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)
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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