Annotation:Whoa Mule (2)

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WHOA MULE [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBBB. A version from contest fiddler John Francis, with similarities to “Whoa Mule (1).” Francis attended his first fiddle competition in 1967 as a young 12-year old fiddler, and since then has won or placed in nearly every fiddle contest in the Western United States.

Source for notated version: contest champion John Francis (Salt Lake City, Utah) [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 256.

Recorded sources: John Francis - "Three Time Winner: John Francis, National Fiddle Champion."

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