Annotation:Frank Barbee Hornpipe
X:1 T:Unknown T:Frank Barbee Hornpipe N:From the playing of fiddler Eldia Barbee (Soddy, east Tennessee). N:Eldia had the tune from his father, Frank Barbee, a fiddler, as was his N:mother, older brother Jim, and sister Elzia (who was accounted the N:best fiddler in the family). According to Ron Williams, Roy Acuff at N:one time tried to get her to join his band. N:Mr. Barbee varied the strains each time the tune was played. This N:transcription represents the 2nd time through the tune posted on youtube. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Quick" D:Jubilee Records JCA-1003, "The Pine Breeze Recordings" (2005) D:Pine Breeze 006,Eldia Barbee - "In the Pines" (1976) D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_-J3hcCcM Z:Andrew Kuntz K:Ador S[FA]-|:[A2A2][AA][AA] ABA^F|DAAB A4|D3=F EDCG,|C2E=F GAGF EDCC G,A,CD|EGAA A2G2|cdc2 BcB2|ABAG ^FDEF|D2J[D2D2]- [D2D2]AA| ABA^F DA-AB|A2 A^F D2DE| =FEDB, C2E=F|GAG=F EG,CC| G,A,C[CD] E-=FFG|G2AB c2dc| BcBG ABAG| [M:3/2]^FDEFD3D- D2 :| D2-|[M:C|]D2 ef e2eA |Ae-ef e2eB|AFA=c BAGE|G2 Bc ded=c| BAGE DEGG|BABA =c-dd[de]|[M:3/2]g3g fafd efed |[M:C|]^cABc A2 A2-| A2 ef efe^c|A^cef efec|A^c Ac BAGE|G2 B=c dedc| BAGE DEGA|B=cdd d2(ef/g/|[M:3/2]g3) (a/g/) fafd efed |[M:C|]^cABc A2 A2-| A2ef efe^c|Ae-ef e2e2|A-GAB (=c/BA/) GD|G2 B=c dedc| BAGE DEGA|B=cdB deef|[M:3/2]g3g fafd efed |[M:C|]^cABc A2S||
FRANK BARBEE HORNPIPE. American, Reel (cut time). D Mixolydian/Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. A mixed-mode Appalachian masterpiece that switches between mixolydian and dorian as the 'F' and 'c' notes are played variously sharp or natural, intertwining. The tune was untitled, but was called on the record label "Frank Barbee Hornpipe" after its source, fiddler Eldia Barbee's father. There are at least two different field recordings of Mr. Barbee playing the tune, recorded in the latter 1970's by musician and collector Ron Williams.
