Birmingham (1)

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Theme code Index	5L5L16L 116L5L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature
History	USA/Ozarks/Western Tenn"USA/Ozarks/Western Tenn" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Drew Beisswenger & Gordon McCann
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ozarks Fiddle Music
Tune and/or Page number	p. 174
Year of publication/Date of MS	2008
Artist	Biography:Pope's Arkansas Mountaineers
Title of recording	Birmingham
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Victor 21295 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1928
Media
Score ()

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BIRMINGHAM. Old Time, Air. USA, Arkansas. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). AA. The song is related to a number of other American folk songs, including "Froggie Went a-Courtin'," "Sugar Babe," "Sweet Child," "Going Around the World," and others.

I'm going down to Birmingham, darling,
I'm going down to Birmingham, darling;
I'm going down to Birmingham,
Shoes and stockings in my hand, darling.

Source for notated version: fiddler John Chism with Pope's Arkansas Mountaineers, recorded 1928 [Beisswenger & McCann].

Printed source: Beisswenger & McCann (Ozarks Fiddle Music), 2008; p. 174.

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