Annotation:Cuttin' at the Point

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CUTTIN' AT THE PINT/POINT. AKA and see "Knock Around the Kitchen 'Til the Cook Comes In." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. ADae tuning (fiddle). AB (Silverberg): AABB (Phillips). The tune is played in Trimble, Henry and Carroll Counties in central Kentucky as "Knock Around the Kitchen 'Til the Cook Comes In." The "Cuttin' at the Point" title is sources to a 1932 recording by Charlie Wilson, probably with Asa Martin (guitar and dance calls), Roy Hobbs (guitar), and an unknown musician.

Source for notated version: Liz Slade (Yorktown, New York) [Kuntz]; Tom Carter and Ron Kane with the Deseret String Band [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 64. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 32.

Recorded sources: Gennett Records (78 RPM), Charlie Wilson and His Hillbillies (1932. The ensemble was from Montgomery County, Kentucky). Montgomery Ward 8065, Charlie Wilson and His Hayloft Boys (1932. Same as the Gennett recording. Breakdown with square dance calls). Morining Star 45005, Charlie Wilson and His Hayloft Boys (Ky.) - "Way Down South in Dixie."

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