Did You Ever See the Devil Uncle Joe?

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 Theme code Index    11H61H 3142
 Also known as    Did You Ever See a Devil Uncle Joe?, Did You Ever Go to Meetin' Uncle Joe?, Don't You Want to Go to Heaven Uncle Joe?, Gigue américaine, McCloud's Reel, Miss McCloud's Reel, Miss McLeod's Reel (1), Miss MacLeod's Reel (1), Hop High Ladies, Hop High Ladies the Cake's All Dough, Hop Light Ladies, Cake's All Dough, Green Mountain (1), Walk Jaw Bone (1), Billy Boy (2)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/4
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Stacy Phillips
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional American Fiddle Tunes vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 71
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1994
 Artist    Biography:Fiddlin' Cowan Powers
 Title of recording    Old Molly Hare/Did You Ever See The Devil Uncle Joe
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    OKeh 45268 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1927
 Media    
 Score   (1)   



Did You Ever See the Devil Uncle Joe?: Annotations

X:1 T:Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe? N:From the playing of fiddler Doc Roberts (1897-1978, Madison County, Ky.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Conqueror 6138b (78 RPM), Doc Roberts w. Asa Martin (1931) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/uncle-joe-0 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G (3DEF|G2Bc dBGA|B2 B2BcBA|G2 Bc dBGB|A2A2 AcBA| G2Bc dBGA|BcBA B2d2|edef gedc|BGA2 G2:| |:(3DEF|G2 g2 eg3|+slide+B3d B2(3DEF|G2g2 efg^g|a4 agfe| degd egg2|+slide+B3-A B2d2|e2f2 gedc|BGAF G2(3DEF:| G2 g2 eg3|+slide+B3d B2(3DEF|G2g2 edB2|A3A A2(2DEF| G2g2eg3|+slide+B3-A B2d2|e2f2 gedc|BGAF G2(3DEF||


X: 1 T: Don't You Want To Go To Heaven, Uncle Joe? S: Lee Owens and Viola Ruth "American Square Dances of the West and Southwest" S: Lee Owens and Viola Ruth "Advanced Square Dances of the West and Southwest" p.127 N: This is a variant of the Scottish "Miss McLeod's Reel" R: reel Z: 2010 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: G |: "G"GABc dBGA | B2(BA) B2A2 | "G"GABc dBGB |"D7"A2(AB) A2z2 | "G"GABc dBGA | B2(BA) B2d2 | "C"e3d efgd | "G"B2A2 "G"G2z2 :| |: "G"G2g2 efgd | "G"B2(BA) B2A2 | "G"G2g2 efge |"D7"a3b a4 | "G"G2g2 efge | "G"B2(BA) B2d2 | "C"e3d efgd | "G"B2A2 "G"G4  :|


X:1 T:Untitled T:Did You Ever see the Devil, Uncle Joe? T:Miss McLeod's Reel [1] M:C| L:1/8 N:From an August 24, 1966, field recording of the playing of Fidel N:Martin (1891-1976) of Berlin N.H., originally from Rogersville, NB, recorded N:by folklorist Art Rosenbaum. Martin, a WWI veteran, had a repertory that N:consisted of Acadian, Irish, American and French-Canadian tunes. D:https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/index.php/Detail/objects/331506 F:UGA Brown Media Archives: identifier artrosen_0056 (Track 2 -22:23 on the tape) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G cBA|:GABc dBGA|B2{c}BA BcBA|GABc dBGB|A2 AG AcBA| |GABc dBGA|B2{c}BA Bcdd|edef edef|1gedB AcBA:|2 gedB Ac (B/c/B)A|| |:G2gf ef g2|B2 {c}BA BdBA|GAgf ef g2|A2 AG AcBA| G2 {a}gf ef g2|B2 {c}BA Bcd2|e2 ef edef|{ga}gedB AcBA:|


Did You Ever See the Devil Uncle Joe?: Annotations

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