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KANAWHA MARCH. Old-Time, March (cut time). USA, West Virginia. D Major {Phillips}: G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part) {Silberberg}. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Phillips): AB (Silberberg). A local West Virginia tune recorded for the Brunswick label by Kanawha County fiddler Clark Kessinger (1896-1975) in the late 1920's.

Source for notated version: Clark Kessinger (W.Va.) [Phillips]; Barry Schultz [Silberberg].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; p. 71. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 79.

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