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|f_annotation='''TURKEY KNOB.''' American, Reel (cut time). USA; West Virginia, Missouri. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB: AABB (Christeson): AA’BB’ (Beisswenger & McCann). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). Although “Turkey Knob” has been attributed to West Virginia fiddler Clark Kessinger <ref>Charles Wolfe, “Clark Kessinger,” ‘’’Mountains of Music’’’, Lily ed., 1999, p.28. </ref> (1896-1978), it is not among Kessinger’s 78 RPM era recordings, and he did not record it until later in life, in the 1960’s. The tune is fairly wide-spread, and has become one of the ‘100 essential Missouri fiddle tunes’ according to Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. Tennessee fiddler Tommy Jackson also recorded the reel. Drew Beisswenger (2008) points out similarities to “[[Dance Around Molly]],” and says that the ‘A’ part shares melodic material with the ‘B’ parts of tunes such as “[[Fort Smith (1)]]” and “[[Lonesome Polly Ann]].” | |f_annotation='''TURKEY KNOB.''' American, Reel (cut time). USA; West Virginia, Missouri. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB: AABB (Christeson): AA’BB’ (Beisswenger & McCann). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). Although “Turkey Knob” has been attributed to West Virginia fiddler Clark Kessinger <ref>Charles Wolfe, “Clark Kessinger,” ‘’’Mountains of Music’’’, Lily ed., 1999, p.28. </ref> (1896-1978), it is not among Kessinger’s 78 RPM era recordings, and he did not record it until later in life, in the 1960’s. The tune is fairly wide-spread, and has become one of the ‘100 essential Missouri fiddle tunes’ according to Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. Tennessee fiddler Tommy Jackson also recorded the reel. Drew Beisswenger (2008) points out similarities to “[[Dance Around Molly]],” and says that the ‘A’ part shares melodic material with the ‘B’ parts of tunes such as “[[Fort Smith (1)]]” and “[[Lonesome Polly Ann]].” | ||
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‘Turkey Knob’ is a place-name found in several upland-South areas, including one in Fayette County, West Virginia, a county adjacent to Kessinger’s birthplace in Kanawha County. | ‘Turkey Knob’ is a place-name found in several upland-South areas, including one in Fayette County, West Virginia, a county adjacent to Kessinger’s birthplace in Kanawha County. | ||
|f_source_for_notated_version=Dean Johnston (1919-2007, Lamar, Barton County, Mo.), learned from Cyril Stinnett (Oregon, Mo.) [Beisswenger & McCann]. | |||
|f_printed_sources=<meta charset="UTF-8"><span>Beisswenger & McCann ('''Ozarks Fiddle Music'''), 2008; p. 76. R.P. Christeson ('''Old Time Fiddler’s Repertory, vol. 2'''), 1984; p. 19.</span> | |||
|f_recorded_sources=County Records, “The Legend of Clark Kessinger” (1996). Folkways Records FA 2336, “Clark Kessinger, Fiddler – Old-Time Country Music” (1966). Rounder 0436, Dean Johnston – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 2: On the Springfield Plain” (2000. Various artists). <br /> | |f_recorded_sources=County Records, “The Legend of Clark Kessinger” (1996). Folkways Records FA 2336, “Clark Kessinger, Fiddler – Old-Time Country Music” (1966). Rounder 0436, Dean Johnston – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 2: On the Springfield Plain” (2000. Various artists). <br /> | ||
|f_see_also_listing=Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/t11.htm#Turkn] | |f_see_also_listing=Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/t11.htm#Turkn] | ||
Hear Clark Kessinger's 1966 recording at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/turkey-knob]<br /> | Hear Clark Kessinger's 1966 recording at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/turkey-knob]<br /> | ||
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Revision as of 22:36, 17 October 2020
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TURKEY KNOB. American, Reel (cut time). USA; West Virginia, Missouri. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB: AABB (Christeson): AA’BB’ (Beisswenger & McCann). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). Although “Turkey Knob” has been attributed to West Virginia fiddler Clark Kessinger [1] (1896-1978), it is not among Kessinger’s 78 RPM era recordings, and he did not record it until later in life, in the 1960’s. The tune is fairly wide-spread, and has become one of the ‘100 essential Missouri fiddle tunes’ according to Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. Tennessee fiddler Tommy Jackson also recorded the reel. Drew Beisswenger (2008) points out similarities to “Dance Around Molly,” and says that the ‘A’ part shares melodic material with the ‘B’ parts of tunes such as “Fort Smith (1)” and “Lonesome Polly Ann.”
‘Turkey Knob’ is a place-name found in several upland-South areas, including one in Fayette County, West Virginia, a county adjacent to Kessinger’s birthplace in Kanawha County.
- ↑ Charles Wolfe, “Clark Kessinger,” ‘’’Mountains of Music’’’, Lily ed., 1999, p.28.