X:1
T:Sling the Hatchet Reel
C:Zeke Backus
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists,
B:leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a
B:Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs,
B:Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc. (1876, p. 28)
N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
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SLING THE HATCHET. American, Reel (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB'. "Sling the Hatchet" was composed by blackface minstrel biography:Zeke Backus.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - George H. Coes (Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists, leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs, Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc.), 1876; p. 28. Laybourn (Köhlers' Violin Repository Book 2), 1881-1885; p. 175.
