Wild Goose Chase (1)

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Theme code Index	5553 2232
Also known as	Flight of the Wild Geese (1), Geese Honking
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AB, AABB, AABB'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 257
Year of publication/Date of MS	1994
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Title of recording
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Year recorded
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Wild Goose Chase (1): Annotations

X:1
T:Wild Goose Chase [1]
S:Emmett Lundy (1864-1953, Sparta, near Galax, Va.)
M:C|
L:1/8
N:Lundy often plays irregular measures as he plays through the tune, 
N:resulting in idiosyncratic rhythm and melodic variants, albeit with
N:a strong sense of pulse.  
D:Library of Congress AFS 04940 A03, August, 1941 
F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/wild-goose-chase-1
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G
(Bc|d2)d2 dege|dBde dBGB|AGAB (AB)GA |BABc BAGB-|
d2d2 dege|dBde dBGB|[D2A2]GB AcBA|(G[G2B2])(G [G3B3]):| 
|:Bc|d3d d2g2|b4 g4|[D3B3]B- A2GB|[M:6/4]AAG(A BA)Bc BAGB|
[M:C|]d3d de g2|b4gb3|[G,3G3]B- AB[G,2G2]|AcBA |(G[G2B2])(G [G3B3]):|]

X:1
T:Wild Goose Chase [1]
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:Liz Slade
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(B/c/|d)d dg/B/|d/B/d/A/ (B/A/)B|A>(B A>)(B A)G/A/|B/c/B/A/ AG|
dd dg/B/|d/B/d/A/ (B/A/)B|AG A/(c/B/A/)|(G/ B) (G/ B):|
|:B|(B/ d) (B/ d)g|b2 (B<g)|\
M:3/4
B>B A/B/A/B/ AG/A/|
M:2/4            
(B/ d) (B/ d)g|b2 (B<g)|\
M:3/4
B>B AG A/c/B/A/|\
M:2/4
(G/B)(G/ B/)A/B:|

X:2
T:Wild Goose Chase [1]
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Clark Kessinger via Bruce Molsky
N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission. See http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion 
K:G
(Bc|d2)B2d2(ge)|d(ge)d (BA)GE|(DE)G(B A)(GG)(A|B)GA(F G2)(Bc|
c2)B2d2(ge)|d(ge)d (BA)GE|(DE)G(B A)(GG)(A|B)GA(F|G2)z2||
d4g3(a|b2) (a/b/a) (ga)g2|(GA)BG (AB)GA|B(GA)F G4|
{A/B/c/}d4 g3(a|b2) (a/b/a) (ga)g2|(GA)BG (AB)GA|B(GA)F G4||

Wild Goose Chase (1): Annotations