Billy Wilson (1)

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Theme code Index	1H71H5 6452
Also known as	Ace of Spades, Little Billy Wilson, Old Bill Wilson
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 90
Year of publication/Date of MS	2002
Artist	Biography:Critton Hollow Stringband
Title of recording	Poor Boy
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Yodel-ay-hee #108327
Year recorded	1979
Media
Score ()

X:2
T:Billy Wilson [1]
L:1/8
M:C|
K:A
(3efg|a2 g2 afea|fedf ecBA|B2 G2 B2 G2|ABcd efge|
a2 g2 afea|fedf ecBc|ABcd efed|cABc A2:|
|:cB|ABcd efed|cABc B2 cB|ABcd efed|cA B2 A2:|
|:EF|A2 AA AcBA|F2 FF F2 EF|A2 AA ABcd|e2 ef e2 c2|
B2 BB BcBA|F2 FF F2 EF|A2 ae faed|cABc A2:||

BILLY WILSON [1]. AKA and see "Ace of Spades," "Little Billy Wilson," "Old Bill Wilson." Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard or AEae tunings (fiddle). ABC (Silberberg): AABBCC (Kuntz, Phillips). "Billy Wilson" features pizzicato, or plucked notes. A three-part version was synthesized by fiddler and musicologist Joel Shimberg and entered 'revival' tradition, although based on Uncle Jimmy Thompson's "Billy Wilson." Most modern versions are based on Shimberg's tune, originally called "Old Bill Wilson."

Sources for notated versions: Pete Sutherland (Vt.), and Tara Nevins via Liz Slade (Yorktown, N.Y.) [Kuntz]; Jane Rothfield [Phillips]; Greg Canote (Seattle) [Silberberg].

Printed sources: Kuntz, Private Collection. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; p. 78. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 90.

Recorded source: County 2730, Rafe Stefanini - "Glory on the Big Spring." Marimac 9054, The Ill-Mo Boys - "Fine as Frog Hair" (1993). Yodel-ay-hee #108327, The Critton Hollow Stringband - "Poor Boy" (1979).

X:1 T:Billy Wilson [1] L:1/8 M:2/4 N:AEae tuning: written as fingered, not as sounded. S:Liz Slade K:A (a|a)g/g/ a/f/e/e/|f/e/f/(e/ e/)A/c/A/|B(F F/)E/F/F/|A/B/c/d/ e(3e/f/g/| ag/g/ a/f/e/e/|f/e/f/(e/ e/)A/c/c/|A/B/c/d/ e/f/e/d/|c/A/B/c/ A:| |:(A|A/)B/c/d/ e/f/e/d/|c/A/c/(B/ B/)c/B/c/|A/B/c/d/ e/f/e/d/|c/A/B/c/ A:| |:E/F/|G/E/G/G/ G/A/c/A/|E/D/C/(C/ C/)C/E/F/|A/ A/E/ A/B/c/d/| e>(e e/)e/a/A/|B>(B B/)c/B/A/|E>(E E/)D/E|Ac/a/ f/e/f/a/|e/c/B/c/ A:||

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