Rocky Mountain Goat

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 Theme code Index    53H3H3H 64H4H4H
 Also known as    Railroad through the Rocky Mountains, Damon's Winder, Drunken Billy Goat, Grand Hornpipe (1), Mud Fence, Ride the Goat Over the Mountains, Swiss Chalet, Devil in Georgia (2) (The)
 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    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:R.P. Christeson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Old Time Fiddler's Repertory vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 66
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1973
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Rocky Mountain Goat S:Ted Gossett (1904-1990, Muhlenberg County, western Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 D:Spr 2731 (78 RPM), Buddy Young’s Kentuckians (Sept., 1930) N:Buddy Young's Kentuckians was a pseudonym for Ted Gossett's band. Z:Andrew Kuntz K:C F|:JG2e^d efed|A2 fe fgfe|G2e^d efec|dcBA GFED| C2e^d efed|A2 fe fgfd|efge dBdf|1ec>c c2z:|2 ec>c c2ED|| CDEF G2AB|c2 ec dcAG|F2F2E2E2|D2 DE DCA,B,| CDEF G2AB|c2 ec dcAG|F2F2E2E2|1A,B,CD C2ED:|2 A,B,CD C3||


X:1 T:Rocky Mountain Goat S:Ardell Christopher (Texas) M:C| L:1/8 Z:Andrew Kuntz from Bob Christeson's Z:field recording K:D (A2|A2)f2 fgfe|B2g2gage|A2f2 fgfe|dcB2 AGFE| D2 f2 fgfe|B2g2gagf| ece2A2c2|d2dd d2:| |:DE|F2 AF G2BG|F2e2fedB|G2BG F2AF|EDEG FEDE| F2A2 DGBG|FAde fedB|A2BG FGAF|EDEE D2:|]


X:1 T:Rocky Mountain Goat M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Library of Congress AFS-L65 & L66, "The Hammons Family: A Study of a D:West Virginia Family's Traditions" (1973) F:https://archive.org/details/thehammonsfamily Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D ((3ABc|d2)eg fedc|BB[Bg]-[Ba] [B2g2][Bg][Bg]| A-d[df]d faaf|edcB AGFE| D2 eg fedc|BB[Bg]-[Ba] [B2g2][Bg]e|f-gaf edcA|[d2f2][df][de] [d2f2]:| ((3A,B,C|:[D2D2]) [D2D2] [FA]-[AA] [A2A2]|BcdB AGFD|GBAG FAAF|EDEF ECA,C| [D2D2]) [D2D2] [FA]-[AA] [A2A2]|BcdB AGFD|GBAG FDFD|1[M:5/4]EFE[CD]- [DD]>[DD] [D2D2]A,B,[M:C|]:|2 [M:5/4]EFE[CD]- [DD]>[DD] [D2D2]:|


X:1 T:Rocky Mountain Goat M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy from the playing of Clifford Gross N:and Muriel Campbell. B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 12, No. 3, Sept. 1978 (p. 66) Z:Andrew Kuntz K:D "D"A2f2 fafd|"G"B2g2 gagd|"D"A2f2 fafd|"A7"edcB AGFE| "D"[D2A2][A2f2] fafd|"G"B2g2 gage|"D"fefg "A7"afec|"D"d2 dc d2[D2A2]-| "D"[D2A2]f2 fafd|"G" B2g2 gagd|"D"A2f2 fafd|"A7"edcB AGFE| "D"[D2A2][A2f2] fafd|"G"B2g2 gage|"D"fefg "A7"afec|"D"d2 d d4|| "D"F2A2"G"G2[G2B2]|"D"A2f2 AdcA|"G"G2[G2B2] "D"F2[F2A2]|"A7"E2 EF EDB,D| "D"F2A2 "G"G2[G2B2]|"D"A2f2 AdcA|"G"[G4B4] "D"[F4A4]| "A7"EDCE "D"D4| "D"F2A2"G"G2[G2B2]|"D"A2f2 AdcA|"G"G2[G2B2] "D"F2[F2A2]|"A7"E2 EF EDB,D| "D"F2A2 "G"G2[G2B2]|"D"A2f2 AdcA|"G"[G4B4] "D"[F4A4]| "A7"EDCE "D"D4||