Annotation:Jake's Got a Bellyache

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JAKE'S GOT THE BELLYACHE. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Mixolydian. ADae tuning (fiddle). AAB. This moderate tempo modal breakdown was in the repertoire of West Virginia fiddler Edden Hammons [1]. A version (with a slightly different rhythm and a more pronounced modal character) called "Kate's Got the Bellyache" has been collected in southeastern Kentucky from the playing of Estill Bingham. Also played in 'G'.

Edden Hammons (1876-1955)



Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Milliner & Koken (Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes), 2011; p. 327.

Recorded sources: Sound Archives SA2, "Edden Hammons Collection II, Disc 1". HJM003MRR, The Haints - "Shout Monah."

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]




Tune properties and standard notation