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X:1 T:Boatin' Up Sandy [2] S:Owen "Snake" Chapman (1919-2002, Canada, Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel F:https://www.oldtownschool.org/fiddle/fun/boatinupthesandy3408.mp3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Amix E3F E2 EF|A2AB ce3|E3F E2cd|eded cA3| E3F E2 EF|A2AB ce3|egag e2d2|eged cA4:|| |:ea2b ageg|agag edcd|edef gfga|bgag edcd| ea2b ageg|agag e2c2|egag edcd|eged cA3:|]

BOATING UP SANDY [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major ('A' part) & A Mixolydian ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Bluegrass fiddler Kenny Baker's (1926-2011) father, Thaddeus Baker of Jenkins, Kentucky, played the tune and was cited by east Kentucky fiddler biography:Owen Chapman as his source for the tune. They are quite similar in the first strain, but the second strains differ somewhat. Thaddeus's brother, Lexie Baker, also played a similar version of the tune, which was popularized by Chapman.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Owen "Snake" Chapman (1919-2002, Canada, Ky.) [Phillips].

Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 32.

Recorded sources: - June Appal JA 061C, Owen "Snake" Chapman - "Fiddle Ditty" (1990). Rounder 0418, Owen "Snake" Chapman - "Walnut Gap" (1995).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
See/hear David Bragger's tutorial on Snake Chapman's version [2]
Hear a home recording of Thaddeus Baker playing the tune on youtube.com [3]
Hear a field recording by Barbara Edwards (Kunkle) and J.P. Fraley of Lesie Baker playing the tune at Slippery Hill [4]