Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel
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X:1
T:Jordan is a Hard Road
M:C
L:1/8
R:Contra Dance Tune
B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus No. 1 (1862, p. 47)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
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X:73
T:Jordan Is A Hard Road
B:American Veteran Fifer (1902, #73)
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/8=180
K:G t=8
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X:1
T:T'Other Side of Jordan
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Ford - Traditional Music of America (1940)
K:G
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