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LOG CHAIN [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Silberberg): AABB (Phillips). The source for the tune is Lonnie Seymour (1922-2002) of Chillicothe, Ohio, born into a family of fiddlers that included his grandfather, father, and Uncle Lon. As a teenager Seymour played for dances in his local area, interrupted by service in the army during World War II. He returned to play with a band called The Ross County Farmers, who played for late 1940's broadcasts on radio station WBEX in his home town.
Source for notated version: Jeff Goehring with the Red Mules (Ohio) [Phillips].
Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 146. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 92.
Recorded sources: Field Recorders Collective, FRC403 - Lonnie Seymour (2005).
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear Lonnie Seymour play the tune at the Fiddle Club of the World [2]
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