Annotation:Northeast Texas

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NORTHEAST TEXAS. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Mississippi. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A version of "Wagoner (1)," from the twin fiddling of Luke Milner and Luke Curtis, recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, in February, 1930. The setting is close to "Wagoner (1)" as printed in Viola “Mom” Ruth's Pioneer Western Folk Tunes (1948).

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Printed sources:

Recorded sources: Document 8028, Milner & Curtis - "Mississippi String Bands, vol. 2" (reissue recording, various artists). Musical Traditions MTCD104, Milner & Curtis - "Where the Southern Crosses the Dog" (reissue recording, various artists). Vocalion 5426, Luke Milner & Luke Curtis with the Magnolia Ramblers (1930).

See also listing at:
Hear Milner & Curti's recording on youtube.com [1], and at Slippery Hill [2]

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