Clinch Mountain Backstep

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Composer/Core Source	Biography:Ralph Stanley
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Bluegrass, Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	4/4
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CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Dorian. AABB. Composed and recorded by banjo player Ralph Stanley in clawhammer style in the 1930's.

Recorded sources: Fretless/Alcazar Records, Sandy Bradley - "Potluck and Dance Tonight." King/Gusto Records, The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Rounder 0132, Bob Carlin - "Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo" (1980. Source: Tracy Schwartz, who calls it "Liza Jane").

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T:Clinch Mountain Backstep
S:Bluehrass and Old Time Mandolin
Z:Nigel Gatherer
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L:1/8
K:Am
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