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'''MARTHA CAMPBELL [2].''' Bluegrass, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A bluegrass-style variant of the old-time "[[Martha Campbell (1)]]", popularized by fiddler Orville Burns. Burns was born in Oklahoma City, but moved to Texas in his adult years.  
'''MARTHA CAMPBELL [2].''' Bluegrass, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A bluegrass-style variant of the old-time "[[Martha Campbell (1)]]", popularized by fiddler Orville Burns. Burns was born in Oklahoma City, but moved to Texas in his adult years. A similar version was also in the repertoire of fiddler Warren Helton (b. 1937), of whose playing Tiny Moore characterized as a 'cross between Texas and Tennessee fiddling'.
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Orville Burns - "Art of the Texas Breakdown" (2000).</font>
''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Orville Burns - "Art of the Texas Breakdown" (2000). Voyager VRCD-377, Warren Helton - "Play Me Something Quick and Devilish" (2013).</font>
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See/hear Vi Wickham play the tune on youtube.com [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7laBGwCNsc]<br>
See/hear Vi Wickham play the tune on youtube.com [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7laBGwCNsc]<br>
See/hear Julie Amundson play the tune on youtube.com [http://www.earthites.com/videofeed/VcUCKnFCN40]<br>
See/hear Julie Amundson play the tune on youtube.com [http://www.earthites.com/videofeed/VcUCKnFCN40]<br>
Hear Warren Helton's recording at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/martha-campbell-0]<br>
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MARTHA CAMPBELL [2]. Bluegrass, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A bluegrass-style variant of the old-time "Martha Campbell (1)", popularized by fiddler Orville Burns. Burns was born in Oklahoma City, but moved to Texas in his adult years. A similar version was also in the repertoire of fiddler Warren Helton (b. 1937), of whose playing Tiny Moore characterized as a 'cross between Texas and Tennessee fiddling'.

Orville Burns (1921-)

Source for notated version: Orville Burns (Oklahoma/Texas) [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 150.

Recorded sources: Orville Burns - "Art of the Texas Breakdown" (2000). Voyager VRCD-377, Warren Helton - "Play Me Something Quick and Devilish" (2013).

See also listing at:
Hear a clip of Burns playing the tune [1]
See/hear Vi Wickham play the tune on youtube.com [2]
See/hear Julie Amundson play the tune on youtube.com [3]
Hear Warren Helton's recording at Slippery Hill [4]




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