Annotation:White Creek

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WHITE CREEK. AKA - "Dirty Woman Creek." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Oklahoma. A Major. AEae tuning (fiddle). AABB. Thede says the name possibly alludes to the Missouri White Creek. The tune was one in the repertoire of the Oklahoma Collins family, some members of whom contributed to Thede's book; the modern-day representative of this musical family, fiddler Earl Collins, recorded several albums.

Source for notated version: Red McLaron (Ottawa County, Oklahoma) [Thede].

Printed sources: Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; p. 111.

Recorded sources: Yodel-Ay-Hee 008, One Eyed Dog - "Traditional Mountain Tunes" (1993).

See also listing at:
Hear/see the tune played on youtube.com [1]
Hear Earl Collins' recording at Slippery Hill [2]

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