Annotation:Sally Ann Johnson (1)

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X:1 T:Sally Ann Johnson S:Henry Reed (1967, Glen Lyn, Virginia) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Library of Congress AFS 13703B10 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D (F[A2A2])[AA]- [A2A2][A2A2]|BABd ed3|{e}f3d e2d2|fded BdAG| (F[A2A2])[AA]- [A2A2][A2A2]|BABd e2d2|ffaf egfe|[D2d2]d2[D2d2]A2|| |:defg a4|b4 f3f|gfgf e2d2|fded B2A2| defg a4|b4 f3f|gfgf e2d2|fded BdAG||

SALLY ANN JOHNSON. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; Virginia, West Virginia. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Brody): AABB' (Phillips). The title is often confused with "Sally Johnson (1)," a different tune altogether, as is the "Sally Ann/Great Big Taters" family of tunes. According to Guthrie Meade, this piece was a favorite competition number for St. Albans, West Virginia, fiddler Clark Kessinger at fiddlers' contests.

Additional notes

Sources for notated versions: - Ray Bierl (California) [Phillips]; Sally & John White (Scio, Oregon) [Songer].

Printed sources : - Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; p. 245. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 209. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 173.

Recorded sources: - County 733, "The Legend of Clark Kessinger." Folkways 31062, Ship in the Clouds - "Old Time Instrumental Music" (1978. Learned from the late Henry Reed, Glen Lyn, Virginia). Jabbour, Thompson, and Bradley - "Sandy's Fancy."