Show Notes
Here's a "barn burner" as played by WV fiddler Clark Kessinger, but more like a rocking chair when I play it. It sure has a range, so I turned to the cello banjo and tuned it just three steps lower than standard to play an A tune out of an equivalent to double C tuning.
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My interpretation of the Old Time tune "Jimmy Shank," in the key of A. Source is fiddler Sam Dyer (TN).
From the Harry and Jean West 1950's recording. I went with an old-time style of 3-finger picking and zeroed in on his vocals for a melody. The song also goes by Louisville Burglar.
A welcome addition to TOTW to get a tune from afar presented with lots of old history that also lends itself to learning a reel and a jig.
Source: James E. Frill?s Musick Book, p. 4` top, No. 9 Key - D