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BLUE GOOSE [1], THE. AKA - "Grey Goose," "Susan's Gone." American, Reel (cut time). USA, northeastern Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune is a variant of the better-known "Barlow Knife (1)" (see note for "Annotation:Barlow Knife (1)"). Mark Wilson also notes that the tune was called "Boatin'/Boating Up Sandy (7)" in the Portsmouth, Ohio, region (although that name has been used for several tunes). See also Glen Lyn, Virginia, fiddler Henry Reed's "Cabin Creek (1)," another tune in the "Barlow Knife" family.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Buddy Thomas (1935-1974, Lewis County, Ky.), [Phillips].

Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 31.

Recorded sources : - Field Recorders Collective FRC 303, "Buddy Thomas: Recordings from the collection of Dave Spilia & Ray Alden" (2015). Rounder 0032, Buddy Thomas - "Kitty Puss: Old Time Fiddle Music From Kentucky" (1976, originally recorded 1973). VT-2003, Rhys Jones, Jeff Miller, Jim Nelson - "Mississippi Square Dance vol. 2" (2004. A version similar to Buddy Thomas's, traced to a Dave Vettik, c. 1972).

See also listing at :
Hear Buddy Thomas's recording at Slippery Hill [1] and on youtube.com [2]

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