X:1
T:Hunters of Kentucky
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Elias Howe – Second Part of the Musician’s Companion (1843, p. 6)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d|BGGG DGGB|AGFG ABcd|BGGG DGGB|
AGFG ABcc|Bddd Bddd|edcB ABcc|Accc Accc|
dcBA Bd z2|G2 GG Fz2F|c3c cB z B|BAdF AG z2||
HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY, THE. AKA and see "Allie Croker," "Half Horse and Half Alligator." American, English (originally); Air (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. Howe categorizes the tune among the 'songs' section, and, indeed, it has a venerable history [see LAWS A25]. It is a version of the Northumbrian tune "Allie Croker."
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Howe (Second Part of the Musician's Companion), 1843/1850; p. 6. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 45.
See also listing at : Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
