Annotation:Old Aunt Adkins

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OLD AUNT ADKINS. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard or AEae tuning (fiddle). AA'BCC'.

Source for notated version: Owen 'Snake' Chapman (1919-2002) [Phillips], learned from his father, "Doc" Chapman who born around 1850 (and fathered Owen at age 67).

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 167.

Recorded sources: June Appal 0061, Owen Chapman - "Fiddle Ditty" (1990). Rounder 0418, Owen "Snake" Chapman - "Walnut Gap" (1975).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear Owen Chapman's recording at Slippery Hill [2]
See/hear the tune played at youtube.com [3]