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 Theme code Index    5531 27bL24
 Also known as    Betty Martin, Far in the Mountain, Free on the Mountains, Hog Eye (1), Old Daddy Bowback, Old Mother Gofour, Pretty Betty Martin, Oh Yes Mammy Look at Sam, Sambo, Ten Little Indians, Tip Toe Fine
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 Region    Ireland, United States
 Genre/Style    Irish, Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Mid Atlantic)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Edward Riley
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Riley's Flute Melodies vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 317, p. 87
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1814
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Fire on the mountain

Played by: The Wayfarers
Source: SoundCloud
Image: Old Time String Band
 Score   (1)   
Fire on the Mountain



Fire on the Mountain (1): Annotations

X:1 T:Free on the Mountains T:Fire on the Mountain [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 317, p. 87) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n101/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D a/b/a/g/ fd|ec d/e/f/g/|a/b/a/g/ fd|ec d2:| |:a/b/a/g/ fg|abc'd'|a/b/a/g/ fg|ad' d'2:|]


X:1 T:Fire upon the Mountains [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel N:"From James Barton." N:Henry Hudson music manuscript collection (1841, No. 311) Q:"Allegro" N:Hudson (1798-1889) was a Dublin dentist and an early collector. N:He was music editor of The Citizen or Dublin Monthly Magazine N:from 1841-1843. F: http://rarebooks.library.nd.edu/digital/bookreader/MSE_1434-2/#page/7/mode/1up Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d/e/d/c/ BG|AF A/B/c|d/e/d/c/ BG|AF G2:| d/e/d/c/ Bc|de =f2|=f/e/d/c/ Bc|de/^f/ g2| d/e/d/c/ Bc|de =f2|=f/e/d/c/ BG|AF G2||


X:1 T:Fire on the Mountains [1] L:1/8 M:2/2 N:The source for the tune is James H. "Uncle Jim" N:Chisholm, Greenwood, Albermarle County, Va. K:Amix efed c2A2|B2G2B2d2|efed c2A2|B2G2 A4:| |:efed c2d2|e2f2g2g2|efed c2d2|e2a2 a4:||


X:1 T:Far in the Mountain T:Fire on the Mountain [1]? N:Source for tune is Red Headed Fiddlers (Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas), N:A.L. "Red" Steeley (1893-1969) and J. Warner "Red" Graham M:C| L:1/8 D:County CD 3524, Red Headed Fiddlers - "Old Time Texas String Bands, vol. 1" (2001) D:Document DOCD-8038 Red Headed Fiddlers - "Texas Fiddle Bands, vol. 1" (1998) D:Brunswick 470 (78 RPM), Red Headed Fiddlers (1929) F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/far-mountain Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A +slide+[AA]GAE CDEA|FDFA [=G2A2](G/A/G)|"*"FEDF ECA,C|DEFD E2(3E/F/G/| [AA]GAE CDEA|FDFA [=G2A2](G/A/G)|FEDF ECA,C|"**"[D2A2][FA][DA] [E4A4]| +slide+[e3e3](f/e)/ [de][ce][Ae][ce]|BG-G2 A4:||:(ef)ed [c2e2]d2|f=gaf g2g2| (ef)ed cecc-|BABA c2d2|(ef)ed cecc|BG3 A4:| P:Substitutions: "*"FAFD ECEC|]"**"[D2A2][FA][DA] [E2A2]+slide+[e2e2]-|[ee]fed cdec| BG-G2 A4|]


X:1 T:Fire on the Mountain [1] N:From the playing of Marcus Martin (1881-1974, Swannanoa, western N.C.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning N:Transcription of the 2nd time through the tune. D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/fire-mountain-4 D:Field Recorders Collective FRC 502, "Marcus Martin" (2004) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A +slide+[e2e2]-|[ee]fed c2d2|e2a2c2d2|efed cBAc|B2G2 A4| [ee]fed c2d2|e2a2c2d2|efed cBAc|B2G2 A4|| |:efed c2d2|e2f2=g4|efed c2d2|ea2b a4| [ee]fed c2d2|e2a2c2d2|efed cBAc|B2G2 A4:|| A2A2 AECE|[D2F2][D2F2 [D3F3][DF]|[D2F2][D2F2] [DF][DF][D=G][DF]|[D2F2][D2F2] [E4A4]| A2AE C2[CE][CE]|[D2F2][D2F2] A=GED|FEDF EDCE|D2D2 [E4A4]|| efed cBAc|B2G2 A4||


X:1 T:Old Daddy Bowback (A) T:Fire on the Mountain [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Transcribed by Joan Moser from the playing of Marcus Martin, S:Swannanoa, N.C., July 25, 1942 (as recorded by Artus Moser) B:North Carolina Folklore, Vol. XII, No. 2 December 1964, p. 5 [1] Z:AK/FIddler's Companion K:Gmix "*"d/e/d/c/ BB/c/|dg B[Ac]|[G/d/]e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/|[DA]^F G2| d/e/d/c/ Bd|[Gd]g [GB]c|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/ |A^F G2| [G/d/]e/d/c/ Bc|dg ec|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/ |[DA]^F G2|| GG G/D/B,/B,/|[CE][CE] [CF]>[CF]|E/C/E/E/ D/B,/D/D/|EE D2| GG/G/ B,B,/B,/|CC/C/ F/E/D/F/ |D/C/E/E/ D/B,/D/D/|EE/E/ [G,2D2]| GG/G/ B,B,/B,/|CC F>F|E/C/E/E/ D/B,/D/D/|[C/E/][C/E/][C/E/][C/E/] [G,2D2]|| P:Substitutions: "*"d/e/d/c/ B/c/d/B/ |A^F G2|| "*"[G/d/]e/d/c/ [G/B/]G/B/c/|[G/d/]de/ [Gf]>e|d/e/d/c/ B/G/B/c/|[G/d/]ga/ [G2g2]:|2 A^F G>G|| "*"[G/d/]e/d/c/ [G/B/]G/B/c/ [D/g/]de/ [Gf]>e|d/e/d/c/ B/G/B/c/|[G/d/]ga/ [G2g2| "*"d/e/d/c/ Bc|dg Bc|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/ |A^F G>G||


X:1 T:Old Daddy Bowback (B) T:Fire on the Mountain [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Transcribed by Joan Moser from the playing of Marcus Martin, S:Swannanoa, N.C., September 11, 1959 (as recorded by Joan Moser) B:North Carolina Folklore, Vol. XII, No. 2 December 1964, p. 5[2] Z:AK/FIddler's Companion K:Gmix d/e/d/c/ Bc|dg Bc|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/|A^F G2| d/e/d/c/ Bc|dg Bc|d/e/d/c/ B/A/G/B/|A^F G>G| "*"GG G/G/B,/B,/|CC F>F|E/C/E/E/ F/E/D/F/|EE/E/ DE/F/|| GG G/G/B,/B,/|CC F>F|E/C/E/E/ F/E/D/F/|EE/E/ !fermata![G,2D2]|| P:Substitutions "*"GG G/D/B,/B,/|[CE][CE] [CE][C/E/][C/E/]|[CE][CE] [C/E/][C/E/][B,/D/][B,/D/]|[CE][CE] [B,D][B,/D/][B,/D/]| "*"GG/G/ [B,/D/][B,/D/][B,/D/][B,/D/]|[C/E/][C/E/][C/E/][C/E/] [CF][C/F/][C/F/]|[C/E/]C/[C/E/][C/E/] [B,/D/]B,/[B,/D/][B,/D/]|[C/E/][C/E/][C/E/][C/E/] [G,2B,2D2]| "*"G/G/G/G/ [B,/D/][B,/D/][B,/D/][B,/D/]|[CE][CE] F/E/D/F/|EE D/C/B,/D/|[CE][CE] DE/F/| "*"GG G/D/B,/B,/|[CE][CE] [CF]>F|E/C/E/E/ D/B,/D/D/|E/E/E/E/ D2|


Fire on the Mountain (1): Annotations

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