Annotation:Little Liza Jane (1)

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LITTLE LIZA JANE [1]. AKA and see "Liza Jane (3)," "Poor Liza Jane." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A variant of the "Liza Jane" tune family, from the playing of Rush, Kentucky, fiddler J.P. Fraley [1]. Titon (2001) finds the tune similar to "Jenny Get Around." The title "Little Liza Jane" appears in a list of traditonal Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954 (although it may refer to any of the "Liza Jane" [2] variants).

Source for notated version: J.P. Fraley (Rush, Kentucky) [Brody, Phillips].

Printed sources: Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 171. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 143. Spadaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980; p. 36 (appears as "Poor Liza Jane").

Recorded sources: Rounder 0037, J.P. and Annadeene Fraley- "Wild Rose of the Mountain." Biograph 6007, Ebenezer- "Tell It To Me."

See also listing at:
Hear the tune played by Bo Bradham and Peter Jung at Berea Digital Archives [3]