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LITTLE CAT. AKA and see "Pretty Little Cat." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. A Mixolydian. Standard, ADae or AEae tunings (fiddle). AABB. Known as a West Virginia tune, in the repertoires of Wilson Douglas, Lee Triplett, Dwight Diller and others. "June Apple" is a related melody.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources:

Recorded sources: Elderberry Records, Lee Triplett - "The Music Never Dies, A Vandalia Sampler, 1977-1987" (1988).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear Lee Triplett play the tune at Berea Digital Content [2] [3] (recorded at Mountain Heritage Festival in Carter County, Kentucky 1971)




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