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Annotation:Chinquapin (1)
X:1 T:Chinquapin [1] N:From the playing of fiddle and banjo player Roscoe Parish (1897-1984), N:of Coal Creek (near Galax), Carroll County, southwestern Virginia. M:C| L:1/8 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G +slide+[B3g3]a [B3g3]d|e3d B2B2|eged B2B2|ABAG E2-E2| +slide+[B3g3]a g2d2|eged B2d2|eged B2B2|ABAG E2-E|| |:(F|G2)EE EDEF|EDEF EDEF|G2 EE EDEF|EDEF D3:|
CHINQUAPIN/CHINQUIPIN. AKA and see "Sail away Ladies (6)." American, Reel (cut time). USA, Virginia. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A chinquapin is an edible dwarf chestnut. The tune was recorded by fiddler Roscoe Parish (Coal Creek, Carroll County, Va.) as "Chinquapin," while Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985, Mt. Airy, N.C.) recorded a version as "Sail away Ladies (6)" (not related to the tunes that usually go by that title).
