Annotation:Rose for Polly (A)

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ROSE FOR POLLY, A. American, Reel (cut time). USA, North Carolina. G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'CC'. Versions of the tune are in mixolydian mode (Reed Island Rambers & Old Sledge) throughout to a major (1st strain)/minor (2nd strain) mix (Tommy Hunter), in styles from old-time to bluegrass, moderately paced to fast. The melody is vaguely like J.P. Fraley’s “Wild Rose of the Mountain,” according to Tony Russell.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - Glen Smith (Galax, Va.) & Tommy Hunter (N.C.) [Phillips].

Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 115.

Recorded sources: - Burning Wolf Records, Reed Island Ramblers – “Hand Me Downs” (2007). June Appal 007, Tommy Hunter - "Deep in Tradition" (1976. Learned from his grandfather, fiddler James W. Hunter, Madison County, N.C.). Marimac AHS #3, Glen Smith with Dwight Diller – “Say Old Man” (1990. Learned from Tommy Hunter). Old Sledge – “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down” (2011).

See also listing at:
Hear Tommy Hunter (1919-1993) play the tune at the Digital Library of Appalachia [1]
Hear a version from the Canote brothers [2]