Annotation:Pretty Little Cat

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X:1 T:Pretty Little Cat N:From the playing of fiddler Lee Triplett (1897-1982, Clay County, W.Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Fast" D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AMyf41ABg4 D:https://dla.acaweb.org/digital/collection/berea/id/2024/ Z:Andrew Kuntz K:Amix J[c2e2]ec B2G2|ABAG E4|J[A2A2]AB c2d2|J[e3e3]-[^de] [e2e2]eg| a2b2 abag |edBA GAB2|c2e2 d2B2|J[A3A3][AA] [A2A2]|| ((3efg|a2)eg g2ag|ed B2 A2 ((3efg|a2)eg g2d2|J[e3e3][ee][e2e2]((3efg| a2) eg g2 ag|ed B2 A2AB|c2ec B2 G2|J[A3A3][AA][A2A2]||

PRETTY LITTLE CAT. American, Reel. USA, West Virginia. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Douglas): AABB. Usually played at a relaxed tempo. "Pretty Little Cat" is a more major sounding tune than "Pretty Little Dog" from West Virginia fiddler Lee Tiplett (1897-1982), who told similar stories about the origin of the two tunes (for which see "annotation:Pretty Little Dog"). Some see similarities between "Pretty Little Cat" and "June Apple/Appal," "Kitchen Girl" and "Sandy Boys."

Additional notes

Recorded sources : - Cassette C-7625, Wilson Douglas - "Back Porch Symphony" (1995). Yew Pine Mt. YP IX3, Dwight Diller - "Harvest" (1996). Wilson Douglas - "Fiddle Tunes from Central West Virginia" (1998). Erynn Marshall - "Calico" (2012).

See also listing at :
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
See/hear youtube versions [2][3]
Hear Wilson Douglas's recording at Slippery Hill [4]
Hear Erynn Marshall's recording [5]

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