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HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY, THE. AKA and see "Allie Croker," "Half Horse and Half Alligator." American, English (originally); Air (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. Howe categorizes the tune among the 'songs' section, and, indeed, it has a venerable history [see LAWS A25]. It is a version of the Northumbrian tune "Allie Croker."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Howe (Second Part of the Musician's Companion), 1850; p. 6. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 45.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]




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