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OLD MOSE [2]. AKA - "Old Moses." American, Reel (cut time). C Major (Sims): G Major (Canote). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB or AABB. Sometimes played in the key of 'G'. From the playing of fiddler Garry Harrison (1954-2012), who collected it from farmer and fiddler Howard Sims (1896-1977) of Modesto, southern Illinois . Howard Marshall says the "Old Moses" title is from extreme southwest Missouri (may refer to "Old Mose (1)]]."
Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Howard Sims (Illinois) [Harrison & Burgess]; Greg Canote (Seattle) [Silberberg].
Printed sources : - Harrison & Burgess (Dear Old Illinois), 2007; p. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 112.
Recorded sources : - Pickaway Press, Howard Sims - "Dear Old Illinois" (2007. Various artists). Rayna Gellert & Susie Goehring - "Starch & Iron."
See also listing at :
Hear Howard Sims' field recording at Slippery Hill [:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/old-mose ]
Hear/see Rayna and Dan Gellert play a key of 'G' twin fiddle version of the tune at youtube.com [1]
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