Billy in the Lowground (1)

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Theme code Index	5L136 1H1H1H5
Also known as	Billie in the Lowground (1), Beaus of Albany (1), Billy in the Low Land (1), Braes of Auchtertyre (1), Fiddler's Drunk and the Fun's All Over, Jinny in the Lowlands (1), Kerry Fulton's Schottishe, Kerryman's Daughter (1) (The), Red Church
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Bluegrass, Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AA'BB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Ira Ford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional Music in America
Tune and/or Page number	p. 65
Year of publication/Date of MS	1940
Artist	Doc Roberts
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Gennet 3235 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1925
Media	Billy in the lowground Played by: Newomatics Source: Soundcloud Image: Dick Burnett
Score (1)

Billy in the Lowground (1): Annotations

X:1 T:Billy in the Low Ground [1] S:Leonard Rutherford (c. 1900-1954, Monticello, Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Quick" D:Columbia 15209-D (78 RPM), Burnett and Rutherford (1928) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/billy-low-ground-9 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C CA,|:G,A,CD EGA(B|c)Bcd cGAG|E+slide+[A2A2]c AGEG|A(de)d ed c2| G,A,CD EGA(B|c)Bcd cGAG|E+slide+[A2A2] B AGEG|1cGAG EDCA,:|2cGAG EDC2|| |:g3a gecd|e(ga)(g e)dcd|e+slide+a2a abag|egag edcd | eg2a gedg|e(ga)(g e)dcd|+slide+[e2e2]+slide+[ee]-[de] cAGA|cGAG ED C2:|]

X:1 T:Billie in the Low Ground [1] I:from the playing of John Salyer (1882-1952, Salyersville, Magoffin County, eastern Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Fast" N:From home recordings made in 1941-1942 by Salyer's sons N:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/4248 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C [C3E3]D [C2E2]DE|c2 cd c2G2|ABAA- AABc|[ee][e2e2]d [e2e2]ge| [C3E3]D [C2E2]DE|c2c-d c2G2|A3B AG E2|[G,D]-[A,E][CE][A,E] [G,D][C3E3]:|| |:eg2g gage-|ec-cd c2 [G,2G2]|A2a2 abag|ea2b a2g2| eg2g gage-|ec-cd c2 [G,2G2]|A3B AG E2| [A,2E2][CE]A, [G,D][C3E3]:|

X:1 T:Billy in the Low Ground [1] N:From the playing of Carlton Rawlings (1907-1969, Bath N:County, Ky.), from a field recording that came into N:the possession of John Harrod in the 1970's. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Moderately Quick" N:Few slurs, mostly saw bowing. D:Field Recorders Collective FRC 718, Carlton Rawlings (2015) D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3988 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C (A,B,|C2)DE GA c2|deed cAGD|EA G3GTG2 |GEDC- C2(A,B,| C2)EF GAcd|ef_{gf}ed cAG2|GBA3 ea2 |g2 ed c2C2-| CCEF GAcd|efed cAGE|GBAB cBAE|GEDC- C4|| eg2a g2 ag|edce dcAc|eaab a2ga|bgag edcd| edga gceg|aged cGGG| +slide+[A2A2]AB cABA|GED(C [C2E2])eg-| g3a g2 ag|edce dcAc|eaab a2ga|bgag edcd| edga gceg|aged cGGG| +slide+[A2A2]AB cA{Bc}BA|GED(C [C2E2])||

X:1 T:Billy in the Lowground [1] L:1/8 M:C| S:Jay Ungar Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C CA,|:G,A,CD EGAB|cBcd cAGB|ABAG EGAB|1 cAGE DCA,C:|2 cAGE D C3|| |:e g2 e g3 (g|g)age d c3|e a2 e a3 (a|a)bag edcd| e g2 e g3 (g|g)age d c3|ABAG EGAB|cBGE D C3:||

Billy in the Lowground (1): Annotations