Cowboys Dream (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	1H3H5H2H 72H1H1H
Also known as
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(Central)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 58
Year of publication/Date of MS	1994
Artist	Biography:John McCutcheon
Title of recording	Fine Times at Our House
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Greenhays GR 70710
Year recorded	1982
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COWBOY'S DREAM, THE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Ohio. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Silberberg): AABB (Kuntz): AABB' (Phillips). John McCutcheon identifies this as an Ohio tune, although its origins are somewhat obscure. Kerry Blech says the tune was played by Barnesville, Ohio, fiddler John W. Hutchison (1915-1979), from whom it was learned by fiddler Greg Dearth who was playing with Hutchison's sons in a bluegrass band for a time. Hutchison says he learned many of his tunes from "'old man' Bondy, an Irishman." Dearth later played with the Hot Mud Family, who Blech thinks "were probably the main conduit for this tune getting spread around." Gus Meade (2002) links the tune "Rachel" with "Cowboy's Dream."

Sources for notated versions: fiddler Bill Christopherson and Scott Ainslie with the Fly By Night String Band (learned from friends in California) [Phillips]; Tony Mates [Silberberg].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 58. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 26.

Recorded sources: Greenhays GR 70710, John McCutcheon - "Fine Times at Our House" (1982. Learned from Pete Vigour and Ellen Scherer). Mudthumper CD MM-0050, The Fat City String Band (Walt Koken, Mac Benford, Bob Potts). Fly By Night String Band (1980).

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T:Cowboy's Dream
L:1/8
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S:John McCutcheon
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(A2 | d)efg afed | cdec d4 | defg a2 (3fgf | ec3 A4 | defg afed | cdec d2 Ac |
BABc dBAG | FD E2 D2 :: DE | F2 D2 DEFD | EA,3 A,4 | DCDE FGAB | 
d2 f2 edBA | F2 D2 DEFD | EA,3 A,4 | DEFD FGAB | cdec d2 :||