Annotation:Morgan on the Railroad (2)

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MORGAN ON THE RAILROAD [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). A functionally different tune than "Morgan on the Railroad (1)," played by Jessamine County, Kentucky, fiddler Jim Woodward (1909-1987), although it derives from the same ultimate source as "Morgan... [1]," namely African-American fiddler Jim Booker. "Morgan On The Railroad [2]" features bluesy phrasing.

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Hear Jim Woodward's version, recorded by John Harrod in 1979, at the Digital Library of Appalachia [1] and at Berea Digital Content [2]

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