Eighth of January (1)
X:1 T:Eighth of January [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 N:A very standard and straightforward version of the tune. B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 22, No. 1, Spring 1988 (p. 21) N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy, based on the version by Warren Smith, c. 1940's Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D e/a/|"D"f/e/f/a/ f/e/d/f/|"G"e/f/e/d/ BB/d/|"A7"ee/f/ e/d/B/A/|"D"d/B/A/[F/A/] [DA]e/a/| "D"f/e/f/a/ f/e/d/f/|"G"e/f/e/d/ B/d/e/f/|"A7"a/f/e/a/ f/e/c/A/|"D"d/B/A/F/ D:| |:"D"A/A/|AA/B/ AA/A/|A/d/B/A/ F/E/D/F/|AA/B/ AA/d/|"A7"B/A/F/E/ "D"D[D/A/][F/A/]| "D"AA/B/ AA/A/|A/d/B/A/ F/E/D/F/|AA/A/ A/d/f/e/|"A7"d/B/A/F/ "D"D:| |:e/a/|"D"fa f[df]|"G"e/f/e/[d/e/] [Be][B/e/][d/e/]|"A7"[ee]e/f/ e/d/B/A/|"D"d/B/A/[F/A/] [DA]e/a/| "D"fa f[df]|"G"e/f/e/d/ B/d/e/f/|"A7"aA Bc|"D"d/B/A/F/ D:| |:f/g/|"D"a/f/b/f/ a/f/d/f/|a/f/b/f/ af/g/|a/f/b/f/ a/f/g/a/|"A7"f/d/e/c/ "D"df/g/| "D"a/f/b/f/ a/f/b/f/|a/f/b/f/ af/g/|a/f/b/f/ a/f/g/a/|"A7"f/d/e/c/ "D"d:|]
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T: Eighth Of January [1]
S: Lee Owens and Viola Ruth "American Square Dances of the West and Southwest"
R: reel
Z: 2010 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: C
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"C"G2(GA) G2(EF) | GAGE "G7"D2(EF) | "C"G2(GA) G2(EF) | "G7"GFED "C"C2(EF) |
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T:Eighth of January [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940, p. 63)
K:D
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|:f/a/f/e/ dd|e/f/e/d/ B2|ee/f/ e/d/B/c/|d/B/A/F/ D2:|
|:f/g/|aa/f/ af/g/|a/b/a/f/ ef/g/|a/b/a/f/ e/d/B/c/|d/B/A/F/ D f/g/|
aa/f/ af/g/|a/b/a/f/ ee/f/|g/a/g/f/ ec|A/B/A/F/ D:||
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T:Eighth of January [1]
S:Sam McCracken (1888-1972, Elkmont, Limestone County, north-central Alabama)
M:
L:1/8
N:Play ABBAC
D:Alabama Traditions CD 103, Sam McCracken - "Possum up
D:a Gum Stump."
F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/eighth-january-9
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
Ofefg feBc|dBAF E2E2|c2 ef edBc|dBAF D2D2|
fefg feBc|dBAF E2E2|beag feBc|dBAF D4-|[M:2/4]D2||
|:fg|[M:C|]afbf aefg|afbf e2 fg|afbf aefg|afed d2!D.C.!O:|
AB|A2(FD) ABAF|[M:2/4] E2 [D2A2] |[M:C|]A2 AB AGFD| AF(ED) D4-|[M:2/4]D2AB|
A2(FD) ABAF|[M:2/4] E2 [D2A2] |[M:C|]A2 AB Aafe|dBAF [D4A4]||
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T:Eighth of January [1]
N:From the playing of fiddlers and brother Willie (b. 1907) and David
N:Fate Morrison (1905-1988) of Stone County, Arkansas, descended from
N:early settlers in the Meadowcreek valley and Fox. They played with
N:singer Jimmy Driftwood in the 1950's and 1960's. Morrison family tradition
N:holds that an ancestor fiddled for George Washington at Valley Forge.
M:C|
R:Reel
D:Queen City 80290, Willie & David Fate Morrison with Seth Mize - "Old
D:Americans Dream of Yesterday" (c. 1980)
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/eighth-january-7
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
([FA]-[GA]-|[A2A2])[AA][AB] [A2A2][F2A2]|ABAG FDD[FA]-|[A2A2] AB A2 B2|dBAF D2D[FA]-|
[A2A2] AB A2F2|ABAG FDDF|A2 AB A2Bc|dBAF D2||
(e2|f)efa f2e2|d2 ed B2([ce]-[de]-|[ee])eef e2c2|dBAF D2(e2|
f)efa f2ee|dded B2 g2-|g2 f2 e2c2|dBAF D2:|
|:a2-|a2 ab a2f2|abaf e2f2|a2ba- a2a2-|afec d2(3efg|
a2)ab a2f2|abaf e2f2|a2ba- a2-af-|afec d2:|
e2-|fega g2f2|dded B2d2|e2ef e2c2|dBAF D2||
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T:Eighth of January [1]
N:From the playing of fiddler Pete McMahan (1918-2000, originally from Bluffton,
N:Montgomery County, central Missouri), a primary exponent of the "Missouri style"
N:who won more contests that any other fiddler in the latter 20th century.
M:C|
R:Reel
D:Graphic GR1005, Pete McMahan - "Missouri Fiddlin' No. 4" (1979)
D:Voyager CD VRD366, Pete McMahan - "50 Old Time Gems"
D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/eighth-january-3
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
e2-|fefa fede|e-fed BAcd|e2 ef edBc|dBAF D2e2-|
fefa f2 cd|e-fed BAcd|eeef edB-c|dBAF D2:|
|:[F2A2]-|[A2A2][AA]BA2([FA]-[GA]-|[AA])BAG FDFG|J[A2A2]AB A2fe|dBAF D2[F2A2]-|
[AA]AABA2FG|ABAG FDB,C|"*"A,2EC EAfe|dBAF D2:|
P:Substitution
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