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LAST CHANCE. AKA and see "Davenport." Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major (Spadaro): D Major (Songer). Standard or EDae tunings (fiddle). AABB. A blues-tinged breakdown from the banjo playing of Hobart Smith (Saltville, Virginia), adapted to the fiddle. Related tunes include "Death March," "Forks of Sandy" and "Lost Indian."

Hobart Smith (1897–1965)

Source for notated version: Hobart Smith

Printed sources: Spadaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980; p. 31. Songer (Portland Collection, vol. 2), 2005; p. 115.

Recorded sources: Folk Legacy Records FSA-17, Hobart Smith – "America's Greatest Folk Instrumentalist" (appears as part of "Banjo Group 1"). Rounder Records CD 1799, Hobart Smith – "Blue Ridge Legacy."

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]




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