Bush in the Shucks

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Also known as	Chuck in the Bush (2), Dry and Dusty, Weber's Drift
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Region	United States
Genre/Style	Bluegrass, Old-Time, Texas/Oklahoma
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(Southwest)
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Artist	Biography:Benny Thommason
Title of recording	Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Voyager Records
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BUSH IN THE SHUCKS. AKA and see "Chuck in the Bush [2]," "Weber's Drift." Texas-Style, Breakdown. DDad tuning (fiddle). John Burke maintains that Luke Thomasson (Dallas, Texas) composed the tune known as "Bush in the Shucks" after a friend named John Bush. The story goes that Bush was observed to be rummaging around in the corn cobs and shucks near the outhouse; the tune commemorates the event. Not to be confused with "Shuck in the Bush," a different tune.

Recorded sources: Benny Thomasson - "Country Fiddlin' from the Big State" (mistakenly appears as "Dry and Dusty"). Voyager Records, Benny Thommason - "Say Old Man, Can You Play the Fiddle" (has both "Bush in the Shucks" and "Dry and Dusty").

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