X:1
T:Old True Lovers
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Slow"
R:Ballad Air
N:DDad tuning (fiddle)
S:Edden Hammons (1875-1955, Pocahontas County, W.Va.)
N:From a 1947 field recording
F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/lets-hunt-horses
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:Dmix
+slide+[A2A2][AA]G c2 BG|[A2A2] G(E/4G/4E/) D2G2|+slide+[A2A2][AA]G (c/d/c) BG|[M:3/4][A4A4] D3|
[M:C|]{EF=F}^F2FD E2 {FG}A2|D>E D2 D2 DD|E<D EG A<G {D}EG/4E/4D/|1[M:3/4]D4G2:|2 D4-D4||
OLD TRUE LOVERS. AKA - "House Carpenter (The)," "Old True Lovers Well Met," "Well Met." Old-Time, Air (4/4 time). USA, West Virginia. D Major. DDad tuning (fiddle). One part. A cross-tuned (DAdd) archaic-sounding duple time air played by West Virginia fiddler Edden Hammons [1], who often played older airs in DDad tuning. Edden Hammons (c. 1874-1955) The air is that of some versions of the ballad "The House Carpenter" (Roud 14, Child 243).
Additional notes
Source for notated version: -
Printed sources : -
Recorded sources: -WVU SA-2-CD, "Edden Hammons Collection", Disc 2.
See also listing at:
Hear Edden Hammons' 1947 field recording of the tune at Slippery Hill [2]
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