Annotation:Essence of Old Kentucky

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ESSENCE OF OLD KENTUCKY. AKA - "Essence of Old Virginia." American, ("Slow") Jig. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. See note for "Essence of Old Virginny" for information on the "Essence..." type of tune.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 24. Elias Howe (Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7), Boston, 1880-1882; p. 635 (as "Essence of Old Virginia"). Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883.

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