Annotation:Rocky Road to Dublin (6)

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X:1 % T:Rocky Road to Dublin [6] S:Wilson Douglas (W.Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Z:Transcribed by Andy Kuntz K:A A,CEG A2A2|cBAB {B}c3A,-|A,CEG A2c2|B2 A2 A4| A,CEG A2A2|cBcd e2e2-|edef afed|cABc A2:|| e2e2 edcd|[de]-[e2e2]e [e3e3][ee]-|[e2e2]ef afed|cABc A3[ed]-| [e2e2]ee edcd|[de]-[ee]eec [e3e3][ee]-|[e2e2]fg afed|cAB2 A2A,-||

ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN [6]. American, Reel (cut time). A Major. Standard or AEae tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune was in the repertory of Clay County, West Virginia, fiddler Wilson Douglas (1922-1999) who remarked: "...that tune was composed about Dublin, Virginia. That was the only trail at that time through Virginia and they named the town Dublin." "George Booker" is a related melody.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : -

Recorded sources: - Field Recorders' Collective FRC202, Wilson Douglas - "Old-Time Music from Clay & Calhoun Counties, W.Va." (Various artists). Heritage 12, Wilson Douglas - "2nd Annual Brandywine Mountain Music Convention: '75 Traditional Music of West Virginia" (1975. Various artists). Marimac 9021, Double Decker String Band - "Evolution Girl" (1988). Marimac AHS 1, Wilson Douglas - "Boatin' up the Sandy" (1989). Rounder 0047, Wilson Douglas - "Right Hand Fork of Rush Creek" (1975). The Modock Rounders - "Old Tunes & New Blood" (2015). Wilson Douglas & Gruder Morris - "Hot from the Kitchen" (2013. 1973 field recording).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
See/hear Wilson Douglas play the tune in a jam on youtube.com [2], the Digital Library of Appalachia [3], and Berea Digital Collections [4]