Shippensport

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 Theme code Index    1H1H1H6 6326L
 Also known as    Shippinport, Shipping Port, Shippingport, Blackbird Says to the Crow
 Composer/Core Source    Doc Roberts
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Central)
 Structure    ABB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stacy Phillips
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 220
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1994
 Artist    Doc Roberts
 Title of recording    Shippen' Sport/Run Smoke Run
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Gennett 6689 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1929
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Shippin' Sport S:Doc Roberts (1897-1978, Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Quick" D:Gennett 6689 (78 RPM), Fiddlin' Doc Roberts (1929) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/shippensport-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G ef|"*$"g2 ef e2d2|BAGB AG[G2B2]|gfga gedg|ea2^g a2f2| gfga gedg|dBAG BGEF|GFGE DEGA|BGAF G2:| |:AB|c2c2 BAGB|AGBG AGEF|GFGE DEGA|BGBG A2G2| "**"c2c2 BAGB|AGBG AGEF|GFGE DEGA|BGAF G2:| P:Substitutions "*"g2 (f/g/f) e2d2||"or $"gfga gedg|edBG A2[G2B2]|]"**"c2 ec Bcdc|BAGB AGEF|]


X:1 T:Shippensport M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Quick" D:Augusta Heritage Records 017, Burl Hammons - Old Time Music of Pocahontas County (1995) S:Burl Hammons (1908-1993, Pocahontas County, W.Va.) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/shippensport Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G ((3DEF|G)ABc d2ef|gage d2 BA|{E}GABc d2ed|BA2A A2((3DEF| G)ABc d2ef|gage d2 BA|GBAG EGDE|DG[GB][GA] [G2B2]|| ([GA][GB]|[G2c2])cB (3cBA GA|BAGB AGEF|GAGE DEGA|BA+slide+[AA][AA] [A2A2](AB| c2)c2 BAGA|(BA)GB AGEF|GAGE (DE)GA|BGAF [G2B2]||


X:1 T:Shippingport S:Jim Booker via John Masters (1904-1986, Lexington, Fayette County, central Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 Q:"Quick" N:Field recording by John Harrod c. 1975 F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/shippingport N:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3457 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz R:Reel K:G g6eg | edBd AGEG|dg2e- ed-d2|eaab a3e| g2fa gedg|edBd AGEF|G2 (3EFE DEGA|BGAF G2(3Bcd| g2fa gedg| edBd AGEG|dega gedd| eaab a2ef| g2fa gedg|edBd AGEF|G2 (FE) DEGA|BGAF [G2B2]|| |:AB|[E2c2]dc B2[G2B2]|BAGB AGED|G4 DEGA|([GB]A)BG A2AB| [E2c2]dc B2[G2B2]|BAGB AGED|G2 E2 DEGA|BGAF G2:||


X:1 T:Shippingport S:Kelly Gilbert (1895-1991, Franklin County, Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Fast" N:From a 1978 field recording by John Harrod F:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3448 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G d|e2d2 efgf|edB-d A2B-A|e2d2 efga|b2a2a2gf| e2d2 efgf|edBB AGEF|GFGE D2GA |[M:3/2]BGAF G6|| [c2e2]-|[c2e2]dc B2G2|AGAB- AGE2|[G,3G3]E D2[G,2G2]|BGBG A2(B2| c2)dc B2G2|AGAB- AGE2|[G,G]E[G,G]E D2G2|BG A2 G3||


X:1 T:Shippingsport M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel N:Transcribed by John Hartford B:Stephen F. Davis - Devil's Box, vol. 29, No. 2, Summer 1995 (p. 15) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G e/f/|g/f/g/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/d/B/G/ A<G|g/f/g/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/ab/ ae/f/| g/f/g/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/d/B/G/ A/G/E/F/|G/F/G/E/ D/E/G/A/|B/G/A/F/ G:| |:A/B/|cc B/A/G/B/|A/G/B/G/ A/G/E/F/|G/F/G/E/ D/E/G/A/|B/A/B/G/ A/G/A/B/| cc B/A/G/B/|A/G/B/G/ A/G/E/F/|G/F/G/E? D/E/G/A/|B/G/A/F/ G:| |:B/d/|e>d g/a/g/d/|e/d/B/G/ AG|e>d g/f/g/a/|b/a/b/a/ gd| e>d g/a/g/e/|d/c/B/G/ A/G/E/F/|G/F/G/E/ D/E/G/A/|B/G/A/F/ G:| P:"I keep wanting to play the 'C' part like this" [Hartford] ed g/a/g/d/|e/d/B/G/ AG|ed g/a/g/d/|e/f/g/a bd| ed g/a/g/d/ |e/d/B/G/ A/G/E/F/|G/A/G/E/ DF/G/A/|B/G/A/F/ G||