Bull at the Wagon

 BULL AT THE WAGON. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; Texas, Oklahoma. A Major. Standard or AEae (Lewis Brothers) tunings (fiddle). AABBCC. Recorded in El Paso, Texas, by the Lewis Brothers (Dempson, b. 1891, on fiddle and Denmon on guitar ) for Victor in July, 1929, who are the source for the reel. Oklahoma fiddler Earl Collins learned his version from the Lewis Brothers (or, as some say, from Tom Sauber), but altered it somewhat, especially in the 'A' part. See also the related tunes "Karo" and "Red Bird." Sources for notated versions: Dempson Lewis (Texas) [Brody]; Earl Collins (Oklahoma) [Phillips]; Hank Bradley (Seattle) [Silberberg]. Printed sources: Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 58. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 41. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 19. Welling (Welling's Hartford Tunebook), 1976; p. 1. Recorded sources: Briar 0798, Earl Collins- "That's Earl" (learned in 1966 from a 78 RPM recording of the Lewis Brothers) {1975}. County 517, Dempson and Denmon Lewis- "Texas Farewell." Heritage 054, The Hotmud Family - "Brandywine '83: The Music of French America" (1984). Rounder 0320, Bob Carlin & John Hartford - "The Fun of Open Discussion."

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