Annotation:Garfield (1)

GARFIELD [1]. American, Reel (cut time). A Major. AEae (Bailey) or Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The only source for the tune is Stanley Bailey, of Enigma, Georgia, whose son (also named Stanley) was a bluegrass fiddler who lived in Florida for many years. The elder Bailey had several regional south Georgia tunes in his repertory. The 'B' part is very similar to that of some versions of "Breakin' Up Christmas."

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Bruce Green (Ky., North Carolina) [Phillips].

Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 94. Susan Songer with Clyde Curley (Portland Collection vol. 3), 2015; p. 79.

Recorded sources : - Rounder 0172, Bob Carlin - "Where Did You Get that Hat?" (1982).

See also listing at :
Hear a field recording by Joe LaRose of Stanley Bailey Sr. playing the tune at Slippery Hill [1]

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