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PRETTY LITTLE SHOES [1]. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, W.Va. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The source for the tune is Clay County, West Virginia, fiddler French Carpenter (1899-1965) via Wilson Douglas.

French Carpenter



Source for notated version: Jim Ketterman [Silberberg/93].

Printed sources: Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 122. Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn’t Learn at the Tractor Tavern), 2004; p. 35.

Recorded sources: Buffalo Skinner Recordings, Kim Johnson - "Keepers" (2009). Chubby Dragon CS 1001, The Red Mules – “Tribute to the Appalachian String Band Music Festival.” Marimac Recordings, 1989, Wilson Douglas (W.Va.) - "Boatin' Up Sandy" (1989).

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]




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