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 first strain is strongly reminiscent of "Cluck Old Hen (1)." West Virginia fiddler Edden Hammons [1] (1876-1955) 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 [2]
Hear Craig Johnson's banjo version [3]
Hear Edden Hammons' version at Slippery Hill [4]

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