Annotation:Polly put the Kettle on (4)
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POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON [4]. AKA and see "Polly's Mountain Kettle." G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Source Byard Ray's "Polly Put the Kettle On" has no relation to other tunes by that title. It is 'crooked', or irregular in the second strain.
Source for notated version: Byard Ray [Phillips].
Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 186.
Recorded sources:
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Hear Byard Ray's version played by Fletcher Bright on youtube.com [1]