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X:1 T:Boatin' Up Sandy [2] S:Owen "Snake" Chapman (1919-2002, Canada, Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel F:https://www.oldtownschool.org/fiddle/fun/boatinupthesandy3408.mp3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Amix E3F E2 EF|A2AB ce3|E3F E2cd|eded cA3| E3F E2 EF|A2AB ce3|egag e2d2|eged cA4:|| |:ea2b ageg|agag edcd|edef gfga|bgag edcd| ea2b ageg|agag e2c2|egag edcd|eged cA3:|]

BOATING UP SANDY [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major ('A' part) & A Mixolydian ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Bluegrass fiddler Kenny Baker's (1926-2011) father, Thaddeus Baker of Jenkins, Kentucky, played the tune and was cited by east Kentucky fiddler Owen Chapman as his source for the tune. They are quite similar in the first strain, but the second strains differ somewhat. Thaddeus's brother, Lexie Baker, also played a similar version of the tune.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Owen "Snake" Chapman (1919-2002, Canada, Ky.) [Phillips].

Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 32.

Recorded sources: - June Appal JA 061C, Owen "Snake" Chapman - "Fiddle Ditty" (1990). Rounder 0418, Owen "Snake" Chapman - "Walnut Gap" (1995).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
See/hear David Bragger's tutorial on Snake Chapman's version [2]
Hear a home recording of Thaddeus Baker playing the tune on youtube.com [3]
Hear a field recording by Barbara Edwards (Kunkle) and J.P. Fraley of Lesie Baker playing the tune at Slippery Hill [4]