Annotation:Walking the Water

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X:1 T:Walking the Water N:From the playing of fiddler Marcus Martin (1881-1974, Macon and Buncombe N:Counties, western N.C.), form a 1942 field recording M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Fast" R:Reel D:Univ. of N.C. SFC CD 100, Marcus Martin - "When I get My New House Done" (2007). D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/walking-water Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G |:gage dega|ba (3bag egga|gage dega|1gedB A(G- [G2B2]):|2gedB A(G[GB])[GB]|| [G_B]-[G=B] JBA GABd |e2 ed Bd-de|dedB GABd|edeB- AG3| JB2 JBA GABd |efed Bd-de|dedB GABd|edeB- AGGG| JB2 JBA GABd |e2 ed Bd-de|dedB GABd|eddB- AG3||

WALKING THE WATER. American, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBB. Aquone, Macon County, western North Carolina fiddler Marcus Martin (1991-1974) played the tune in standard tuning, however, Rayna Gellert has a version in DDad tuning.

Additional notes

Recorded sources : - Univ. of N.C. SFC CD 100, Marcus Martin - "When I get My New House Done" (2007. Originally recorded in 1942).

See also listing at :
Hear Marcus Martin's 1942 field recording at Slippery Hill [1] See/hear Rayna Gellert play the tune [2] (DDad tuning).

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