Annotation:Little Bobby

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LITTLE BOBBY. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. D Major. ADae tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. The reel is a member of the "Boatsman (2)" family of tunes, particularly evident in the second strain.

John Salyer

Source for notated version: John M. Salyer [1] (1882-1952), Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky., 1941) [Titon].

Printed sources: Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 91, p. 120.

Recorded sources: Berea College Appalachian Center ACC03, John M. Salyer - "Home Recordings, 1941-42, vol.1" (1993).

See also listing at:
Hear John Salyer's 1940-41 home recording of "Little Bobby" at Berea Digital Content [2] and the Digital Library of Appalachia [3]

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