Eighth of January (1)

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X:1 T:Eighth of January [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 N:A very standard and straightforward version of the tune. B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 22, No. 1, Spring 1988 (p. 21) N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy, based on the version by Warren Smith, c. 1940's Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D e/a/|"D"f/e/f/a/ f/e/d/f/|"G"e/f/e/d/ BB/d/|"A7"ee/f/ e/d/B/A/|"D"d/B/A/[F/A/] [DA]e/a/| "D"f/e/f/a/ f/e/d/f/|"G"e/f/e/d/ B/d/e/f/|"A7"a/f/e/a/ f/e/c/A/|"D"d/B/A/F/ D:| |:"D"A/A/|AA/B/ AA/A/|A/d/B/A/ F/E/D/F/|AA/B/ AA/d/|"A7"B/A/F/E/ "D"D[D/A/][F/A/]| "D"AA/B/ AA/A/|A/d/B/A/ F/E/D/F/|AA/A/ A/d/f/e/|"A7"d/B/A/F/ "D"D:| |:e/a/|"D"fa f[df]|"G"e/f/e/[d/e/] [Be][B/e/][d/e/]|"A7"[ee]e/f/ e/d/B/A/|"D"d/B/A/[F/A/] [DA]e/a/| "D"fa f[df]|"G"e/f/e/d/ B/d/e/f/|"A7"aA Bc|"D"d/B/A/F/ D:| |:f/g/|"D"a/f/b/f/ a/f/d/f/|a/f/b/f/ af/g/|a/f/b/f/ a/f/g/a/|"A7"f/d/e/c/ "D"df/g/| "D"a/f/b/f/ a/f/b/f/|a/f/b/f/ af/g/|a/f/b/f/ a/f/g/a/|"A7"f/d/e/c/ "D"d:|]

X: 2 T: Eighth Of January [1] S: Lee Owens and Viola Ruth "American Square Dances of the West and Southwest" R: reel Z: 2010 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: C |: "C"[e2e2](ef) e2e2 | "F"dedc A2((3ABc) | "G7"d2(de) d2(AB) | "C"cAGE C4 :| "C"G2(GA) G2(EF) | GAGE "G7"D2(EF) | "C"G2(GA) G2(EF) | "G7"GFED "C"C2(EF) | G2(GA) G2(EF) | GAGE "G7"D2(EF) | "C"G2(GA) G2(EF) | "G7"GFED "C"C4 |]

X:3 T:Eighth of January [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940, p. 63) K:D D/E/|FA A/B/A/A/|FF ED/E/|FA AB/c/|d/B/A/F/ D:| |:f/a/f/e/ dd|e/f/e/d/ B2|ee/f/ e/d/B/c/|d/B/A/F/ D2:| |:f/g/|aa/f/ af/g/|a/b/a/f/ ef/g/|a/b/a/f/ e/d/B/c/|d/B/A/F/ D f/g/| aa/f/ af/g/|a/b/a/f/ ee/f/|g/a/g/f/ ec|A/B/A/F/ D:||

X:1 T:Eighth of January [1] S:Sam McCracken (1888-1972, Elkmont, Limestone County, north-central Alabama) M: L:1/8 N:Play ABBAC D:Alabama Traditions CD 103, Sam McCracken - "Possum up D:a Gum Stump." F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/eighth-january-9 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D Ofefg feBc|dBAF E2E2|c2 ef edBc|dBAF D2D2| fefg feBc|dBAF E2E2|beag feBc|dBAF D4-|[M:2/4]D2|| |:fg|[M:C|]afbf aefg|afbf e2 fg|afbf aefg|afed d2!D.C.!O:| AB|A2(FD) ABAF|[M:2/4] E2 [D2A2] |[M:C|]A2 AB AGFD| AF(ED) D4-|[M:2/4]D2AB| A2(FD) ABAF|[M:2/4] E2 [D2A2] |[M:C|]A2 AB Aafe|dBAF [D4A4]||

X:1 T:Eighth of January [1] N:From the playing of fiddler Enos Canoy (1909-1970, born and died in N:Magee, Simpson County, central Mississippi), recorded in 1939 by N:Herbert Halpert for the Library of Congress. N:Canoy had a band called the Canoy Wildcats, the first string band to play N:on Mississippi radio. Canoy and his family were also called the Enos Canoy N:Band. M:C| R:Reel D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/eighth-january-17 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D [D2B2]|J[D3d3][Dd]-[D2d2][D2B2]|[D3d3]B G2B2|[D3d2]d[D2d2]b2-| bge2d2B2| J[D3d3][Dd]-[D2d2][D2B2]|[D2d2]B2G2B2|[D3d2]d[D2d2]b2-| bgedg4|| b-a-bc' d'2d'-b-|b2g2 e2e2|a3(a- af)g2-| gedBg4| b-a-bc' d'2d'-b-|b2g2 e2e2|a3(a- af)