Annotation:Whitewater Jig

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WHITEWATER JIG. Canadian, American; Jig. USA, northern New York. A Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The tune was composed by Canadian fiddler Bob Scott (1912-), who lead the band Bob Scott and the Canadian Pioneers. They were popular in the Toronto area in the mid-20th century.

Source for notated version: learned by fiddler Vic Kibler (Hamilton County, N.Y.) from "local country musician and fiddler Jimmy Hamblin, of Fort Ann, who has recorded it" [Bohrer].

Printed sources: Bohrer (Vic Kibler: Adirondack Fiddler), 1992; No. 4, p. 4. Scott (Bob Scott's Canadian Fiddle Tunes), 1955; p. 1

Recorded sources: Apex 26412 (78 RPM), Don Messer & His Islanders (1954). Apex Records Apex AL-1602, "Down East Dancin' with Don Messer and His Islanders, vol. 2." Sparton Records 360R (45 RPM), Bob Scott (1956).

See also listing at:
Hear Don Messer & His Islanders recording on youtube.com [1]

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