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LIZA JANE [2]. AKA and see "Little Liza Jane," "Tumblin' Creek Liza Jane," and "I Lost My Liza Jane." American, Reel (cut or 2/4 time). USA, Kentucky. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This "Liza Jane" version is from fiddler J.P Fraley (1924-2011), of Rush, Kentucky. Fraley was born in 1927 near Hitchins, Carter County, and learned much of his fiddling and some repertoire from his father Richard, a farmer. Jeff Titon (2001) says that when the family had business in Ashland, Richard dropped J.P. off to listen for hours to regional great Ed Haley play on the street corner, so as to increase his tutelage. John Hartford supplies this note in his transcription: "Raymond Toddy and Howdy's Uncle Bob were playing a dance on Tumblin' Creek and swappin off, and Raymond played Liza Jane and ever since then they called it 'Tumblin' Creek Liza Jane.'"

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Greg Canote (Seattle) [Silberberg]; Howdy Forrester, via John Hartford [Devil's Box].

Printed sources : - Stephen F. Davis (The Devil's Box), vol. 23, No. 1, Spring 1989; p. 21. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 90. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 128.

Recorded sources : - The String Beings - "Late for the Dance." Rounder 0037, J. P. and Annadeene Fraley - "Wild Rose of the Mountain" (1972. Appears as "Little Liza Jane)."

See also listing at :
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear J.P. Fraley's recording at Fiddle Club of the World [2] and youtube.com [3]

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