Great Big Taters in Sandy Land

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 Theme code Index    1H666 6555
 Also known as    Great Big Taters, Sandyland, Sandy Land, Better Quit Kickin My Dog Around, Grease that Wooden Leg Sally Ann, Sail away Ladies (1), Sandy Land, Sandy Lot
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AB, AABB, AABBCC'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Ira Ford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional Music in America
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 39
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1940
 Artist    Biography:Eck Robertson
 Title of recording    Run Boy Run/Great Big Taters
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Victor 40205 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1929
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:2 T:Great Big Taters in Sandy Land M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G dB AB|(B<d) .d<.d|dB A/G/E/D/|(D<G) G<G|dB AB|e>e e2| dB A/G/E/D/|G>G G2||DG B/G/A/G/|(A<B) B<B|DG A/G/E/D/| (D<G) G<G|DG B/G/A/G/|(B<d) d<d|dB A/G/E/D/|G>G G2:| |:ed (B/A/)(G/B/)|e>e e2|ed (B/A/)(G/B/)|d>d d2| ed (B/A/)(G/B/)|e>e e2|dB (A/G/)(E/D/)|G>G G2:||


X:1 T:Sandy Land S:Sam Long (1876-1931, Oklahoma) M:C| L:1/8 F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/sandy-land Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G d2B2A2G2|B3A B4|d2B2AGED|EG2A G2-G(B| d)B2AG3(A|B3)A B3(B|d2)(B/c/B) AGED|EG2A G2-G(e|| g2)e2d2B2|d3B d3(e|g2)e2dBAB|G3GG4| {e}g2e2.d2B2|d3B d3(e|g2)e2dBAB|G3AG4||


X:1 T:Great Big Taters in Sandy Land N:From the playing of Everett Kays (1905-1996, Lawrenceburg, N:Anderson County, north-central Kentucky) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Quick" N:1973 field recordings by Bruce Greene D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/1282 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G ef|"*"g2fg a2 g2|+slide+[e3e3][ee] [e2e2]c2-|d2[D2B2]- [DB]ABc|[D3d3][Dd] [D2d2](ef| gfg2)a2g2|+slide+[e3e3][ee] [e2e2](Bc|d2)B2A2 B-A| G3G G2|| |:(Bc|d2)B2 A2G2|A-B2A BABc|d2BB A2 B-A|G3G G2 :| P:Substitutions: "*"gfgg a2g2||


X:1 T:Great Big Taters in Sandy Land N:From the playing of fiddler Earl Collins (1911-1975, Oklahoma and N:southern California, whose musical family had roots in Missouri). M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) Q:"Quick" D:Briar BR 4204, Earl Collins = "That's Earl: Collins Family Fiddling" (1975) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/great-big-taters Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A ([Ae][A=g]|[A2f2])[A2f2][Af][Af][Af][A=g]|[A3f3]=g [A2f2] ((3ef^g|[A2a2])[A2a2][Aa][Aa] [Af]^g|[A3a3][Aa][A2a2]([Ae]=g)| [A2f2][A2f2][Af][A=g][Af]-[Ag]|[A3f3]=g [Af]ec[de]-|[e2e2]c2 BAF^G|[A3A3]A [A2A2]:| |:[de]-[ee]-|[e2e2][c2e2][B2e2][A2e2]|+slide+[e3e3][ee] [e2e2][de]-[ee]-|[e2e2][c2e2]BAFG|[A3A3][AA][A2A2][de]-[ee]-| [e2e2][c2e2]([Be]A)[A2e2]|+slide+[e3e3][ee] [e2e2][ce][Be]|[Ae][Be][ce][Ae] [Be][Ae]FG|[A3A3][AA][A2A2]:| |:[A,2E2]-|[A,2E2]af ecAB|[c3e3][ce] [c2e2][A,2E2]-|[A,2E2]af eccB|[A3A3]A [A2A2][A,2E2]-| [A,2E2] af ecAB|[c3e3][ce] [c2e2][ce][Be]|[Ae][Be][ce][Ae] [Be][Ae]FG|[A3A3][AA][A2A2]:|


X:1 T:Great Big Taters in Sandy Land M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Liz Slade Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G e/f/|g/f/g/e/ e/(A/d)|(e/ e) (e/ e)(e|e/)f/e/(A/ d/)A/B/(B/|d>)B dd| g/a/g/e/ e/(A/d)| )|(e/ e) (e/ e)(e|e/)f/e/(A/ d/)A/B|A>B (A A/):| |:(A/|B/)A/B/B/ A/D/G|(G/ B) (G/ B)B/c/|d/B/d/A/ B/D/E|(A/ B) (A/ B>)(A| B/)A/B/B/ A/D/G|(G/ B) (G/ B)(D|D/)D/B A/B/A/(D/|A/ B) (G/ B)z/:| |:(D|D/)D/B A/(D/G)|(G/ B) (G/ B/)A/B|1 D/D/B/(B/ A/)B/A/D/|(G/ B) (G/ B):|2 d/A/B/B/ A/B/A/D/|G/ [GB] G/ [GB]||