Annotation:Let's Hunt the Horses

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LET'S HUNT THE HORSES. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. A Mixolydian. Standard or AEae tunings (fiddle). AA'BB'. The in initial measures of the first strain are strongly reminiscent of "Cluck Old Hen." West Virginia fiddler Edden Hammons played the tune in AEae tuning.

Source for notated version: Gerry Milnes [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; p. 77.

Recorded sources: SA 2, "Edden Hammons Collection, Disc 2." 5SP06001, Craig Johnson - "Away Down the Road."

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear Craig Johnson's banjo version [2]
Hear Edden Hammons' version at Slippery Hill [3]

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