Pigtown Fling

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 Theme code Index    11H56 31H52
 Also known as    Buffalo Breakdown, Off with Your Jacket, Old Dad, Old Mother Goodwin, Stoney Point (1), Stony Point (1), Stony Point Reel, Warm Stuff, Wild Horse, Wild Horses at Stony Point, Hop Along Sally, Kelton's Reel, Pig Town (The), Buck Creek Girl, Goin' Up Chaney
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Ireland, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, Irish, Old-Time, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB, AA'B
 Editor/Compiler    Elias Howe
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Musician's Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 598
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1880-1882
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Pig Town Fling M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel N:Howe attributes the tune to “Marsh” B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 598) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D/E/F/|Gg/e/ de/d/|Bg/e/ d/B/A/B/|Gg/e/ de/d/|c/B/A/B/ G (3D/E/F/| Gg/e/ de/d/|Bg/e/ d/B/A/B/|Gg/e/ de/d/|c/B/A/B/ G2:| |:Be/e/ ee/f/|g/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/|Be/e/ ee/f/|g/f/g/a/ (g f/e/)| B/f/e/f/ ee/f/|g/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/|Be/e/ ee/f/|g/f/g/a/ g2:|]


X:1 T:Pig Town, The M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Kerr - Merry Melodies vol. 2 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2 ge d2 ed|B2 ge (dB)AB|G2 ge d2 ed|1 BGAG EFGA:|2 BGAF G2 z2|| B2e2 efge|fedf edBA|B2e2 efge|fgaf g2 (ed)| B2e2 efge|fedf edBA|B2e2 efge|fgaf g2z2||


X:19 T:George Brown's Bonvivant (Pig-Town Fling) B:American Veteran Fifer (1905, No. 19) C:Arr. by A.F. Hopkins, National Fife Major M:2/4 L:1/16 Q:1/8=180 K:G t=8 |: G2ge d2ed | B2ge dBAB | G2ge d2ed | BAGB AGED | G2ge d2ed | B2ge dBAB | G2ge d2ed | BGAB G4 :| |: B2e2 e2>g2 | fgaf gfed | B2e2 e2>g2 | fgaf g2>e2 | B2e2 e2>g2 | fgaf gfed | efga bagf | gafd e4 :|


X:1 T:Pigtown Fling M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Shaw – Cowboy Dances (1948) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G Gg/e/ de/d/|Bg/e/ d/B/A/B/|Gg/e/ de/d/|BG/B/ A/F/E/D/| Gg/e/ de/d/|Bg/e/ d/B/A/B/|Gg/e/ dB/d/|c/B/A/B/ Gz:| |:eB e>f|g/f/e/f/ e/d/B/A/|Be e>d|e/f/g/f/ ge/d/| eB e>f|g/f/e/f/ e/d/B/A/|Be e>d|e/f/g/a/ g2:||


X:1 T:Untitled Reel N:A variant of "Wild Horse" AKA "Pigtown Fling" 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 10 -13:43 on the tape) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G ge|d2 edB2ge|dBAB G2ge|dded BGAG |EGGA GGge| d2 edB2ge|dBAB G2ge|d2ed BGAG |EGGA G2GA|| B2Je2eeeg|fedf edBA|B2Je2 efge|fgaf (g/f/g)- gg| B2 Je2 e2eg|ffdf edBA|B2Je2 efge|fgaf (g/f/g/a/g)e||


X: 1 T:Pigtown Fling O:ireland R:reel D:Music at Matt Molloy's Z:id:hn-reel-232 M:C| K:Em Bdge d2ed|Bdge dBAB|G2ge d2ed|B2Ac BE~E2:| |:Beed e2fe|dfaf gfed|Beed e2fe|1 dfaf ~g3d:|2 dfaf gfed||