Annotation:John Henry (1)
X:1 T:John Henry N:From the playing of Welzie Chrisawn (Burnsville, Yancey County, N:northwestern N.C.), recorded in the field in 1989 by Bruce Greene. M:C L:1/8 D:https://dla.acaweb.org/digital/collection/berea/id/4084/rec/42 D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/1410 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C [C4G4]A2|[G2c2][G4c4]ed|[G4c4]AG3|A2G2-G2 ED|[M:3/2]C6 [C4G4]A2| [M:C][G2c2][G4c4]ed|[G3c43]AG2cA|[M:3/2]G6 G4A2|[M:C][G2c2][G4c4]ed| [G4c4]AG3|A2G2-G2 ED|C4 C3E|A2G2-G2ED| C2A,>A, (G,A,C2)|[M:3/2]+slide+E4 E3-D C3E|[M:C]A2G2-G2ED|C2A,2 (G,A,C2)| [M:3/2]C6C C3[GA]-|[M:C][A2A2]G2-G2 E-D|C2A,-C (G,A,)C2|[M:3/2]+slide+E4 E3-D C3E| [M:C]A2G2-G2ED|C2A,2 (G,A,C2)|[M:3/2]C6||
JOHN HENRY [1]. American, Reel (cut time). USA; western North Carolina & Virginia. A Mixolydian. AEae tuning (Tommy Jarrell) or Standard (Van Kidwell) {fiddle}. AABB. A Galax, Virginia/Mt. Airy, N.C., regional tune. African-American fiddler Joe Thompson played a "John Henry" in GDgd tuning, similar to Kyle Creed and Fred Cockerham's version. North Georia fiddler Earl Johnson recorded an irregular version of the tune under the title "John Henry Blues."
