Turkey in the Straw

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 Theme code Index    16L6L3L 5L5L5L1
 Also known as    Marie Chamberland, Natchez Under the Hill (1), Old Bog Hole (The), Old Zip Coon, Sugar in the Gourd (4), Turkeys in the Straw
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland, Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, Down-East/Maritime, Irish, Old-Time, Québécois/Acadian
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Music of Ireland. 1850 Melodies
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 1520, p. 281
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1903
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Turkey in the Straw
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Turkeys in the straw




X:1 T:Turkeys in the Straw M:C| L:1/8 B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland. 1850 Melodies, 1903, p. 281, no. 1520 Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige K:G (BA)|GE2F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|(TBA)Bc dBGA|BA2G AcBA| GE2F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|Bd2e dBGA|BGAF G2|| GA|Bd2e dBGA|Bdde dcBA|Bdef gfed|BA (3Bcd e2 ef| Tgfge dged|BdAG E2 GA|BdAG EDB,D|EG2A G2|]


X:1 T:Turkeys in the Straw M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 739 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G BA|G E2 F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|BABc dBGA|B A2G AcBA| G E2 F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|B d2 e dBGA|BGAF G2|| GA|B d2 e dBGA|Bdde dcBA|Bdef gfed|BA (3Bcd e2 ef| gfge dged|BdAG E2 GA|BdAG EDB,D|E G2 A G2|]


X:1 T:Old Zip Coon, or Turkey in the Straw M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:E.F. Adam - Old Time Fiddlers Favorite Barn Dance Tunes (1928, No. B:No. 22, p. 10 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B/A/|(G/F/)G/A/ (G/D/)B,/C/|(D/E/)D/B,/ DG/A/|(B/A/)B/c/ (B/A/)G/A/|(B/A/)A/B/ A2 B/A/| (G/F/)G/A/ (G/D/)B,/C/|(D/E/)D/B,/ DG/A/|(B/A/)B/c/ (d/B/)G/A/|(B/G/)A/F/ G:| |:G/A/|(B/c/)d/e/ dd/c/|(B/c/)d/e/ dd/B/|(c/d/)e/f/ ee/d/|(c/d/)e/f/ ee/f/| (g/a/)g/f/ (e/d/)B/c/|(d/e/)d/B/ AG/A/|(B/A/)G/E/ (D/C/)B,/C/|(D/G/)G/A/ G:| P:"Variation" (b/-a/|.g)(3e/g/e/ (3d/e/d/ (3c/d/c/|(3B/c/B/ (3A/B/A/ G(G/A/)|B/-d(e/ d/B/)G/A/|((3B/c/B/A) A (b/a/| .g)(3e/g/e/ (3d/e/d/ (3c/d/c|(3B/c/B (3A/B/A G(G/A/)|B/-g(e/ d/B/)G/A/|((3B/c/B/A) G:| G/A/|[D/B/]-[Dd][D/B/]- [Dd][D/d/][D/c/]|[D/B/]-[Dd][[D/B/]- [Dd][D/d/][D/B/]|[c/e/]-[ee][c/e/]- [ee][e/e/][e/d/]|[c/e/][ee][c/e/]- [ee](e/f/| .g)(3f/g/f/ (3e/f/e/(3d/e/d/|(3c/d/c/(3B/c/B/ A(3D/E/F/|G/z/D _ED|A,-<_B, G,z!fermata!||


X:2 T:Turkey in the Straw M:4/4 L:1/8 S:John McFadden Z:Paul Kinder R:Reel K:G sBAs|G E2 F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|"tr"sBAsBc dBGA|B A2 G AcBA| G E2 F EDB,C|DEDB, DEGA|B d2 e dBGA|BGAF G2|| GA|B d2 e dBGA|Bdde dcBA|Bdef gfed|BA (3Bcd e2 ef| "tr"gfge dged|BdAG E2 GA|BdAG EDB,D|E G2 A G2|]


X:1 T:Turkey in the Straw N:From the playing of George R. Pariseau (1868-1949, Huron County, Michigan), N:from a 1940's performance recording at Bad Axe, Michagan. Pariseau was N:the "thumb" of Michigan's leading dance fiddler in his day, according to Paul Gifford. N:Digital collections from the Genessee Historical Collections Ctr., D:https://digitalarchives.umflint.edu/digital/collection/p16210coll7/id/12/rec/21 D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/quadrille-bb M:C| L:1/8 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Bb dc|B2 (B/c/B/A/) BFDE|FGFD FFBc|d2(d/e/d/c/) dcBc | dccd c2dc| B2 (B/c/B/A/) BFDE|FGFD FFBc|"*"defg fdBc|dB{d}cA B2:| |:Bc|ddfd ffdf|dfdf fBcd|egee ggge|egee gfga| "**"b2{bc'}ba g2 (3fgf|e2d2 (3cdc B2|dfdf- fdBc|dB{d}cA B2:| P:Substituions "*"(3dde g fdBc||"**"b2 {bc'}ba (3gag (3fgf|e2 (3ded (3cdc B2||


X:1 T:Turkey in the Straw N:Transcribed by David Bennett from the playing of western N.C. N:fiddler Bill Hensley in 1939. M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:David Parker Bennett – "A Study in Fiddle Tunes from B:Western North Carolina", dissertation UNC, Chapel Hill, 1940, p. 80. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G zG GD-|D/B,/D/B,/ D>G|B/A/B/d/ B/A/G/A/|B/AB/ AB/A/| G/F/G/A/ G([G,D]|D/)[G,/B,/][G,/D/][G,/E/] DG/A/|B/dB/ d/e/d/B/|B/G/A/F/ GD/E/| G[B,G] G/D/B,/C/|D/B,/D/B,/ DB-|B/A/B/d/ B/A/G/A/|B/AG/ AB/A/| [B,/G/][B,G][B,/G/]| [B,/G/]G/B,/C/|[B,/D/]B,/D/E/ [DD]G|B/dB/ d/e/d/B/|B/G/A/F/ [B,G][B,G]| B/dB/ d/e/d/B/|B/dB/ dd|ce e/d/B/c/|c/ec/ e{f}g-| g/a/g/d/ e/dd/|d/e/d/[G/B/] A/B/G|B/dB/ d/e/d/B/ |B/G/A/F/ GG| B/dB/ dd|B/dB/ dB-|ce e/d/B/c/|c/ec/ e{f}g-| g/a/g/d/ e/dd/|d/e/d/B/ A/G/G|B/dB/ d/e/d/B/ |B/G/A/F/ GD/E/| [B,G][B,G] [B,/G/][B,/G/]B,/C/|[B,/D/]B,/[B,/D/]B, DB-|B/A/B/d/ B/A/G/A/|B/AG/ AB/A/| [B,/G/][B,G][B,/G/] [B,/G/][B,/G/]B,C|[B,/D/]B,/[B,/D/][B,/E/] DG|B/dB/ d/e/d/B/|B/G/A/F/ GD/E/!D.S.!||


X:1 T:Turkey in the Straw M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Davis (Ed.) - Devil's Box, vol. 19, No. 4 (Winter, 1985) N:Transcribed by Frank Maloy, based on the playing N:of fiddler Ira Hathaway (Ga.) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B/A/|"G"G/F/G/A/ G/D/B,/C/|D/E/D/B, G,/B,/D/G/|B/A/B/c/ B/A/G/B/|"D7"c/B/A/G/ F/D/E/F/| "G"G/F/G/A/ G/D/B,/C/|D/E/D/B, G,B,D/G/|B/d/e/f/ g/e/d/c/|"D7"B/G/A/F/ "G"G:| |:d/c/|"G"B/G/B/c/ d/e/d/c/|B/G/B/c/ d/c/B/d/|"C"c/B/c/d/ e/g/e/d/|c/B/c/d/ e/f/g/a/| "G"b/g/a/g/ e/f/g/e/|d/B/A/G/ E/G/D/B,/|G,/B,/D/G/ B/d/e/f/|"D7"g/e/d/B/ "G"G:| |:b/a/|"G"g/f/g/a/ g/d/B/c/ d/e/d/c/ B/d/g/a/|b/a/g/b/ a/g/f/g/|"D7"a/b/a/g/ f/d/e/f/| "G"g/f/g/a/ g/d/B/c/|d/e/d/c/ B/d/g/a/|b/g/a/g/ e/f/g/e/|"D7"d/B/A/B/ "G":| |:B/d/|"G"[d/e/]-[d/g/][d/g/][d/g/] [dg][d/g/][d/g/]|[gb][g/b/][g/b/] [gb][g/b/][g/b/]|"C"[gc'][g/c'/][g/c'/] [gc'][g/c'/][g/c'/]|"C7"[Gc'][_Be] [Be]e/f/| "G"g/a/g/e/ d/e/g/a/|g/e/d/B/ A/G/E/G/|D/E/G/A/ B/d/e/f/|"D7"g/e/d/B/ "G"G:|]


X: 3 T:Turkey in the Straw R:reel M:2/4 L:1/16 Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne K:D fe|dcde dAFG|ABAF A2de|f2fg fede|feef e2fe| dcde dAFG|ABAF A2de|fa2b afde|fddc d2:| |:f2|fa2f a2a2|fa2f a4|gb2g b2b2|gb2g b2bc'| d'2d'2 a2a2|fgfd e2de|fa2b afde|fddc d2:|