Annotation:Bob Wine's Tune

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X:1 T:Bob Wine's Tune S:Bob Wine, via his son Melvin Wine (1909-2003, Copen, Braxton S:County, W.Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/bob-wines-tune D:Augusta Heritage 021, Melvin Wine - Hannah at the Springhouse (1989) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D (fa2)a a2aa|fafd e2d2|(fa2)a a2aa|fded BA3:| {Bd}e2g2e3d|B2G2 A2B2|A2 Bd efed |B2G2 A2dB| (AB)(Bd) (ef)ed|(Bd)BG A2G2|A2Bd (efe)d|B2G2 A2 (3efg|| P:1st measure of 1st strain following 2nd strain cadence a2ff a2aa|

BOB WINE'S TUNE. American, Reel (cut time). USA, West Virginia. D Major ('A' part) & A Mixolydian ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. The tune is named for Braxton County, W.Va., fiddler Melvin Wine's father, Bob (1877-1953), a fiddler who grew up around Falls Mills in Braxton County. His father, along with Uncle Jack McElwain and neighbor Pat Cogar, was the source for much of Melvin's repertoire and style.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Melvin Wine (1909-2003, Copen, Braxton County, W.Va.) [Phillips].

Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 33.

Recorded sources: - Augusta Heritage Records AHR-021, Melvin Wine - "Hannah at the Springhouse" (1989).

See also listing at:
Hear Melvin Wine's recording at Slippery Hill [1]

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