Annotation:Old Parnell Reel
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OLD PARNELL REEL. AKA and see "Hotfoot." Old-Time, Rag or Two-Step. USA; Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Old Parnell," sometimes called "Old Parnell Reel," is more properly a country rag or two-step. The title refers to the town of Parnell, Missouri. See also "Whistling Rufus," which, according to Mark Wilson, may be a related tune. Wilson sees similarities between this tune and the calk-walk genre. Drew Beisswenger points out it was recorded by several popular Mid-West fiddlers in the mid-20th century, such was Bob Walters, Cyril Stinnett and Dwight Lamb.
Sources for notated versions: Bob Walters (Burt County, Nebraska) [Christeson]; Lonnie Robertson (1908-1981, Springfield, Missouri), learned from radio fiddler Casey Jones [Beisswenger & McCann].
Printed sources: Beisswenger & McCann (Ozarks Fiddle Music), 2008; p. 123. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; pp. 162-165.
Recorded sources: Caney Mountain Records CLP 228, Lonnie Robertson - "Fiddle Favorites." Rounder CD 0375, Lonnie Robertson - "Lonnie's Breakdown" (1996. Originally recorded 1971).
See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear Bob Walters' recording at Slippery Hill [2]
See John Lamancusa's transcription [3]
See Stuart Williams' transcription at the Washington Old Time Fiddler's Association site [4]