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All Tunes As of 1/15/2018 Some Tunes for the South Bay Old-Time Jam © Pete Showman January 15, 2018 Some Tunes for the South Bay Old-Time Jam – January 15. 2018 Pete’s Tunes Contradanza de Sonoma (G) .................................. 47 Arwen’s Waltz (G, with harmony) ........................... 1 Cowboy Waltz (D) ................................................. 48 Dinah’s Waltz (D) .................................................... 2 Cripple Creek (A) .................................................. 49 Harrison’s Favorite Jig (D) ....................................... 3 Cuckoo’s Nest (D Mix.) ......................................... 50 Isabella’s Waltz (G, with harmony) ......................... 4 Cumberland ............................................................ 51 Molly O’Donnell’s (D) ............................................. 5 Cumberland Gap (D) .............................................. 52 Mostly Old-Time Tunes Damon’s Winder (D) ............................................. 53 Dance All Night (G) ............................................... 54 Angelina Baker (aka Angeline the Baker) (D) ......... 7 Devil Ate the Groundhog (G) ................................ 55 Angelina Baker’s Gone (Stephen Foster; C) ............ 8 Dinah (A) ............................................................... 56 Angelina Baker’s Gone (same song, in D) ............... 9 Dry and Dusty, ver. 1 and 2 (D) ............................. 57 Arkansas Traveler, The (D) .................................... 10 Duck River (John Salyer version) (D) ................... 58 Ashokan Farewell (D; Jay Ungar) ......................... 11 Ducks on the Millpond (D; 2 versions) .................. 59 Bacon Rind (G) ...................................................... 12 Ducks on the Pond (Three versions: Henry Reed Banjo Tramp (D) .................................................... 13 (A Dorian), Portland Collection (A Dor.), Barlow Knife (G) .................................................... 14 Fiddler’s Fakebook (A Mix. and A Dor.)) 60, 61 Battle of Manassas, The #1 (aka Battle of Bull Run, Eighth of January (Battle of New Orleans) (D) .... 62 Abe’s Retreat, Manassas Junction) (A Dorian) ..... 15 Elzic’s Farewell (A Dorian) ................................... 63 Been to the East, Been to the West (G) .................. 16 Betty Liken(s) (A Dorian) ...................................... 17 Falls of Richmond (D) ........................................... 64 Big Eyed Rabbit (A) ............................................... 18 Fisher’s Hornpipe (aka Fishar’s Hornpipe) (D) ..... 65 Big Sandy River (A) ............................................... 19 Flop Eared Mule (D+A and G+D) ......................... 66 Big Scioty / Big Sciota (G) ..................................... 20 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss Big Scioty, The (G; Burl Hammons’ version) ........ 21 (Susannah Gal) (D) ........................................... 67 Bill Cheatham (A) ................................................... 22 Foxtrot Rag ............................................................ 68 Bill Katon’s Tune (Jeff City / Jefferson City) (G) .. 23 “Gearshift” Polka (Swedish; aka “Polkett e. Billy in the Low Land (G) ...................................... 24 Bred Paltbro”) (G) ............................................. 69 Billy in the Lowground (C) .................................... 25 Girl I Left Behind Me, The (G) .............................. 70 Blake’s March (G) .................................................. 26 Girl with the Blue Dress on (G) ............................. 71 Bluewater Hornpipe Goin’ Up Town (Goin’ Uptown) (D) ..................... 72 (aka President Garfield’s Hornpipe) (Bb) ......... 27 (Golden Slippers – see “The Medley”, p. 113) Boatin’ Up Sandy (E Dorian & A Dorian) ............. 28 Good Neighbor Waltz (D; A. DeJarlis or D. Messer 73 Boatman (aka Boatman Dance) (A) ....................... 29 Goodbye Girls, I’m Going To Boston (G & G Mix) . 74 Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine (D) ......................... 30 Goodbye Liza Jane (D) .......................................... 75 Bonaparte’s Retreat (D) .......................................... 31 Granny (A Mix.) .................................................... 76 Booth Shot Lincoln (G) .......................................... 32 Grasshopper Sittin’ on a Sweet Potato Vine (D) ... 77 Booth Shot Lincoln (A — more common key) ...... 33 Greasy Coat (A Dorian; 2 versions) ....................... 78 Buck Mountain (D) ................................................ 34 Green Willis (The Raw Recruit) (D) ...................... 79 Bull at the Wagon (A; the slow, syncopated ver.) ... 35 Grey Eagle #2 (3 versions, in G & A) .................... 80 Bully of the Town (C) ............................................ 36 Growling Old Man and Grumbling Old Woman, The Bully of the Town (D) ............................................ 37 (A Dorian & A Mixolydian(+) .......................... 81 Campbell’s Farewell to Red Gap (A Mix.) ............ 38 Grubb Springs (A) .................................................. 82 Can You Dance a Tobacco Hill (D) ....................... 39 Hammares Gånglåt (Swedish) (Dm) ..................... 83 Casey’s Reel (D) .................................................... 40 Harrington Valley Two-Step (D; Calvin Vollrath) . 84 Cherokee Shuffle (A) ............................................. 41 Hollow Poplar (G) .................................................. 85 Chinquapin Hunting (A) ......................................... 42 Home with the Girls in the Morning (D Dorian) ... 86 Cindy (D) ................................................................ 43 Hop Kiln Road (G) (John Gregorin) ..................... 87 Cold Frosty Morning (Frosty Morning) (A Dor.) .. 44 Hungarian Railroad (D) (Magnus Bäckström) ....... 88 Coleman’s March (D) ............................................. 45 Colored Aristocracy (G) .......................................... 46 Ingers Brudvals (D) (Per/Pelle Svensson) ............. 89 i Some Tunes for the South Bay Old-Time Jam – January 15. 2018 Jaybird (D) ............................................................ 90 Paddy Won’t You Drink Some Cider (ver. 1) (D) Jefferson and Liberty (D) ...................................... 91 (as played and sung by The Bucking Mules) ..... 134 “Jefferson and Liberty Quadrille” Paddy Won’t You Drink Some Cider (ver. 2) (D) (=. The Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre) (D) .......... 92 (as played at the South Bay Old-Time Jam) .... 135 Jimmy in the Swamp (G, Em) ............................... 93 Peeler Creek (waltz or mazurka; G) ..................... 136 Jimmy Shank (A) ................................................... 94 Pig Ankle Rag (D) ................................................ 137 Johnny Cope (A Mixolydian) ................................ 95 Possum Up a Gum Stump (G) .............................. 138 Johnny, Johnny, Don’t Get Drunk (D) Possum’s Tail is Bare, The (D) ............................ 139 (aka Johnny, Johnny, Don’t Come Home Drunk) 96 Purple Lilies Polka (D) (A Gu-Achi tune) ............. 140 Josie Girl (G) ......................................................... 97 Put Your Little Foot (La Varsovienne) (G) .......... 141 Juliann Johnson (D) ............................................... 98 June Apple (A Mixolydian) ................................... 99 Quince Dillion’s High-D Reel (D) ...................... 142 Kansas City Kitty (G) (W. Donaldson, E. Leslie) 100 Red Haired Boy (Amix; as hornpipe and reel) .... 144 Katy Bar the Door (Katie Bar the Door) (D) ....... 101 Red Prairie Dawn (A; two vers.; Garry Harrison) 145 Kiowa Special (D & Bm) .................................... 102 Red Wing (G; instrumental) ................................. 146 Kitchen Girl, The (A Mixolydian & A Dorian) ... 103 Red Wing (G; for singing) (Kerry Mills) ............ 147 Remember What You Told Me (Am) .................. 148 Lady of the Lake (A Mixolydian) ....................... 104 Roaring River (G) ................................................ 149 Liberty (D) ........................................................... 105 Rocky Mountain (D) ............................................ 150 Little Billy Wilson (A) ........................................ 106 Rose in the Mountain (D) ..................................... 151 Little Brown Hand (G) ........................................ 107 Rose of Alabama (as we play it, in D) ................. 152 Little Liza Jane (D) .............................................. 108 Rose of Alabama (orig. song, in G) ..................... 153 Little Rabbit (A) .................................................. 109 Rosin the Bow (or Rosin the Beau) (D or G) ....... 154 Liza Jane (A) ....................................................... 110 Sadie at the Back Door (D Mix.; Jere Canote) .... 155 Maggots in the Sheep’s Hide (D) ....................... 111 Sail Away Ladies (JP Fraley version, in G) ......... 156 Magpie (G) .......................................................... 112 Sail Away Ladies (Song, D) ................................. 157 “The Medley” (Year of Jubilo + Saint Anne’s Reel (D) .......................................... 158 Golden Slippers) (both in D) ............................. 113 Sally Ann (G) ....................................................... 159 Merriweather (G) ................................................. 114 Sally Ann Johnson (D) ......................................... 160 Midnight on the Water (waltz; D) (L. 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