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LAST CHANCE. AKA and see "Davenport." Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major (Spadaro): D Major (Songer). Standard or EDae tunings (fiddle). AABB. A blues-tinged breakdown from the banjo playing of Hobart Smith (Saltville, Virginia), adapted to the fiddle. Related tunes include "Death March," "Forks of Sandy" and "Lost Indian."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Spadaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980; p. 31. Songer (Portland Collection, vol. 2). 2005; p. 115.

Recorded sources: Folk Legacy Records FSA-17, Hobart Smith - "America's Greatest Folk Instrumentalist" (appears as part of "Banjo Group 1"). Rounder Records CD 1799, Hobart Smith - "Blue Ridge Legacy."

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]




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