Annotation:Twin Sisters (3)
X:1 T:Twin Sisters [3] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D (A2|:"D"A)FDF A3(A|"G"B)ABd e2 de|"D"fedf eefe|dfed "G"B2 dB| "D"AFDF A3A|"G"BABd e2 de|fedf "A"eefe|1 "D"d2 dd d3B:|2 "D"d2 dd d3f|| |:"D"afaf a2 aa|feff a2 aa|"D"ffaf "A"eefe|"D"dfed "G"B3f|"D"afdf a2 aa| feff a2 aa|"D"ffaf "A"eefe|1 "D"d2 dd d3f:|2 "D"d2 dd d4||
Twin Sisters (3). AKA and see "Grandfather's Tune (2)," “Jennie Baker,” "Old Ark's a-Moving (The)," "Reel (17)," "Two Sisters (1) (The)." American, Reel (cut time). USA: southwestern Va., West Virginia. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Twin Sisters" is a floating title that is appended to a variety of tunes, perhaps in association with dance figures. The melody is a variant of the hornpipe "Boys of Bluehill (The)" and, according to Tom Carter and Blanton Owen (1976), is peculiar to the Franklin/Floyd County area of southwestern Va.. However, several West Virginia versions were recorded (e.g. Ernie Carpenter, Melvin Wine). See also the untitled 19th century reel ("Reel (17)") in the Hamblen family manuscripts, and Texas fiddler Lewis Thomasson's "Grandfather's Tune (2)," both cognate versions of "Twin Sisters."
