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'''BOATING UP SANDY [5].''' American, Reel (cut time). D Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). DGad tuning (fiddle). AAB. This "Boating up Sandy" was in the repertoire of Copen, Braxton County, West Virginia, fiddler Melvin Wine (1909-2003). The first strain begins solidly in the key of 'D', and continues until the last two bars, where it cadences in the key of 'G'. The second strain is in G major throughout. Contrast the tune with "[[Boating Up Sandy (3)]]" from contemporary fiddler Wilson Douglas (1922-1999), of Rush Fork, Clay County, West Virginia, whose reel is in A mixolydian throughout. The tunes are not cognate, but they are similar in structure. | '''BOATING UP SANDY [5].''' American, Reel (cut time). D Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). DGad tuning (fiddle). AAB. This "Boating up Sandy" was in the repertoire of Copen, Braxton County, West Virginia, fiddler Melvin Wine (1909-2003). The first strain begins solidly in the key of 'D', and continues until the last two bars, where it cadences in the key of 'G'. The second strain is in G major throughout. Contrast the tune with "[[Boating Up Sandy (3)]]" from contemporary fiddler Wilson Douglas (1922-1999), of Rush Fork, Clay County, West Virginia, whose reel is in A mixolydian throughout. The tunes are not cognate, but they are similar in structure. | ||
[[File:melvin.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Melvin Wine]] Clay and Braxton Counties are adjacent to each other in the central part of the state, but fiddle traditions tended to be isolated resulting in tunes with similar titles being musically quite distinct from one-another. | [[File:melvin.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Melvin Wine]] Clay and Braxton Counties are adjacent to each other in the central part of the state, but fiddle traditions from the early 20th century tended to be isolated resulting in tunes with similar titles being musically quite distinct from one-another. | ||
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BOATING UP SANDY [5]. American, Reel (cut time). D Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). DGad tuning (fiddle). AAB. This "Boating up Sandy" was in the repertoire of Copen, Braxton County, West Virginia, fiddler Melvin Wine (1909-2003). The first strain begins solidly in the key of 'D', and continues until the last two bars, where it cadences in the key of 'G'. The second strain is in G major throughout. Contrast the tune with "Boating Up Sandy (3)" from contemporary fiddler Wilson Douglas (1922-1999), of Rush Fork, Clay County, West Virginia, whose reel is in A mixolydian throughout. The tunes are not cognate, but they are similar in structure.
