Arthur Berry

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Theme code Index	5L333 5L322
Also known as	Arthur Barry, Arthur Barrie, Yellow Barber
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA/Central"USA/Central" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property., USA/Great Lakes/Northern Tier"USA/Great Lakes/Northern Tier" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Miles Krassen
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Masters of Old Time Fiddling
Tune and/or Page number	p. 131
Year of publication/Date of MS	1983
Artist	Biography:Buddy Thomas
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Rounder Records 0032
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

'ARTHUR BERRY. AKA – “Arthur Barry,” “Arthur Barrie.” AKA and see "Yellow Barber" {Ky.). Old Time, Breakdown. USA; eastern Kentucky, southern Ohio, Indiana. D Major. Standard or ADae (fiddle). AABB. Kerry Blech remarks that source John Summers (Indiana) learned the tune from fiddler named Tom Riley, originally from Bath County, Kentucky, who also was a mentor to George Lee Hawkins. Hawkins himself had a great influence on the style and repertoire of Lewis County, Kentucky fiddlers (such as Buddy Thomas and Roger Cooper) and nearby Portsmouth, Ohio, fiddlers (such as Jimmy Wheeler). The tune is known as “Yellow Barber” in the Portsmouth area of Kentucky, however, south and east the “Arthur Barry” title is more common. Blech suggests that Arthur Barry might have been the name of the yellow (mulatto) barber.

Source for notated version: John W. Summers (Indiana) [Krassen].

Printed source: Krassen (Masters of Old Time Fiddling), 1983, p. 131.

Recorded sources: Rounder Records 0032, Buddy Thomas (under "Yellow Barber"). Rounder Records 0194, John W. Summers "Indiana Fiddler" (1984).

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