Boil the Cabbage Down (1)

 BOIL THE(M) CABBAGE DOWN [1]. AKA - "Bile Them Cabbage Down." Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Phillips): AABB (Devil's Box). Known now as a beginner's tune especially useful for practicing the basic "Georgia Shuffle" rhythm, "Boil/Bile the Cabbage Down" has been widely known and played. Renowned early-mid 20th century North Georgia fiddler Clayton McMichen created a virtuoso version and featured it in competitions at major contests; Fiddlin' Arthur Smith also played it on his radio broadcasts (Frank Maloy). North Georgia fiddler Lowe Stokes played a version he called "Somebody's Rockin' My Sugar Lump." Printed sources: The Devil's Box, vol. 23, #1, Spring 1989. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 33. Recorded soruces: Fretless 101, "The Campbell Family: Champion Fiddlers." Rounder Records, Benton Flippen.

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