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 Theme code Index    15L15L 15L3L1L
 Also known as    Happy Holler
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Marcus Martin
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    USA(Upland South)
 Structure    AAB, ABCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Susan Songer with Clyde Curley
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Portland Collection vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 87
 Year of publication/Date of MS    2015
 Artist    Biography:Marcus Martin
 Title of recording    Happy Hollow
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Library of Congress AFS 07892 B02
 Year recorded    1942
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Happy Hollow N:From the playing of Marcus Martin (1881- 1974, Swannanoa, western N.C.), N:from a 1941 field recording. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:" N:AEac# tuning (fiddle) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/happy-hollow D:Library of Congress Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A [GA]-||S"*"[A2A2]EF A2E2|AFED CA,3|B3 B/c/ BABc|BAFA-A2A2| +slide+c3c- cBAB|cBAF EC2B,|A,B,CD EFEE|FA2E A3(3EFG| AFEF AFEF|AFED CA,3| B3 B/c/ BABc|BAFA-A4| +slide+c3c- cBAB|cBAF EC2B,|A,B,CD EFEE|FA2B A3|| |:B2E2B3B/c/|BAFE [C4E4]|B2E2B3B/c/|BAFA- A4| +slide+c3c- cBAB|cBAF EC2B,|A,B,CD EFEE|1FA2E A4:|2FA2E A3(3EFGS|| P:Substitution: "*"A2E2A2E2|


X:1 T:Happy Holler T:Happy Hollow M:C| L:1/8 S:Bruce Molsky, based on Marcus Martin's version N:Tune fiddle AEac#, then play this transcription fingering it N:"as if" in standard tuning in key of G. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A DE | A2D2A2D2 | GEDC B, G,3 | B3B cBA(c c)BAE | A2 A6 | [c3e3] [c2e2] B AB | CBAE D B,2 A, | G,A,B,C DEDD | EG2E G2 || DE | GEDE GEDE | GEDC B, G,3 | B3B cBA(c c)BAE | A2 A6 | [c3e3] [c2e2] B AB | CBAE D B,2 A, | G,A,B,C DEDD | EG2E G2 || |: [G,2D2] | [D2B2] [G,2D2] [D3B3] B|(B/d/B)AE D B,2 [B,D]|[D2B2] [G,2D2] [D3B3] B|(B/c/B)AE G2G2 | {B/}c3 {B/}c4B AB | cBAF D B,2 A, | G,A,B,C DEDD | EG2E G2 :||


X:2 T:Happy Hollow N:A,EAc# R:reel C:Marcus Martin (1941) M:C| L:1/8 K:A "A"A2EF A2EF|AFED CA,3|"E"[B,3E3](B c)BAB|cBAF "A"A2A2|! "A"Bc2c- cBAB|cBAF EC2B,|A,B,CD ECE2|1"E"FA2[BF] "A"A2 (3EFG:|2"E"FA2F "A"A4|]! |:"E"B2E2 B3B|"A"cBAF EC3|"E"B2E2 B3B |"A"cBAF A2A2 |! "A"Bc2(B c)BAB|cBAF EC2B,|A,B,CD ECE2|1"E"FA2F "A"A2AA:|2"E"FA2F "A"A4|]