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CATTLE IN THE CANE [2]. Oldtime, Breakdown. USA, Texas. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. John Hartford said Texas fiddler Norman Solomon told him the "old-time name" for Franklin's "Cattle in the Cane" was "Sheep Shell Corn." This tune is a variant of Cattle in the Cane (1).

Source for notated version: John Hartford & Major Franklin (Texas) [Phillips].

Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 45.

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