Annotation:Fish Upon a Hook

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FISH UPON A HOOK. American, Reel (cut or 2/4 time). D Major. ADae tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first and second strains are quite similar to one another, making it easy to get confused in jams for the unwary. See also discussion of titles in "Hook and Line".

Source for notated version: Norman Edmonds (1889-1976, Hillsville, Wythe County, southwest Virginia) [Milliner & Koken].

Printed sources: Milliner & Koken (Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes), 2011; p. 200.

Recorded sources: County CD 2728, Rafe Stefanini - "Hell and Scissors" (1999). Field Recorders Collective FRC302, "Norman Edmonds and the Old Timers, vol. 2" (2004)

See also listing at:< br> Hear Norman Edmond's recording at Slippery Hill [1], at youtube.com [2] and at the Field Recorders Collective site [3]

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