Annotation:Grapevine Twist (3)

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 GRAPEVINE TWIST [3]. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEDD. Unrelated to the minstrel songs/tunes of the same name. This "Grapevine Twist" is an energetic breakdown recorded c. 1930 by the obscure Missouri stringband Steve and His Hotshots.  Source for notated version: Steve and His Hotshots (Missouri) [Phillips].  Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; p. 58.  Recorded sources:  See also listing at: Hear Steve and His Hotshots at the Internet Archive

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