X:1
T:Silver Lake [4]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:Collected from James Taylor in the 1930’s
B:Bayard – Dance to the Fiddle (1981, No. 336H
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D2-|D2 G>A B>cB>A|GAB>^c e>d=c>B|A>GF>E D>dB>A|G>AB>c d2D2-|
D2 G>A B>dB>A|G>AB>^c e>d=c>B|A>GFG A>dB>A|G2 B>A G2||
ef |g2Tf2e2d2|c2B2A2F2-|!fermata!F3 F A>dBA|G>AB>c d2 ef|
g2Tf2e2d2|c2B2A2F2-|!fermata!F3 F A>dB>A|G2 B>A G2||
SILVER LAKE [4]. AKA and see "Carrolltown Breakdown (2)" (Pa.). American, Reel. USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Bayard thought the tune (“highly popular in Pennsylvania”) to be a derivative of “Buffalo Gals.” The usual name for the tune in Pennsylvania is “Carrolltown Breakdown,” with the name ‘Silver Lake’ in the region usually referring to the tune “Silver Lake (3).”
Additional notes
Source for notated version: - James Taylor (fiddler from W.Va. & Greene County, Pa., 1930's) [Bayard].
Printed sources : - Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 336H, p. 320.
