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Theme code Index
11H61H 3142
Also known as
Did You Ever See a Devil Uncle Joe? , Did You Ever Go to Meetin' Uncle Joe? , Don't You Want to Go to Heaven Uncle Joe? , Gigue américaine , McCloud's Reel , Miss McCloud's Reel , Miss McLeod's Reel (1) , Miss MacLeod's Reel (1) , Hop High Ladies , Hop High Ladies the Cake's All Dough , Hop Light Ladies , Cake's All Dough , Green Mountain (1) , Walk Jaw Bone (1) , Billy Boy (2)
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
4/4, 2/4
History
USA(Upland South)
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Stacy Phillips
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number
p. 71
Year of publication/Date of MS
1994
Artist
Biography:Fiddlin' Cowan Powers
Title of recording
Old Molly Hare/Did You Ever See The Devil Uncle Joe
Record label/Catalogue nr.
OKeh 45268 (78 RPM)
Year recorded
1927
Media
Score 1 )
X: 1
T: Don't You Want To Go To Heaven, Uncle Joe?
S: Lee Owens and Viola Ruth "American Square Dances of the West and Southwest"
S: Lee Owens and Viola Ruth "Advanced Square Dances of the West and Southwest" p.127
N: This is a variant of the Scottish "Miss McLeod's Reel"
R: reel
Z: 2010 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: G
|: "G"GABc dBGA | B2(BA) B2A2 | "G"GABc dBGB |"D7"A2(AB) A2z2 |
"G"GABc dBGA | B2(BA) B2d2 | "C"e3d efgd | "G"B2A2 "G"G2z2 :|
|: "G"G2g2 efgd | "G"B2(BA) B2A2 | "G"G2g2 efge |"D7"a3b a4 |
"G"G2g2 efge | "G"B2(BA) B2d2 | "C"e3d efgd | "G"B2A2 "G"G4 :|
