Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 2

A great modal A tune. The 2nd finger note on the A string is sometimes high (a C# in the A part), sometimes low (a C natural in the B part), and sometimes vague. Listen to how Henry Reel plays it. As recorded for Alan Jabbour and the Library of Congress in 1966.

Kitchen Girl
This link takes you to two recordings and a transcription of Henry Reed’s playing. Check out the whole website Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier.

fiddle and banjo, slow version

Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | July 8, 2010 | Comments (0)


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