Black Cat in the Briar Patch

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 Theme code Index    1H333 57L13
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 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 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    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Miles Krassen
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Masters of Old Time Fiddling
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 49
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1983
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BLACK CAT IN THE BRIAR PATCH. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. G Major ('A' part) & C Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Krassen): AA'BB (Phillips). Phillips reverses the two parts of the tune from Krassen. The melody is 'crooked', or irregular, as it has an extra beat at the end of the 'A' part..

Sources for notated versions: Melvin Wine (b. 1909), learned from his father Bob (Braxton County, W.Va.) [Krassen]; Armin Barnett (Seattle) [Phillips].

Printed sources: Krassen (Masters of Old Time Fiddling), 1983; p. 49. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 28.

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