Annotation:Possum up a Gum Stump (2)

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X:1 T:Possum Up a Gum Stump [2] L:1/8 M:2/4 S:Howdy Forrester, transcribed by John Hartford B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 23, No. 1, Spring 1989 (p. 22) Z:AK/FIddler's Companion K:C e2g2|g/e/a/g/ e/g/g|e2 gg/a/|g/e/d/c/ A/c/c| e2g2|g/e/a/g/ eg/g/|c'b ag|e/g/a/g/ e/d/c:| |:E/(c/c) c>d|c/A/G/c/ A/B/c|G,/C/E/G/ A/B/c/d/|c/A/G/E/ D/A,/C| G,/C/E/G/ A/B/c/d/|c/A/G/c/ A/c/c|e2 e>d|c/A/G/E/ D/C/C:|]


POSSUM UP A GUM STUMP [2]. American, Reel (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See the related tunes “Big Footed N....r (2),” “Hell Broke Loose in Georgia (1),” "Streak O' Lean Streak O' Fat."

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Tennessee fiddler Howard 'Howdy' Forrester (1922-1987) via John Hartford [Devil's Box, Phillips]. Forrester, who was a member of Bill Monroe's and Roy Acuff's bands, straddled several American fiddle genres; old-time, bluegrass and Texas or 'contest' style.

Printed sources : - The Devil's Box, vol. 23, No. 1, Spring 1989; p. 22. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1), 1994; p. 187.

Recorded sources: -Spring Fed Records, John Hartford and Howdy Forrester - "Home Made Sugar and a Puncheon Floor" (2016).

See also listing at:
Hear John Hartford and Howdy Forrester's recording on youtube.com [1]


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