Brushy Fork of John's Creek (2)

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Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(Upland South)
Structure	AA'BB'C
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Fiddler Magazine
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 36-37
Year of publication/Date of MS	vol. 8, No. 2, Summer 2001
Artist	Biography:John Hartford
Title of recording	Speed of the Old Long Bow (The)
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Rounder CD-438
Year recorded	1998
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BRUSHY FORK OF JOHN'S CREEK [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Mixolydian. AA'BB'C. A different tune than "Brushy Fork of John's Creek (1)". The title is said to commemorate a Civil War battle that took place either on Brushy Fork of John's Creek in Pike County, Kentucky, or near Old Bedstead Mountain in southern Floyd County, Kentucky. Similarities to "Bunch of Keys (2)."

Source for notated version: Ed Haley (Kentucky/W.Va. border region) via John Hartford [Fiddler].

Printed source: Fiddler Magazine, vol. 8, No. 2, Summer 2001; pp. 36-37.

Recorded source: Rounder 1131/1132, Ed Hayley - "Forked Deer, vol. 1" (1997).

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