Annotation:Martha Campbell (2)

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MARTHA CAMPBELL [2]. Bluegrass, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A bluegrass-style variant of the old-time "Martha Campbell (1)", popularized by fiddler Orville Burns. Burns was born in Oklahoma City, but moved to Texas in his adult years.

Source for notated version: Orville Burns (Oklahoma/Texas) [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 150.

Recorded sources: Orville Burns - "Art of the Texas Breakdown" (2000).

See also listing at:
Hear a clip of Burns playing the tune [1]
See/hear Vi Wickham play the tune on youtube.com [2]
See/hear Julie Amundson play the tune on youtube.com [3]