X:1
T:Lady of the Lake
S:John Ashby (Va.)
M:C|
L:1/8
N:Drone liberally.
D:County 727, John Ashby - Old Virginia Fiddling (1971)
F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/lady-lake-0
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
[A2A2]-|[AA][AA][FA][EA] [D2A2][FA][GA]|[AA][AA][FA][EA] [D2A2] [FA][EA]|DEFA f3g|f2e4+slide+[e2e2]-|
[ee]A-cB A2[ce]-[ee]-|[ee]A-cB A2+slide+[A2A2]-|[AA]BcB A2 FE|D3-E D2:|
|:[D2D2]-|[D2D2]FE DEFA|f3g f2A2-|ABcB A[F3A3]|[E3A3]-[FA] [E2A2] [E2A2]-|
[EA]EFE DEFA|f3g f2A2-|ABcB A[GA][FA][EA]|([D3D3]E) D2:|]
LADY OF THE LAKE [10]. American, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Lady of the Lake [10]" is sourced to the Crook Brothers and, later, to fiddler John Ashby (1915-1979) of Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia.John Ashby This is perhaps the version referenced by John Hartford as having been played for years by old time bands on the Grand Old Opry, and known around Middle Tennessee.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Susan Songer with Clyde Curley (Portland Collection vol. 3), 2015; p. 114.
Recorded sources : - County 727, John Ashby - "Old Virginia Fiddling." Field Recorders Collective FRC-108, "John Ashby and the Free State Ramblers" (2007. From a 1972 NYC concert).
See also listing at : Hear John Ashby's recording at Slippery Hill [1] and youtube.com [2]
Read an Old Time Herald article about the Ashby family [3]
