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YEARLINGS IN THE CANEBREAK. AKA - "Yearlings in the Canebrake." Old-Time, Breakdown. A Dorian ('A' part) & A Mixolydian ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. The tune is known as a Southwest melody. It was recorded in the 78 RPM era by Captain M.J. Bonner [1] (“The Texas Fiddler”), a Confederate army veteran who recorded at the age of 78 in 1925. Bonner was the most accomplished old-time musician to play on the first radio station ‘barn dance’ broadcast on WBAP out of Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 24th, 1923. His "Yearlings in the Canebreak" is an engertic modal breakdown from an accomplished fiddler, and his recordings resonate well in the modern era.

See related tune "Cattle in the Cane (1)."

Source for notated version: Kerry Blech (Florida) [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 261.

Recorded sources: County CO-CD-3524, Captain M.J. Bonner – “Old Time Texas String Bands, Vol. 2." (2005). Document DOCD 8038. Victor 19699 (78 RPM), Capt. J.M. Bonner (1925). Yodel-Ay-Hee 020, Rafe Stefanini & Bob Herring - "Old Paint."

See also listing at:
Hear Bonner's 1925 recording on youtube.com [2]
Hear Kerry Blech and Bob Lanham play the tune on youtube.com [3]