Annotation:I'd Rather be an Old Time Christian

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X:1 T:I'd Rather be an Old Time Christian N:From the playing of fiddler Melvin Wine (1909-2003, Copen, Braxton County, N:central West Virginia). N:Wine plays with a pronounced backbeat, often with double stops. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Very Quick" D:Augusta Heritage AHR 021, Melvin WIne - "Hannah at the Springhouse" (1989) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/id-rather-be-old-time-christian Z:Andrew Kuntz K:D D-E|[FA]E[FA]E [F2A2][FA]E|[FA][EA][DA][DA] [D2A2]FF|A2A2 B2c2|(d[df])-[df](d [d2f2])f2| [df][df][df][de] [de]-[df][df][de]| BdAG FEDE|{E}[F2A2][FA][FA] (E[F3A3])|[A,6E6]([DA]-[EA]-| [F2A2]) [FA]E [F2A2][FA][FA]|[FA][EA][D2A2] [DA][GA]-|[AA][AA][A2A2] B2c2|(d[df])-[df](d [d2f2])[de]-| [df][df][df][de] [de]-[df][df][de]| BdAG FEDE|F2 AA ([EA]-[FA]-[E2A2])|D6||

I'D RATHER BE AN OLD TIME CHRISTIAN. American, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (AA'). A song or hymn, recast as a dance tune.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Melvin Wine (1909-2003, Copen, Braxton County, central West Virginia) [Milliner & Koken).

Printed sources : - Clare Milliner & Walt Koken (Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes), 2011; p. 311.

Recorded sources : - Augusta Heritage AHR 021, Melvin Wine - "Hannah at the Springhouse" (1989).

See also listing at :
Hear Melvin Wine's recording at Slippery Hill [1]

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