Annotation:South Missouri
X:1 T:South Missouri M:2/4 L:1/16 R:reel Q:120 S:from Cyril Stinnett O:as recorded by Cyril Stinnett in Sept. '79 N:Cyril learned this tune from his father K:D |:(ef2)(a fe)dc|B2 g2 B2 g2|(ef2)(g fe)dA|c2 e2 c2 e2|! (ef2)(a fe)dc|B2 g2 B2 g2|(ea2)b (af)ed|(cA)(Bc) d2FG:|! (AB)AG (FD)FA|(BA)Bc (de)dB|(Ac)dB A(GF)(D|ED)CE A,2FG|! (AB)AG (FD)FA|(BA)Bc d2d(f|e)de(f gf)ed|(cA)(Bc) d4:|!
SOUTH MISSOURI. American, Reel (2/4 time). USA, Missouri. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Silberberg): AABB. “South Missouri” is one of ‘100 essential Missouri tunes’ listed by Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden, who had the tune from left-handed Andrew County, north-west Missouri, fiddler Cyril Stinnett (1912-1986), although it was not in the latter's recorded works. In 1966 Stinnett won the National Old-Time Fiddler's Contest at Weiser, Idaho, unseating the previous year's champion, Byron Berline. He was well-regarded for his precise playing and extensive repertoire, but he could also be moody and taciturn.
