Moonshine Kate

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Theme code Index	3335 6421
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Composer/Core Source	Biography:Chris Haigh
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland, United States, Wales
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	ENGLAND(London and South East)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Chris Haigh
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Fiddling Around the World
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Year of publication/Date of MS	2001
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Moonshine Kate: Annotation

X:1 T:Moonshine Kate C:Chris Haigh M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D Major N:It was thought that Fiddlin' John Carson wrote this tune for his daughter Rosa Lee N:Carson in 1927. They performed together as Fiddlin' John Carson and Moonshine Kate. N:However, it's impossible to find a recording of him playing this tune and N:that's because it was written by Chris Haigh in London, England and published in his N:book "Fiddling Around the World" 2001, ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-0579996002. He has also taught N:it at fiddle workshops, hence its popularity in sessions here in the UK. N:I've used the version by Tim Cotterell, Heather McAslan, Lindsey Oliver and James D Smith N:on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTP2HrKL7IU Z:Transcribed roughly by Jan Howard z4zDDE|:"D" F3 E F2 AF | "G" BAGF "A" E2 DE | "Bm" F2 FE F2 A2 |"A" (E4E) DDE | "D" F3 E F2 AF |"G" BAGF "A" E2 DE | "Bm" F2 FG"G"FD "A"E2 |1"D" (D4 D) A,DE :| 2 "D" D6 dc |: "D" dAFG A2 dc |"Bm" dAFG "A" A2 de | "D" fgfe dBAF | "A" (E4 E) DDE | "D" F3 E F2 AF |"G" BAGF "A" E2 DE | "Bm" F2 FG"G"FD "A"E2 |1 "D" (D4 D) cdc :|2 "D" D8 |]

X:1 T:Moonshine Kate C:Chris Haigh M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D Major N:This has nothing to do with Fiddlin' John Carson as previously thought...it was written N:by Chris Haigh and has been picked up by musicians all around the world. N:This version is taken from a session recorded by Paul DeBlois from Clifftop of Rachel Eddy, N:Adam Hurt and Beth Hartness and others on 31st July 2015. N:Adam had learned the tune from Gill Emerson at a session in the UK. N:Thanks to Dave Proctor of the Friends of American Old-Time Music and Dance FOAOTMAD N:here in the UK for the research into the tune's origins. N:The recording is available on YouTube N:www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Gn_e6WLW4&ab_channel=mountaindavep N:Keep the A string on the fiddle playing whenever possible and swing the 8th notes. Z:Transcribed roughly by Jan Howard 2023 DE|:"D" F2 FE F A2 A | "G" BAGF E2 (F2 | "D" F)EFG FEDF |"A" DE2 F E2 DE | "D" FEFE F A2 A |"G" BAGF E2 DE |1 "A" FEFG FDED |"D" CD2 E D2DE :| |2 "A" FEFG F C3|"D" D3 E D2 dc |: "D" d2FG A2 dc |"G" d2FG "A" Acd e| "D" fafe dBAF | "A" DE2 F E2 DE | "D" F2 FE F A2 A |1"G" BAGF E2 (F2 | "A" F)EFG FDEC | "D" D3 E D2 dc :|2 "G" BAGF E2 DE | "A" FEFG FC3 | "D" D3 E D4|]

Moonshine Kate: Annotation