Annotation:Dixie Darlings Twostep (The)
Tune properties and standard notation
DIXIE DARLINGS TWO-STEP, THE. Old-Time, Two-Step. USA, Missouri. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The melody closely follows the tune of the song "My Dixie Darling" from the Carter Family and others. It was a frequently requested tune at the dance near Dixon, Missouri, notes collector R.P. Christeson, "the floor would fill up quickly with couples when this piece was played" (Christeson, 1984, p. 117).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 2), 1984; p. 117.
Recorded sources: