X:1
T:Patty on the Turnpike [2]
M:C
L:1/8
S:Sarah Armstrong (Derry, southwestern Pa., 1943)
B:Bayard - Hill Country Tunes (1944, No. 31b)
Z:AK/Fiddler' Companion
K:G
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Sarah ArmstrongPATTY ON THE TURNPIKE [2]. See "Paddy on the Turnpike (3)." American, Reel (2/4 time). USA, Pennsylvania. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Source biography:Sarah Armstrong's version is a simplified variant of "Paddy on the Turnpike (3)," albeit considerably distanced from other versions, such as Fiddlin' Cowan Powers. See Bayard's note for "Annotation:Paddy on the Turnpike (1)" for more on this tune and tune family.
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Mrs. Sarah Armstrong, (near) Derry, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1943 [Bayard].
