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DRY AND DUSTY [2]. AKA and see "Charge of Bonaparte (The)," "Napoleon's Charge," "Piney Ridge." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Oklahoma. E Major. EEbe or DDad tuning (fiddle). AABB. See also the Kentucky variants "Napoleon's Charge" and "Piney Ridge." A somewhat distanced, more modern version of the Ozarks melody "Dry and Dusty," usually played in the key of 'D'.

Source for notated version: Max Collins (Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma) [Thede]; Kenny Baker [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 75. Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; pp. 48-49.

Recorded sources: County 2705, Kenny Baker - "Master Fiddler."




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