Blacksmith (2) (The)

X:1 T:The Blacksmith [2] M:4/4 L:1/8 S:Sarah Armstrong (S. Bayard) K:D AG|F2D2D2DD|F2D2D2EF|G2E2 EDEF|G2E2 E4| F2 [DA][DA] [D3A3][DA]|F2 [D2A2][D2A2] d2|c2e2B2c2|[D4d4][D2d2]::de| f2d2d3e|f2d2d2ef|g2e2 edef|g2e2 e4| f2 af d2d2|fgaf d2d2|c2A2B2c2|[D4d4][D2d2]:||

 BLACKSMITH [2], THE. Old-Time, March? D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Tunes constructed like this one, with the second part consisting almost entirely of the first part repeated an octave higher, are not often encountered in the repertories of American country fiddlers" (Bayard). Source for notated version: Mrs. Sarah Armstrong, (near) Derry, Pennsylvania, November 5, 1943 [Bayard]. Printed source: Bayard (Hill Country Tunes), 1944; No. 69. __NORICHEDITOR__