Annotation:Sally comin' through the Rye

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X:1 T:Sally comin' through the Rye S:Havey Sampson (1909-1991, Calhoun County, W.Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Quick listening tune D:Augusta Heritage AHR 004, Harvey Sampson - "Flat Foot in the Ashes" (1986) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Amix A2-|ABcd e3e|g2gg (g/f/e) d2|c2 cd e2ef|gfg2 {d}([e2e2](3e)e/d/c/| cd e2[e3e3]f|g2 gf eAdA|c3d ed e2|[M:6/4]gf g2 [e4e4] e2(=c^c)|| |[M:C|]A2 ED EDE2|{=c}^c2A2 ED E2|{=c}^c2 GGAG|EE+slide+[A2A2][A4A4]| A2cc A2 E2|(=c^c2)c A2E2|(=c^c2)A GGAE|EG[A2A2]{G}[A4A4]|-[A6A6]||

SALLY COMING THROUGH THE RYE [1]. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. A Dorian or A Mixolydian. AEae or DGdg (Harvey Sampson) tunings (fiddle). ABB. The first strain is irregular (‘crooked’) in form while the tonality may vary between Mixolydian and Dorian, meaning the accompanying chords can be either minor or major. Gerry Milnes identifies “Sally coming through the Rye” as a Calhoun County, central W.Va., tune. It was also in the repertoire of Athens County, Ohio, fiddler Ward Jarvis (b. 1894), who was originally from Calhoun County, W.Va..

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Kerry Blech [Phillips].

Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 209.

Recorded sources: - Shanachie 6040, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (1999. Learned from Harvey Sampson and his brother Homer). Reed Island Rounders – “Goin’ Home” (2002).