Annotation:Reelfoot Reel
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REELFOOT REEL. Bluegrass, Breakdown. Composed by Kentucky mandolin player Bill Monroe, the "Father of Bluegrass." A Reelfoot reel is a fishing reel used for both casting and line storage, still quite popular in Western Tennessee.
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Recorded sources: Rounder 0175, James Bryan - "Lookout Blues" (1983).