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BUCKWHEAT BATTER. American, Jig (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Though West Virginia's Tweedy Brothers 1928 recording shared the name Buckwheat Batter with modern Canadian versions (see "Buckwheat Batter (2)"), the tune is different than Messer's and predates Messer's recording. Buckwheat Batter is in the repertoire of Western Maryland fiddler Shawn Craver and is similar to the Tweedy recording.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - E.F. Adam (Old Time Fiddlers Favorite Barn Dance Tunes for the Violin), 1928.
Recorded sources : - Gennett 6604 (78 RPM), 1928, Tweedy Brothers (W.Va. brother band Harry, Charles and George, who played twin fiddles and piano). Gennett 3292 (78 RPM), 1926, Tom Owen's Barn Dance Trio of WLS (Paul Tyler says that Owens, a caller, was a native of Missouri).
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Hear the Tweedy Brothers' 1928 recording at youtube.com [1]
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