Annotation:Indian Squaw (1)

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 INDIAN SQUAW [1]. AKA - "Indian Girl." Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. GDad (fiddle). AB (Titon/Greene): ABC (Titon/Haley). Source Alva Greene's version is a simplified version of Ed Haley's "Indian Squaw," and Greene may have learned it directly from him. There is some discrepancy: Titon believes Greene's piece is a version of Haley's "Indian Squaw" tune, while John Hartford and Mark Wilson independently write that it is more similar to Haley's "Indian Nation (2)." This opinion may also be the result of listening to two different field recordings of Greene playing the tune-Wilson himself recorded Greene for Rounder 0376, while Titon's version was notated from Chris Delaney's 1973 field recording. It was a showcase piece for Haley (born in Hart's Creek, W.Va, lived near Ashland, Ky.), who was the only fiddler to record the 'C' part, probably original with him.  Sources for notated versions: Alva Greene (Sandy Hook, Elliot County, Ky., 1973) [Titon]; Ed Haley (Ashland, Boyd County, Ky., 1946) [Titon].  Printed sources: Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; Nos. 69A & 69B, p. 98.  Recorded sources: Carryon Records 007, The Renegades - "I Need to Find" (appears as "Indian Girl"). Rounder 0361, Bruce Molsky - "Lost Boy" (1996). Rounder 0376, Alva Greene (et al) - "Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky, vol. 1: Up the Ohio and Licking Rivers" (1997). Yodel-Ay-Hee 003, "Dirk Powell and John Hermann" (1992). Reed Island Rounders - "Goin' Home" (2002).  See also listing at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources

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