Moonshine Kate

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 Theme code Index    3335 6421
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 Composer/Core Source    Biography:John Carson
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
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 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    USA(Deep South)
 Structure    AABB
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X:1 T:Moonshine Kate C:Fiddlin' John Carson M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D Major N:Fiddlin' John Carson wrote this tune for his daughter Rosa Lee Carson N:in 1927. They performed together as Fiddlin' John Carson and Moonshine Kate. N:It's difficult to find a recording of him playing this tune so I've used the version by N:Tim Cotterell, Heather McAslan, Lindsey Oliver and James D Smith on YouTube. N:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTP2HrKL7IU Z:Transcribed roughly by Jan Howard z4zDDE|:"D" F3 E F2 AF | "G" BAGF "A" E2 DE | "Bm" F2 FE F2 A2 |"A" (E4E) DDE | "D" F3 E F2 AF |"G" BAGF "A" E2 DE | "Bm" F2 FG"G"FD "A"E2 |1"D" (D4 D) A,DE :| 2 "D" D6 dc |: "D" dAFG A2 dc |"Bm" dAFG "A" A2 de | "D" fgfe dBAF | "A" (E4 E) DDE | "D" F3 E F2 AF |"G" BAGF "A" E2 DE | "Bm" F2 FG"G"FD "A"E2 |1 "D" (D4 D) cdc :|2 "D" D8 |]