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'''JENNY ON THE RAILROAD'''. AKA and see "[[Paddy on the Turnpike (1)]]." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; identified in Thede as a "Texas Tune," Oklahoma, Mississippi. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB: AABBC (Phillips): AA'BB'CC' (Thede). A 'jenny' is a slang term for a female donkey. Related to "[[Paddy on the Turnpike (1)]]." Alan Jabbour sees the antecedent of the tune, at least in America, as "[[Colonel Crocket (1)]]" which appears in George P. Knauff's '''Virginia Reels, volume III''' (Baltimore, 1839). The melody also has strong similarities to a tune called "[[Route (The)]]" (also strongly related to "[[Colonel Crocket (1)]]") and is probably a variant. Another variant, [["Gal on the Log (2),"]] was recorded by Captain Moses Bonner in 1925. See also the Irish "[[Katy Jones]] Reel." | '''JENNY ON THE RAILROAD'''. AKA and see "[[Paddy on the Turnpike (1)]]." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; identified in Thede as a "Texas Tune," Oklahoma, Mississippi. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB: AABBC (Phillips): AA'BB'CC' (Thede). A 'jenny' is a slang term for a female donkey. Related to "[[Paddy on the Turnpike (1)]]." Alan Jabbour sees the antecedent of the tune, at least in America, as "[[Colonel Crocket (1)]]" which appears in George P. Knauff's '''Virginia Reels, volume III''' (Baltimore, 1839). The melody also has strong similarities to a tune called "[[Route (The)]]" (also strongly related to "[[Colonel Crocket (1)]]") and is probably a variant. Another variant, [["Gal on the Log (2),"]] was recorded by Captain Moses Bonner in 1925. See also the Irish "[[Katy Jones]] Reel." | ||
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''Sources for notated versions'': T.T. Lowe (Love County, Oklahoma) [Thede]; Liz Slade (Yorktown, New York) [Kuntz]; Carter Brothers (Miss.) [Milliner & Koken, Phillips]. | ''Sources for notated versions'': T.T. Lowe (Love County, Oklahoma) [Thede]; Liz Slade (Yorktown, New York) [Kuntz]; Carter Brothers (Miss.) [Milliner & Koken, Phillips]. | ||
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''Printed sources'': Milliner & Koken ('''Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes'''), 2011; p. 334. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 124. Thede ('''The Fiddle Book'''), 1967; p. 46. | ''Printed sources'': Milliner & Koken ('''Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes'''), 2011; p. 334. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 124. Thede ('''The Fiddle Book'''), 1967; p. 46. | ||
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Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/j02.htm#Jenonthr]<br> | Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/j02.htm#Jenonthr]<br> | ||
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JENNY ON THE RAILROAD. AKA and see "Paddy on the Turnpike (1)." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; identified in Thede as a "Texas Tune," Oklahoma, Mississippi. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB: AABBC (Phillips): AA'BB'CC' (Thede). A 'jenny' is a slang term for a female donkey. Related to "Paddy on the Turnpike (1)." Alan Jabbour sees the antecedent of the tune, at least in America, as "Colonel Crocket (1)" which appears in George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels, volume III (Baltimore, 1839). The melody also has strong similarities to a tune called "Route (The)" (also strongly related to "Colonel Crocket (1)") and is probably a variant. Another variant, "Gal on the Log (2)," was recorded by Captain Moses Bonner in 1925. See also the Irish "Katy Jones Reel."
Sources for notated versions: T.T. Lowe (Love County, Oklahoma) [Thede]; Liz Slade (Yorktown, New York) [Kuntz]; Carter Brothers (Miss.) [Milliner & Koken, Phillips].
Printed sources: Milliner & Koken (Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes), 2011; p. 334. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 124. Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; p. 46.
Recorded sources:
County 528, Carter Bros. & Son – "Mississippi Breakdown: Traditional Fiddle Music of Mississippi, vol. 1."
Folkways FA 2492, New Lost City Ramblers – "String Band Instrumentals" (1964).
Rounder 0320, Bob Carlin & John Hartford – "The Fun of Open Discussion."
Vocalion 5297 (78 RPM), Carter Brothers and Son.
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear Carter Brothers & Son's recording [2]