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X:1 T:Old Christmas [2] S:Boyd Asher (Hyden, Leslie County, Ky., 1937) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Library of Congress, AFS 01525 B02 F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/old-christmas-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G [B2g2]d2- d4|efga b2a2|gage d2B2|BcBA G4-| G2{c}BA G2ED| BcBA G4|Bdge dcBA|B2[G2B2]G2[B,2G2]-| [B,G]ABA G2ED|BcBA G4-|G2ge d2 BA|BcBA G2G2 | GABA G2E2|(B[B3g3])[B4g4]|dega b2a2|gage d2BA| BcBA G4-|G2{c}BA G2 ED|BcBA G2G2| GBge dcBA|BcBA G2G2|GABA G2ED|G2B2 G2G4 [G,4G4]|| |:{d}g4 [d4g4]|dega b4|a4 g2[d2g2]|efge dcBA| g4 d4|efga b2a2|gage dcBA|BcB(D G4)| GABA G2 ED|BAB2 G2G2|GBge dcBA|BcBAG2G2| GABA G2 ED|B2B2G2G2|GBge dcBA|[M:3/4][GB]cB2 G2|[M:C|]G4[G,4G4]:|]

OLD CHRISTMAS [2]. American, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB This "Old Christmas" reel was one of a number of tunes recorded for the Library of Congress in 1937 by Alan and Beth Lomax for the Library of Congress from the playing of fiddler Boyd Asher, of Hyden, Leslie County, southeast Kentucky.

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Recorded sources: - Library of Congress, AFS 01525 B02, Boyd Asher (1937). Yazoo Records, Boyd Asher - "Kentucky Mountain Music, Part 3" (2005. Various artists).

See also listing at:
Hear Boyd Asher's 1937 recording at youtube.com [1] and as Slippery Hill [2]

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