin/Manco Sneed tune of the same name, see "[[Nubbin Ridge (2)]]." Uncle Jimmy Thompson was recorded in a newspaper article as playing the tune in a Clarksville, Tennessee, fiddle contest [Charles Wolfe, '''A Good Natured Riot''']. | ||
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NUBBIN RIDGE [1]. Old-Time, Breakdown. Tennessee tune. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). No relation to the Ozarks tune "Nubbin." However, there are similarities to the Ozarks regional tune "Fort Smith (1)." "Nubbin Ridge" was in the repertoire of Uncle Jimmy Thompson (1848-1931) {Texas, Tennessee}, Kirk McGee, and Kentucky fiddler Owen "Snake" Chapman. The liner notes by Mark Wilson to Chapman's recording "Walnut Gap" indicated that Chapman learned the piece from the playing of Floyd Thurson on a broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930's. For the Marcus Martin/Manco Sneed tune of the same name, see "Nubbin Ridge (2)." Uncle Jimmy Thompson was recorded in a newspaper article as playing the tune in a Clarksville, Tennessee, fiddle contest [Charles Wolfe, A Good Natured Riot].
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Recorded sources: Rounder CD 0418, Owen "Snake" Chapman - "Walnut Gap" (1999).