Annotation:Rolling River (1)

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X:1 T:Rolling River [1] N:From the playing of fiddler John Lusk (1886-1969, Warren County, Tenn.), N:with Muprh Gribble (ban.) & Alvin York (gtr.), from a Sept. 1946 LOC field N:recording by Margaret Mayo at Campaign, Tenn. M:C| L:1/8 N:The tune is not 'square'--1st strain is repeated at will N:1st strain is more a vamp than a melody N:AEae tuning (fiddle) K:A A2A2 c3c|BcBA F2E2|A2A2 B2-c>c|BcBA F2E2| A2A2 c3c|BcBA F2E2|A2A2 B2-c>c|BcBA F2E2|| a2a2[c2a2]a2| f2b2 bc'ba|a2a2 [c2a2]f2|cBAF [F2A2]E2| a2a2[c2a2]a2| f2b2 bc'ba|a2a2 [c2a2]f2|cBAF [F2A2][E2c2]||

ROLLING RIVER. AKA and see "Tennessee Wagoner." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. A version of "Tennessee Wagoner."

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - 1946 recording of black string band the John Lusk Band (OTH, 1990).

Printed sources : - Old Time Herald, May-July 1990, p. 21.

Recorded sources: - Folkways FTS 31062, "Ship in the Clouds: Old Time Instrumental Music" (1978. Learned from the John Lusk Band L or C recording). Rounder 0238, John Lusk Band - "Black Stringband Music From the Library of Congress" (Originally recorded in 1946).

See also listing at:
Hear John Lusk's 1946 field recording for the Library of Congress at Slippery Hill [1]