Belle of Lexington

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Theme code Index	1H543 2316L
Also known as	Belle Election, Hauling Home (The), Kitty's Wedding (1), Mrs. Smith's Reel, Smith's Delight, Smith's Reel
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA/Upland South"USA/Upland South" 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	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Miles Krassen
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Masters of Old Time Fiddling
Tune and/or Page number	p. 34
Year of publication/Date of MS	1983
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BELLE OF LEXINGTON. AKA and see "Belle Election" (John Patterson's title), "The Hauling Home," "Kitty's Wedding [1]," "Mrs. Smith's Reel," "Smith's Delight," "Smith's Reel." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; western Virginia (Grayson and Carroll Counties). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune, related to "Smith's Reel" and apparently derived from the Irish hornpipe "Kitty's Wedding," was recorded by legendary southwestern Virginia fiddler Emmett Lundy.

Sources for notated versions: Emmett Lundy (Galax, Va.) [Krassen]; Skip Gorman [Phillips]; Peter Boveng [Silberberg].

Printed sources: Krassen (Masters of Old Time Fiddling), 1983; p. 34. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; p. 22. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 7.

Recorded source: Rounder Records 0058, John Patterson - "Old Originals, Vol. 2" (1978. Also issued under Heritage 5).

X:1 T:Belles of Lexington T:Belle of Lexington M:2/4 L:1/8 K:D (a2|:a) f/a/ b/a/f/d/|e/f/d/f/ e/d/B/d/|A/B/d/f/ e/a/f/d/|e(e e)(a|a)f/a/ b/a/f/d/| d/f/d/f/ e/d/B/A/|f/e/d/d/ d/B/A/F/|[DA] [DA] [D2A2]:| f/e/|:dB/d/ A/A/F/D/|E/D/F/E/ D/B,/(3G,/4B,/4B,/4|A,/B,/D/c/ B/A/D/F/| [E/A/][Ae][A/e/] [Ae]f/e/|dB/d/ A/A/F/D/|E/D/F/E/ D/B,/(3G,/B,/B,/| A,/B,/D/D/ d/B/A/F/|[DA][DA] (D2A2]:||

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