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'''PIEDMONT.''' Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozarks Mountains fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954. Source Galbraith thought it might have been a tune from Scotland, although the stately-paced reel sounds more like a generic quadrille piece. It is probably named for Piedmont, Missouri, a small town at the eastern edge of the Ozarks. | '''PIEDMONT.''' Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozarks Mountains fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954. Source Galbraith thought it might have been a tune from Scotland, although the stately-paced reel sounds more like a generic quadrille piece. It is probably named for Piedmont, Missouri, a small town at the eastern edge of the Ozarks. | ||
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[[File:galbraith.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Art Galbraith]] | [[File:galbraith.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Art Galbraith]] | ||
''Source for notated version'': Art Galbraith (1909-1993, near Springfield, Mo.), learned from his Uncle Tobe, who was born in 1853 [Beisswenger & McCann, Phillips]. Galbraith said Tobe was "an older uncle who played very well and played a lot of tunes. I got most of my tunes from him." Galbraith was descended from a long line of prominent local fiddlers, remarks Norm Cohen ('''Traiditional Anglo-American Folk-Music''', 2015). "He taught English for a while, then took a job with the post office. Before retirement he had played frequently at numerous folk festivals and fiddle contests." | ''Source for notated version'': Art Galbraith (1909-1993, near Springfield, Mo.), learned from his Uncle Tobe, who was born in 1853 [Beisswenger & McCann, Phillips]. Galbraith said Tobe was "an older uncle who played very well and played a lot of tunes. I got most of my tunes from him." Galbraith was descended from a long line of prominent local fiddlers, remarks Norm Cohen ('''Traiditional Anglo-American Folk-Music''', 2015). "He taught English for a while, then took a job with the post office. Before retirement he had played frequently at numerous folk festivals and fiddle contests." | ||
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''Printed sources'': Beisswenger & McCann ('''Ozark Fiddle Music'''), 2008; p. 40. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 184. | ''Printed sources'': Beisswenger & McCann ('''Ozark Fiddle Music'''), 2008; p. 40. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 184. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal> Dittyville 845121043167, James Bryan and Carl Jones - "Cricket's Lullaby" (2011). Rounder 0157, Art Galbraith - "Simple Pleasures" (1983). </font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal> Dittyville 845121043167, James Bryan and Carl Jones - "Cricket's Lullaby" (2011). Rounder 0157, Art Galbraith - "Simple Pleasures" (1983). </font> | ||
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See also listing at:<br> | See also listing at:<br> | ||
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/p04.htm#Pie]<br> | Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/p04.htm#Pie]<br> | ||
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PIEDMONT. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozarks Mountains fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954. Source Galbraith thought it might have been a tune from Scotland, although the stately-paced reel sounds more like a generic quadrille piece. It is probably named for Piedmont, Missouri, a small town at the eastern edge of the Ozarks.
Source for notated version: Art Galbraith (1909-1993, near Springfield, Mo.), learned from his Uncle Tobe, who was born in 1853 [Beisswenger & McCann, Phillips]. Galbraith said Tobe was "an older uncle who played very well and played a lot of tunes. I got most of my tunes from him." Galbraith was descended from a long line of prominent local fiddlers, remarks Norm Cohen (Traiditional Anglo-American Folk-Music, 2015). "He taught English for a while, then took a job with the post office. Before retirement he had played frequently at numerous folk festivals and fiddle contests."
Printed sources: Beisswenger & McCann (Ozark Fiddle Music), 2008; p. 40. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 184.
Recorded sources: Dittyville 845121043167, James Bryan and Carl Jones - "Cricket's Lullaby" (2011). Rounder 0157, Art Galbraith - "Simple Pleasures" (1983).
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear a 1979 field recording of Art Galbraith playing the tune, from Gordon McCann's collection, on youtube.com [2]