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Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection
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Item Title
West Virginia Rag
Author/Creator
Collector: Jabbour, Alan
Performer: Reed, Henry; fiddle
Performer: Reed, Watha; guitar
Created/Published
November 26, 1966
Reed family home, Glen Lyn, Virginia (Giles County)
Notes
This fine country rag is in the spirit of and follows a chord progression similar to other rags. But it is not possible to cite a clear variant. The Hollow Rock String Band learned it from Henry Reed and recorded it (Rounder 0024), giving the tune some renewed circulation among contemporary fiddlers.
Key: G
Meter: 4/4
Strains: 2 (high-low, 8-4)
Rendition: 1-2r-1-2r-1-2
Phrase Structure: ABCD QR (abac adef qrqs)
Compass: 12
Spoken: HENRY REED: I don't know what . . . ./WATHA REED: That's it. That's good, [unintelligible]./HENRY REED: I don't know what it is, but I can play it.
Recording chronology: 091
Duration: 1 minute, 34 seconds
Subject
Rags
Fiddle tunes
Instrumentals--fiddle and guitar
Ethnography
Music
United States--Virginia--Giles County--Glen Lyn
Object Type
Medium
sound recording
Language
English
Call Number
AFC LWO 5031 reel 7A, AFS 13037A:21
Digital ID
afcreed 13037a21
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afcreed.13037a21