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X:1
T:Rolling River
L:1/8
M:C|
C:Trad arr. © 2022 Ben Paley
N:I had this version from the 1978 album "Ship in the Clouds" by Andy Cahan, Laura Fishleder and
N:Lisa Ornstein. Their source was a Library of Congress recording, which the Traditional Tune
N:Archive says is a version of "Tennessee Wagoner" played by African-American musicians John Lusk
N:(1889-1969, fiddle), Murph Gribble (banjo) and Albert York (guitar) and recorded for the
N:Library of Congress in September 1946 at Campaign, Tennessee by Margot Mayo, Stuart Jamieson
N:and Freyda Simon.
N:"Lusk's grandfather had been trained as a slave fiddler in New Orleans, and John had a
N:reputation as an outstanding square dance fiddler in a multi-county region. The first strain is
N:repeated ad lib by Lusk before proceeding to the 2nd strain, and sounds more like a 'vamped'
N:variation on five notes than a developed melody".
O:Tennessee, USA
P:ABA
Q:1/2=108
D:Andy Cahan, Laura Fishleder and Lisa Ornstein, "Ship in the Clouds", 1978
Z:Ben Paley <ben.paley@benpaley.com>
K:G
P:A
|: G2BG AGAB | GAGF EDEF | GGAG BBAE | GAGD EDEF |
G2BG AGAA | GAGF EDEF | GGAG BBAE | GAGD E4 :|]
P:B
[| g2 g2 d2 d2 | e2 a2 abaf | g2 g2 g2 e2 | dBAG E4 |
g2 g2 f2 f2 | e2 a2 abaf | g2 ga g2 e2 | dBAG EDEF |]