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'''OLD BEECH LEAVES.''' | '''OLD BEECH LEAVES.''' American, Reel (cut time). USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). The source for "Old Beech Leaves" is Logan County, Kentucky, fiddler Sid Hudnall (1891-1984), recorded in 1975 by field collector Bruce Greene. Greene remarked that Hudnall lived "in an isolated farmstead, called 'Happy Valley' because there they had escaped the curse of civilization all their lives." The reel is related to "[[Lost Girl]]" and Kentucky fiddler and banjo player Clyde Davenport's "[[Little Boy Where'd You Get Your Britches?]]. | ||
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OLD BEECH LEAVES. American, Reel (cut time). USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). The source for "Old Beech Leaves" is Logan County, Kentucky, fiddler Sid Hudnall (1891-1984), recorded in 1975 by field collector Bruce Greene. Greene remarked that Hudnall lived "in an isolated farmstead, called 'Happy Valley' because there they had escaped the curse of civilization all their lives." The reel is related to "Lost Girl" and Kentucky fiddler and banjo player Clyde Davenport's "Little Boy Where'd You Get Your Britches?.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:
Recorded sources: Adam Hurt - "Earth Tones" (2010). Bruce Greene with Don Pedi - "Stranger on a Mule."
See also listing at:
Hear the field recording of Sid Hudnall at SlipperyHill.com [1]
Hear/see the Haints play the tune on youtube.com [2]