Annotation:Greek Melody

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X:1 T:Greek Medley N:From the playing of fiddler George Lee Hawkins N:(1904-1991, Bath County, northeastern Ky.), recorded N:in the field in 1973. M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Moderately Quick" D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/greek-medley Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Gmix GF|DCDF GABc|dg^fd BG2B|d2c2 BAGF|DCDG FDCA,| B,CDF GA-Bc|dg^fd BGGB|d2c2 BGFC|[M:3/2]D-[G,3G3][G,6G6]:| ef|[M:C|]gfga b2 g2|agfa gfd2|d^cde fdB=c|dcBd cB G2| F3F GABc|dgfd BGGB| d2c2 BGFC|[M:3/2]D-[G,3G3][G,6G6]:| P:A' GF|DCDF G2 Bc|d2c2 BG2D|F2G2 FDCA,|_B,CDG FDCA,| _B,CDF GA_Bc|dgfd BBBc|d2c2 BGFC|[M:3/2]D-[G,3G3][G,6G6]||

GREEK MELODY. American, Reel (cut time). A Minor (Rawlings): G Mixolydian (Hawkins). Standard or ADae tuning (fiddle). AABB.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : -

Recorded sources: - Rounder 0376, George Hawkins - "Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky vol. 1: Up the Ohio and Licking Rivers" (1997. Various artists).

See also listing at:
Hear Bath County, Ky., fiddler Carlton Rawling's c. 1960's field recording at Berea Sound Archives [1]
Hear George Lee Hawkins' (Bath County, Ky.) 1973 field recording at Slippery Hill [2]

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