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Theme code Index	5531 27bL24
Also known as	Betty Martin, Far in the Mountain, Free on the Mountains, Hog Eye (1), Old Daddy Bowback, Old Mother Gofour, Pretty Betty Martin, Oh Yes Mammy Look at Sam, Sambo, Ten Little Indians, Tip Toe Fine
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland, United States
Genre/Style	Irish, Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	2/2
History	USA(Mid Atlantic)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Edward Riley
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Riley's Flute Melodies vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	No. 317, p. 87
Year of publication/Date of MS	1814
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Title of recording
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Year recorded
Media	Fire on the mountain Played by: The Wayfarers Source: SoundCloud Image: Old Time String Band
Score (1)	Fire on the Mountain

Fire on the Mountain (1): Annotations

X:1 T:Fire upon the Mountains [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel N:"From James Barton." N:Henry Hudson music manuscript collection (1841, No. 311) Q:"Allegro" N:Hudson (1798-1889) was a Dublin dentist and an early collector. N:He was music editor of The Citizen or Dublin Monthly Magazine N:from 1841-1843. F: http://rarebooks.library.nd.edu/digital/bookreader/MSE_1434-2/#page/7/mode/1up Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d/e/d/c/ BG|AF A/B/c|d/e/d/c/ BG|AF G2:| d/e/d/c/ Bc|de =f2|=f/e/d/c/ Bc|de/^f/ g2| d/e/d/c/ Bc|de =f2|=f/e/d/c/ BG|AF G2||

X:1 T:Fire on the Mountains [1] L:1/8 M:2/2 N:The source for the tune is James H. "Uncle Jim" N:Chisholm, Greenwood, Albermarle County, Va. K:Amix efed c2A2|B2G2B2d2|efed c2A2|B2G2 A4:| |:efed c2d2|e2f2g2g2|efed c2d2|e2a2 a4:||

X:1 T:Far in the Mountain T:Fire on the Mountain [1]? N:Source for tune is Red Headed Fiddlers (Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas), N:A.L. "Red" Steeley (1893-1969) and J. Warner "Red" Graham M:C| L:1/8 D:County CD 3524, Red Headed Fiddlers - "Old Time Texas String Bands, vol. 1" (2001) D:Document DOCD-8038 Red Headed Fiddlers - "Texas Fiddle Bands, vol. 1" (1998) D:Brunswick 470 (78 RPM), Red Headed Fiddlers (1929) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/far-mountain Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A +slide+[AA]GAE CDEA|FDFA [=G2A2](G/A/G)|"*"FEDF ECA,C|DEFD E2(3E/F/G/| [AA]GAE CDEA|FDFA [=G2A2](G/A/G)|FEDF ECA,C|"**"[D2A2][FA][DA] [E4A4]| +slide+[e3e3](f/e)/ [de][ce][Ae][ce]|BG-G2 A4:||:(ef)ed [c2e2]d2|f=gaf g2g2| (ef)ed cecc-|BABA c2d2|(ef)ed cecc|BG3 A4:| P:Substitutions: "*"FAFD ECEC|]"**"[D2A2][FA][DA] [E2A2]+slide+[e2e2]-|[ee]fed cdec| BG-G2 A4|]

X:1 T:Fire on the Mountain [1] N:From the playing of Marcus Martin (1881-1974, Swannanoa, western N.C.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning N:Transcription of the 2nd time through the tune. D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/fire-mountain-4 D:Field Recorders Collective FRC 502, "Marcus Martin" (2004) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A +slide+[e2e2]-|[ee]fed c2d2|e2a2c2d2|efed cBAc|B2G2 A4| [ee]fed c2d2|e2a2c2d2|efed cBAc|B2G2 A4|| |:efed c2d2|e2f2=g4|efed c2d2|ea2b a4| [ee]fed c2d2|e2a2c2d2|efed cBAc|B2G2 A4:|| A2A2 AECE|[D2F2][D2F2 [D3F3][DF]|[D2F2][D2F2] [DF][DF][D=G][DF]|[D2F2][D2F2] [E4A4]| A2AE C2[CE][CE]|[D2F2][D2F2] A=GED|FEDF EDCE|D2D2 [E4A4]|| efed cBAc|B2G2 A4||

X:1 T:Old Daddy Bowback (A) T:Fire on the Mountain [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Transcribed by Joan Moser from the playing of Marcus Martin, S:Swannanoa, N.C., July 25, 1942 (as recorded by Artus Moser) B:North Carolina Folklore, Vol. XII, No. 2 December 1964, p. 5 [1] Z:AK/FIddler's Companion K:Gmix "*"d/e/d/c/ BB/c/|dg B[Ac]|[G/d/]e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/|[DA]^F G2| d/e/d/c/ Bd|[Gd]g [GB]c|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/ |A^F G2| [G/d/]e/d/c/ Bc|dg ec|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/ |[DA]^F G2|| GG G/D/B,/B,/|[CE][CE] [CF]>[CF]|E/C/E/E/ D/B,/D/D/|EE D2| GG/G/ B,B,/B,/|CC/C/ F/E/D/F/ |D/C/E/E/ D/B,/D/D/|EE/E/ [G,2D2]| GG/G/ B,B,/B,/|CC F>F|E/C/E/E/ D/B,/D/D/|[C/E/][C/E/][C/E/][C/E/] [G,2D2]|| P:Substitutions: "*"d/e/d/c/ B/c/d/B/ |A^F G2|| "*"[G/d/]e/d/c/ [G/B/]G/B/c/|[G/d/]de/ [Gf]>e|d/e/d/c/ B/G/B/c/|[G/d/]ga/ [G2g2]:|2 A^F G>G|| "*"[G/d/]e/d/c/ [G/B/]G/B/c/ [D/g/]de/ [Gf]>e|d/e/d/c/ B/G/B/c/|[G/d/]ga/ [G2g2| "*"d/e/d/c/ Bc|dg Bc|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/ |A^F G>G||

X:1 T:Old Daddy Bowback (B) T:Fire on the Mountain [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Transcribed by Joan Moser from the playing of Marcus Martin, S:Swannanoa, N.C., September 11, 1959 (as recorded by Joan Moser) B:North Carolina Folklore, Vol. XII, No. 2 December 1964, p. 5[2] Z:AK/FIddler's Companion K:Gmix d/e/d/c/ Bc|dg Bc|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/|A^F G2| d/e/d/c/ Bc|dg Bc|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/|A^F G>G| "*"GG G/G/B,/B,/|CC F>F|E/C/E/E/ F/E/D/F/|EE/E/ DE/F/|| GG G/G/B,/B,/|CC F>F|E/C/E/E/ F/E/D/F/|EE/E/ !fermata![G,2D2]|| P:Substitutions "*"GG G/D/B,/B,/|[CE][CE] [CE][C/E/][C/E/]|[CE][CE] [C/E/][C/E/][B,/D/][B,/D/]|[CE][CE] [B,D][B,/D/][B,/D/]| "*"GG/G/ [B,/D/][B,/D/][B,/D/][B,/D/]|[C/E/][C/E/][C/E/][C/E/] [CF][C/F/][C/F/]|[C/E/]C/[C/E/][C/E/] [B,/D/]B,/[B,/D/][B,/D/]|[C/E/][C/E/][C/E/][C/E/] [G,2B,2D2]| "*"G/G/G/G/ [B,/D/][B,/D/][B,/D/][B,/D/]|[CE][CE] F/E/D/F/|EE D/C/B,/D/|[CE][CE] DE/F/| "*"GG G/D/B,/B,/|[CE][CE] [CF]>F|E/C/E/E/ D/B,/D/D/|E/E/E/E/ D2|

Fire on the Mountain (1): Annotations