Annotation:Buckwheat Batter (2)
X:1 T:Buckwheat Batter [2] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Quadrille B:E.F. Adam - Old Time Fiddlers Favorite Barn Dance Tunes (St. Louis, B:1928, No. 13, p. 7 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D DFA AFD|DGB BGD|DFA AFD|A,CE [A,3E3]| DFA AFD|DGB BGD|AFG ABc|d3 [F2d2]z:| |:{^e}[A3f3][D3d3]|AFB AFD|A,CE GFE|DFB A3| {^e}[A3f3][D3d3]|AFB AFD|A,CE GFE|FDD D2z:|]
BUCKWHEAT BATTER [2]. American, Canadian; Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is often credited to Don Messer, whose mid-20th century recording of the tune helped to popularize it in Canada and the United States. However, the tune was recorded in 1926 by Tom Owens WLS Barn Dance Trio for Gennett records (with dance calls), predating Messer's playing. The tune was also published in E.F. Adam's Old Time Fiddlers Favorite Barn Dance Tunes (St. Louis) in 1928.
