Old Time Key Of C Fiddle Tunes


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  1. Abb Ryman Cotillion (Peter Tumlinson Bell 1869 to 1954) recorded by William A. Owens, an English professor at Texas A&M University in 1941. By way of Marynell Young
  2. Acrobat's Clog (Jehile Kirkhuff)
  3. Across The Sea (Lusk, Gribble & York) recorded by Stu Jamieson. by way of Kerry Blech
  4. Alabama Jubilee (Bill Helms)
  5. Alabama Trot (Roane County Ramblers)
  6. Altamont (Lusk, Gribble & York)
  7. Arkansas Two (One) Step (Earl Collins & Tom Sauber) by way of Kerry Blech
  8. Ashland Breakdown (Kenny Baker)
  9. Back Up And Push (Skillet Lickers)
  10. Bad Liquor (Uncle Dick Hutchison) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  11. Barndance Polka (Art Stamper) B part in G by way of Bob Dagostaro
  12. Bath House Blues (Ashley's Melody Men) by way of Bosco Takaki
  13. Bean Walker's Mile (Charlie Fulk)
  14. Beaver Valley Breakdown (Lonesome Luke & His Farmboys) by way of Paul Tyler
  15. Belled Buzzard, The
  16. Bibb County Hoe Down (John Dilleshaw & Seven Foot Dilly)
  17. Big Bully (Stripling Brothers) by way of Dan Gellert
  18. Billy In The Low Ground (Clyde Davenport) by way of Kerry Blech
  19. Billy In The Low Ground (Delbert Hughes) by way of Bosco Takaki
  20. Billy In The Low Ground (Lusk, Gribble & York) recorded by Stu Jamieson by way of Kerry Blech
  21. Billy In The Low Ground #2 (Lusk, Gribble & York) recorded by Stu Jamieson by way of Kerry Blech
  22. Billy In The Low Ground (John Salyer)
  23. Billy In The Low Ground (Nile Wilson) by way of Barry Cooper
  24. Birdie (Ernie Carpenter)
  25. by way of Bosco Takaki
  26. Birdie (John Hartford)
  27. Blackie (Owen Snake Chapman)
  28. Black Mountain Rag (Billy Roberts)
  29. Black River (Gene Goforth)
  30. Blazing Star Schottische (Chirps Smith) learned from Charlie Fulk
  31. Blue Buggy Bounce (Paul Tyler on fiddle Rhys Jones on guitar) by way of Paul Tyler
  32. Blue Eyed Girl (Lee Triplett) by way of Bosco Takaki
  33. Bluebird Schottische (Jesse Cox)
  34. Boston Boy (Mac Benford)
  35. Brickyard Joe, Morris Allen's Version (Roger Cooper)
  36. Bumblebee In A Jug (George Lee Hawkins)
  37. Burt Anderson's Tune (Clyde Davenport)
  38. Caber Feigh (Graham Townsend)
  39. Caliope Schottische (Lewis Brothers) by way of Kerry Blech
  40. Camp Nelson Blues (John Masters)
  41. Canadian River
  42. Captain George Has Your Money Come (WF Narmour)
  43. Cat Tracks (Owen Snake Chapman)
  44. Catlettsburg (Ed Haley)
  45. Charleston #1 (Narmour & Smith)
  46. Charleston #2 (Hoyt Ming & His Pepsteppers)
  47. Charleston #3 (Narmour & Smith)
  48. Cheatem County Breakdown (Lonnie Robertson) by way of Luther Hampton
  49. Cherokee Polka (Ed Haley)
  50. Cherry River Rag (Ed Haley)
  51. Chickens Don't Roost Too High (Leonard Keith)
  52. Chief Sitting Bull (Robin Bullock)
  53. Chinese Breakdown (Ed Haley)
  54. Coal Valley (Stripling Brothers) by way of Bosco Takaki
  55. Choctaw Bill (Blaine Smith) by way of Kerry Blech
  56. Choctaw Bill (Bob Douglas and Georgia Boy Brown) by way of Kerry Blech
  57. Cincinnati Rag (Red Mountain White Trash) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  58. Clover Bottom (Pop Baker and the 65ers) rec by John Harrod 1967
  59. Combination Rag (East Texas Serenaders) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  60. Cotton Patch Rag (Benny & Jerry Thomasson)
  61. Coulter's Rag (A part in Am - Lotus Dickey) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  62. Cranberry Rock (Burl Hammons)
  63. Creek Nation (Deseret String Band)
  64. C Schottische (John W. Summers) by way of Joel Shimberg
  65. Cumberland Blues (Doc Roberts) B part in F
  66. Cumberland Gap (Jimmy Triplett) by way of Bosco Takaki
  67. Cycle Durst's Tune (Cyril Stinnett)
  68. Dark & Curly Hair (Frank Reed)
  69. Darker The Night The Better I See (Manco Sneed) by way of Kerry Blech
  70. Darkie's Delight (Uncle Dick Hutchison) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  71. Dean's Favorite (Henry Reed)
  72. Denver Belle (Kenny Baker)
  73. Deschutes Or Lose It (Scott Mathis played by Run Of The Mill String Band - Steal Aboard)
  74. Devil In A Canebreak
  75. Devil On A Stump (Hollow Rock String Band)
  76. Dixie (Skillet Lickers)
  77. Dixie Banner (Tony Ellis played by Run Of The Mill String Band - Steal Aboard)
  78. Dixie Rag (Old Hollow String Band)
  79. Dominion Reel (Rodney Miller & Bob McQuillen)
  80. Done Gone (Clyde Davenport)
  81. Don't Drink Nothin' But Corn (Kirk Sutphin)
  82. Down in Little Egypt (Chirps Smith) Learned from Noah Beavers
  83. Drafting Blues (Hoyt Ming & His Pepsteppers)
  84. Dry Gin Rag (Narmour & Smith)
  85. Dunbar (Ed Haley)
  86. East Tennessee Blues (Charlie Bowman & The Hill Billies) by way of Kerry Blech
  87. Eli Green's Cakewalk (Heftone Banjo Orchestra) by way of John Beland
  88. Farewell Trion (James Bryan)
  89. Fat Meat and Dumplins (Cyril Stinnett)
  90. Fiddler's Drunk And The Fun's All Over (Henry Reed)
  91. Flatfooted Henry (Horseflies)
  92. Flight Of The Wild Geese (Byard Ray) by way of Bosco Takaki
  93. Ford One Step (Pete McMahan)
  94. Forty Miles From Georgetown Without Any Whiskey (Indian Creek Delta Boys)
  95. Four Cent Cotton (Skillet Lickers)
  96. Fourteen Days In Georgia (Blue Ridge Highballers)
  97. French Waltz (Hart & Blech)
  98. Fun's All Over (JP Fraley)
  99. Gallop to Georgia Breakdown (Narmour and Smith)
  100. Georgia Wagoner (Joe Lee) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  101. Get Off Your Money (Charlie Stripling)
  102. Gilda Roy (John Salyer)
  103. Gippy Get Your Hair Cut (Clark Kessinger)
  104. Golden Tresses Jig (Jehile Kirkhuff)
  105. Grand Spy (John W. Summers) by way of Joel Shimberg. Joel adds "This is a tune that Mr. Summers didn't know the name of. Paul Tyler found the tune under this name in more than one early source."
  106. Gray Eagle (John W. Summers) By way of Joel Shimberg
  107. Green Back Dollar Bill (Dr Humphrey Bates & His Possum Hunters)
  108. Grey Eagle (J.D. Harris)
  109. Grey Eagle (Bill Hensley) by way of Bosco Takaki
  110. Grey Eagle (Allen Sisson) by way of Maxine Gerber
  111. Grey Eagle (Manco Sneed) Rec by Glen Massey 1964 - by way of Kerry Blech
  112. Grey Eagle (Cyril Stinnett) by way of Paul Tyler
  113. Hairlip Susie (Lowe Stokes)
  114. Hal Scott's Special (Nile Wilson)
  115. Hale's Rag (Theron Hale And Daughters)
  116. Happy Hour Breakdown (Newton County Hillbillies)
  117. Happy Jack (Pete McMahan)
  118. Hawkins Rag (New Lost City Ramblers)
  119. Hell Broke Loose In Georgia (Skillet Lickers)
  120. Hell In Texas (Bill Driver) by way of Paul Tyler
  121. Hell Up Coal Holler (Gandydancer)
  122. Herman's Rag (Benny Thomasson)
  123. Hickman's Rag (John Ashby) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  124. High Yellow (Henry Reed)
  125. Hogskin (Volo Bogtrotters)
  126. Hold Old Bald While I Dance With Josie (Jim Herd)
  127. Honeysuckle (Charlie Poole)
  128. Horseshoe Bend (Stripling Brothers)
  129. Hotfoot (Benny Thomasson)
  130. Huckleberry Blues (Dykes Magic City)
  131. Hy Patillion (Jessee Young)
  132. Howling Pup (Hugh Farr's Flop Eared Mule in C)
  133. I Told Them All About You (Lee Stripling)
  134. I Don't Love Nobody (Skillet Lickers)
  135. Iberia Breakdown (Bill Drivers) by way of Paul Tyler
  136. Indian Ate The Woodchuck (John Salyer)
  137. Indian Eat The Woodpecker (Stephen B Tucker)
  138. Jan's Tune (Brad Leftwich & Linda Higgenbotham)
  139. Jack Of Diamonds (Owen Snake Chapman)
  140. Japanese Breakdown (Scottdale String Band)
  141. Jump Fingers (Cyril Stinnett)
  142. Kansas City Railroad Blues (George Walburn and Emmett Heathcox) by way of John Beland
  143. Katy Did (Lowe Stokes)
  144. Kerryman's Daughter (Jean Carignan)
  145. Kiss Me Sweet (Marcus Martin) recorded by Stu Jamieson by way of Kerry Blech
  146. Knockin' At Your Door (Gene Goforth)
  147. Knoxville Rag (Dick Taylor, Dick Burnett & Byrd Moore 1928)
  148. Ladies Quadrille (Happy Hayseeds) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  149. Last Days In Georgia (Robinette & Moore)
  150. Last Gold Dollar (Van Kidwell)
  151. Last Shot Got Him (Mississippi Possum Hunters)
  152. Leake County Blues (Leake County Revelers)
  153. Lee County Blues (Fred Cockerham)
  154. Let's Go Boys The Party's Over (Jimmy Triplett) by way of Bosco Takaki
  155. Limehouse Blues (Lee Stripling)
  156. Little Black Moustache (Gene Clardy & Stan Clements)
  157. Little Gem Polka (Les Raber)
  158. Little Princess's Footsteps (Newton County Hillbillies)
  159. Little Rose (Wilson Douglas)
  160. Little Stream of Whiskey (Burnett & Rutherford)
  161. L&N Rag (Alex Hood & His Railroad Boys)
  162. Lonesome Blues (Leake County Revelers)
  163. Look Out Blues (James Bryan)
  164. Lost Girl (Walter McNew)
  165. Lost Indian (Harvey Taylor)
  166. Louisiana Hornpipe (Joe Politte)
  167. Make Me A Pallet Down On The Floor (Alvis Massengale)
  168. Mama Blues (Alton Jones)
  169. Mandolin King Rag (Hensley & Taylor)
  170. Maple Leaf Two Step (Don Messer)
  171. Maybelle Rag (Carolina Jug Stompers)
  172. Maysville (J.P. Fraley)
  173. McQuillen's Squeezebox (Rodney Miller & Bob McQuillen)
  174. Midnight Ride (Dave Bing) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  175. Mississippi Breakdown (Leake County Revelers)
  176. Mississippi Echoes (Ray Brothers)
  177. Monkey In The Dogcart (Leake County Revelers)
  178. Moore's Favorite (John Rountree)Rec by Bruce Greene - by way of Kerry Blech
  179. Mother's Reel (Benny Thomasson)
  180. Neighbor Up the Road (Cliff Pulliam)
  181. New Born Blues (Stripling Brothers)
  182. New Five Cents (Lusk, Gribble & York) by way of Kerry Blech
  183. New Hot Times (Hoyt Ming & His Pepsteppers)
  184. New Lost Train Blues (New Lost City Ramblers)
  185. New Money (Doc Roberts)
  186. Nine O'Clock Breakdown (Newton County Hillbillies)
  187. None Of Your Business (Garry Harrison)
  188. Northeast Texas (Milner & Curtis) by way of Bosco Takaki
  189. Off She Goes (James Bryan)
  190. Oklahoma (Frank Reed & Troy Lee)
  191. Oklahoma Rooster (Uncle Dick Hutchison) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  192. Oklahoma Run (Stan Jackson)
  193. Old Cow Crossing The Road (B Part in F - Bert Edwards)
  194. Old Joe (Sid Harkreader & Grady Moore)
  195. Old Joe, Where'd You Get Your Religion (Lusk, Gribble & York) recorded by Stu Jamieson by way of Kerry Blech
  196. Old Melinda (Bob Walters) by way of Paul Tyler
  197. Old Mose (Garry Harrison)
  198. Old Mother McCarthy (Cyril Stinnett)
  199. Old Red (Hoyt Ming & His Pepsteppers)
  200. Old Reunion (Nile Wilson)
  201. Old Rock Road (Joe Politte)
  202. Old Seth (Sammie Walker)
  203. Old Twenty Two (Chirps Smith) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  204. Orange And Blue Jig (Lee Cremo)
  205. Oscar Bettis (John Graham)
  206. Padgett (Cyril Stinnett) by way of Paul Tyler
  207. Parkersburg Landing (Ed Haley)
  208. Pat The Budgie Breakdown (Graham Townsend)
  209. Pate Simmond's Schottische (Casey Jones)
  210. Patty On The Turnpike (Fiddlin' Cowan Powers & Family) by way of Kerry Blech
  211. Peep O'Day (Duck Wooten) By way of Barry Cooper
  212. Pegleg (Lotus Dickey) by way of Paul Tyler
  213. Pete's Breakdown (Don Messer)
  214. Pikes Peak (Hinman & Sharp)
  215. Plowboy Hop (Uncle Dick Hutchison) by way of Dan Gellert
  216. Pointe Au Pic (Graham Townsend)
  217. Polecat Creek Bend (Chirps Smith) Chirps Smith Original
  218. Pond Creek Bottom (Otis Reynolds)
  219. Port One Step (Bill Katon)
  220. Porter (Lotus Dickey) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  221. Postuns Jig (Paul Tyler) by way of Paul Tyler
  222. Quadrille in C & F (Bob Walters)
  223. Rattlesnake Bit The Baby (John Ashby & The Free State Ramblers)
  224. Red Apple Rag (Burl Hammons) by way of Bosco Takaki
  225. Red Church (John W. Summers)
  226. Revelers Reel (Gene Goforth) by way of Kilby Spencer
  227. Rio Grande (Tom Fuller) Recorded by Brad Leftwich
  228. Rip Van Winkle (Hoover Uprights) by way of Bob Dagostaro
  229. Rocky Palace (Earl Johnson)
  230. Rocky Pallet (Skillet Lickers)
  231. Root Hog Or Die (Andy Cahan)
  232. Rose Division (Hollow Rock String Band)
  233. Rufus Rastus (Mississippi Possum Hunters)
  234. Rustic Dance (Cyril Stinnett)
  235. Rusty Night Dance (Clyde Davenport)
  236. Rymers Favorite (Allen Sisson)
  237. Sailor Springs (Charlie Fulk)
  238. Sally Ann (Leftwich, Higginbotham, Herring, Gellert - 1990 Bloomington IN)
  239. Sand Hill Breakdown (Earl Collins)
  240. Sand Mountain Drag (John Dilleshaw & Seven Foot Dilly) Harry Kiker on fiddle - by way of Kerry Blech
  241. Sandy River Belle (Chirps Smith) Chirps adds "Dave Landreth & I came up with this when were at Pinewoods one year."
  242. Saturday Night Breakdown (Leake County Revelers)
  243. Scolding Wife (Benny Thomasson)
  244. Searcy County Rag (Ashley's Melody Men)
  245. Seventeen Days In Georgia (Yankee Ingenuity)
  246. Shelving Rock (Henry Reed)
  247. Sixteen Days In Georgia (Kessinger Brothers)
  248. Sleepy Lula (Carver Boys) by way of Barry Cooper
  249. Sleepy Lou (Uncle Dave Macon)
  250. Smokey Mokes
  251. Smoky Mountain
  252. Smokey Row (Bruce Greene)
  253. Soap In The Washpan (Jimmie Johnsons String Band)
  254. Soldier's Joy (Cliff & Telford Hardesty) by way of Dan Gellert
  255. Someone's At the Door (August Merrill)
  256. Spider Bit the Baby (Kenny Baker)
  257. Spirit Of New Orleans
  258. Splittin' Rails
  259. Staggering Blues (Uncle Dick Hutchison)
  260. Stones Rag (Paul Warmacks Gully Jumpers)
  261. Streak O' Lean, Streak O' Fat (John Dilleshaw & Seven Foot Dilly)
  262. Take Me Back To Georgia (Lowe Stokes And Mike Whitten)
  263. Tell Her Lies And Feed Her Candy (Kilby Spencer)by way of Bunny Spadaro
  264. Ten Cent Piece (Reaves White County Ramblers) by way of Bosco Takaki
  265. Ten Strike (Chirps Smith) learned from Les Raber
  266. Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase (Vance's Tennessee Breakdowners)
  267. Terrell Texas Blues (Oscar And Doc Harper)
  268. Texas Fair (Leake County Revelers)
  269. Texas Gals (Tommy Jarrell)
  270. That's My Rabbit My Dog Caught It (The Walter Family)
  271. Three Legged Milk Stool (Graham Townsend)
  272. Threshin' Tune (Cyril Stinnett)
  273. Tie Hacker (Nile Wilson)
  274. Tie Hacker Rag (Nile Wilson)
  275. Tom Simpson Tune
  276. Tom Wagner (KC Kartchner)
  277. Town Hall Jig (Indian Creek Delta Boys)
  278. Triangle Blues (Jon Bekoff, Jim Burns, Bill Dillof, Paula Bradley at Black Creek 2008)
  279. Trombone Rag (Dwight Lamb)
  280. Trot Along My Honey (Howdy Forrester)
  281. Tune # 2 (Casey Jones)
  282. Tune In C (Nile Wilson)
  283. by way of Barry Cooper
  284. Tupelo Blues (Hoyt Ming & His Pepsteppers)
  285. Turkey Roost (Everett Fulk)
  286. Turkey Tracks (Lacey Hartje)
  287. Twelfth Street Blues (Duprees Rome Boys)
  288. Twelfth Street Rag (Nathan Leath)
  289. Uncle Dan (Glenn Godsey) by way of Glenn Godsey
  290. Unnamed Altamont, Wagoner Like Tune (Bruce Greene)
  291. Unnamed Breakdown (Bill Driver)
  292. Up Jumped the Rabbit (Georgia Pot Lickers) By way of John MaGuire
  293. Wagoner (Pop Baker And The 65ers)
  294. Wagoner One Step (Earl Collins)
  295. Walking With the Yellow Gal (Bill Katon)
  296. Walter Harmon's Hornpipe (Donald Duff)
  297. Wang Wang Blues (Lee Stripling)
  298. Wes Muir's Tune (Nile Wilson)
  299. West Virginia Polka (Harvey Taylor)
  300. Whalens Breakdown (Don Messer)
  301. Where the Southern Crosses the Dog (Narmour & Smith)
  302. Wild John (Benny Thomasson)
  303. Whiskers (Stripling Brothers) by way of Bosco Takaki
  304. White's Polka (Harvey "Pappy" Taylor)
  305. Why Do A Preacher Like Chicken So (Garry Harrison And The Mule Team)
  306. Why Don't You Shovel Like I Used To (From Garry Harrison Workshop)
  307. Wild Wagoner (J.W. Day)
  308. Key Of C Waltzes

  309. Black Velvet Waltz (Simon St Pierre)
  310. C Waltz (Cecil & John Snow)
  311. C Waltz (Charlie Acuff)
  312. C Waltz (John W. Summers) by way of Joel Shimberg
  313. California Waltz (Chirps Smith) learned from Ben Woods
  314. Clayhole Waltz (Skip Gorman & Ron Kane)
  315. Dad's Waltz (Dwight Lamb)
  316. Farewell Waltz (Lonnie Robertson) by way of Luther Hampton
  317. Friday Night Waltz (Ray Brothers)
  318. GinghamWaltz (Jim Newton)
  319. Goodnight Waltz (Leake County Revelers)
  320. Henry Reed's Waltz (Hollow Rock String Band)
  321. June Rose Waltz (Stripling Brothers)
  322. Limburger Cheese (Chirps Smith) learned from Charlie Fulk
  323. Magnolia Waltz (Leake County Revelers)
  324. Marion Waltz (Composed and played by Johnny Mooring)
  325. Midnight Waltz (Stripling Brothers)
  326. Oklahoma Waltz (Earl Collins)
  327. Old Waltz In C (KC Kartchner)
  328. Poor Girl Waltz (Andy DeJarlis)
  329. Prairie Waltz (Unknown)
  330. Pretty Waltz (Palmer and Greg Loux - In Good Company)
  331. Red River Waltz (Stripling Brothers)
  332. Rippling Waves (Mellie Dunham) by way of David Sanderson)
  333. Rose Waltz (Bob Walters)
  334. Roxanna Waltz (Kenny Baker)
  335. Saint Jobe's Waltz (Red Headed Fiddlers)
  336. Saint Paul Waltz (Barbara Lamb & Vivian Williams)
  337. Smith's Waltz (Lonnie Robertson) by way of Luther Hampton
  338. Spokane Waltz (Emmanuel Wood) by way of Paul Tyler
  339. Stars And Stripes Waltz (Lonnie Robertson) by way of Luther Hampton
  340. Sunny Waltz (Narmour & Smith)
  341. Sweet Rose of Heaven (Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers) by way of Kerry Blech
  342. Tuscaloosa Waltz (James Bryan)
  343. Twilight Waltz (Johnny Mooring)
  344. Waltz #2 (Casey Jones)
  345. Waltz #3 (Casey Jones)
  346. Waltz #5 (Casey Jones)
  347. White Rose Waltz (J.P. & Annadeene Fraley)
  348. Winter Night Waltz (Everett Fulk)

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Last updated 06-30-2009