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YOUNG EDWARD. Old-Time. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). Gerry Milnes says the melody is from “The Drunkard’s Dream,” a ballad whose first line is:

Young Edward you look so handsome now,

Many sources cite fiddler Bruce Green who had the tune from Kentucky fiddler Hiram Stamper.

Hiram Stamper (1893-1992)

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Recorded sources: Crooked Jades – “Seven Sisters.” Shanachie Records, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (learned from Hiram Stamper). Shanachie 6040, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (1999. Learned from the playing of Hiram Stamper).

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