Annotation:Black Jack Grove (2)

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BLACK JACK GROVE [2]. American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). Recorded in 1939 by John and Ruby Lomax on a field collecting trip, from the playing of "L.N." Biography:Lake N. Porter (1854-1947) of Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas. Although the tune is in 'G' major, it has a modal sound due to the emphasized, doubled (on the fiddle with open 'e' string and fingered 'e' on the A string), 'e' note at the end of each phrase. McNew sings "Black Jack Grove" at various times in his performance.

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See also listing at:
Hear Porter's 1939 recording at the American Memory site at the Library of Congress [1]

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