Big Muddy

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Theme code Index	5H5H4H2H 3H1H1H3H
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Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn)
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Drew Beisswenger & Gordon McCann
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ozarks Fiddle Music
Tune and/or Page number	p. 109
Year of publication/Date of MS	2008
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BIG MUDDY. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A member of the large "My Love is But a Lassie Yet (1)/My Love She's But a Lassie Yet (1)" tune family, in the repertoire of Missouri train engineer and dance fiddler Glenn Rickman. Rickman recalled that he often played this tune for dancing, especially a memorable night in 1931 when a fight broke out over a half-pint of moonshine.

Source for notated version: Glenn Rickman (1901-1982, Hurley, Missouri) [Beisswenger & McCann].

Printed source: Beisswenger & McCann (Ozarks Fiddle Music), 2008; p. 109.

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