Bull at the Wagon

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Theme code Index	3333 31H63
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Bluegrass, Old-Time, Texas/Oklahoma
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(Southwest)
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Will Welling
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Welling’s Hartford Tunebook
Tune and/or Page number	p. 1
Year of publication/Date of MS	1976
Artist	Biography:Lewis Brothers
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Victor V - 40172
Year recorded	1929
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BULL AT THE WAGON. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; Texas, Oklahoma. A Major. Standard or AEae (Lewis Brothers) tunings (fiddle). AABBCC. Recorded in El Paso, Texas, by the Lewis Brothers (Dempson, b. 1891, on fiddle and Denmon on guitar [1]) for Victor in July, 1929, who are the source for the reel. Oklahoma fiddler Earl Collins learned his version from the Lewis Brothers (or, as some say, from Tom Sauber), but altered it somewhat, especially in the 'A' part. See also the related tunes "Karo" and "Red Bird."

Sources for notated versions: Dempson Lewis (Texas) [Brody]; Earl Collins (Oklahoma) [Phillips]; Hank Bradley (Seattle) [Silberberg].

Printed sources: Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 58. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 41. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 19. Welling (Welling's Hartford Tunebook), 1976; p. 1.

Recorded sources: Briar 0798, Earl Collins- "That's Earl" (learned in 1966 from a 78 RPM recording of the Lewis Brothers) {1975}. County 517, Dempson and Denmon Lewis- "Texas Farewell." Heritage 054, The Hotmud Family - "Brandywine '83: The Music of French America" (1984). Rounder 0320, Bob Carlin & John Hartford - "The Fun of Open Discussion."

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