Benton's Dream

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Theme code Index	1H1H1H5 7b7b7b5
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	4/4
History	USA/Upland South"USA/Upland South" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AA'BB
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 22
Year of publication/Date of MS	1994
Artist
Title of recording	Smokey Valley Boys (The)
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded	1973
Media
Score ()

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BENTON'S DREAM. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Surry County, western North Carolina. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Composed by Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C., fiddler Benton Flippin (b. 1920). Susan Songer notes that Flippen wrote the tune some time in the 1960's while at neighboring Mt. Airy fiddler Tommy Jarrell's house, just fooling around on the fiddle. Jarrell said "That's a good tune" and dubbed it "Benton's Dream."

Source for notated version: Benton Flippen (Mt. Airy, N.C.) [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips ('Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 22. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 27.

Recorded sources: Green Linnett SIF1088, Patrick Street - "No. 2 Patrick Street." Rounder, Benton Flippen - "The Smokey Valley Boys" (1973). Rounder 0213, The Tompkins County Horseflies - "Chokers and Flies" (1985).

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