Old Blue Sow

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 Theme code Index    5555 5313
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Enos Canoy
 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(Deep South), USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn)
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 Artist    Enos Canoy
 Title of recording    Old Blue Sow
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Library of Congress AFS 03054 A01
 Year recorded    1939
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Old Blue Sow N:From the playing of fiddler Enos Canoy (1909-1970, born and died in N:Magee, Simpson County, central Mississippi), recorded by Herbert N:Halpert for the Library of Congress. Enos's brother Tim and Tim's wife, N:Lola (on mandolin & guitar, respectively) accompanied him. M:C| R:Reel Q:"Fast" N:Play AABA'CCC D:Library of Congress AFS 03054 A01, Enos Canoy (1939) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/old-blue-sow Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A P:A [c2e2]-|[e3e3][ee]-[e3e3][e2e2]-|[ee](BcB) A2[c2e2]-|[e3e3][ee][e2e2][e2e2]-|[ee](BcB) A2c2| c3B- B2c2-|ddc-B A2 c2|{=c}^c3c B2 c2-|ddcB A2:| P:B c2|J[c3e3]c fcec|eccc ccec|[c3e3][=ce]- [^c3e3]c|ccfc ecBc| ccec c2B-c-|ccfc ecAB|ccfc- c2c-"4"e-|ecB2 A2c2|| P:A' J[e3e3][ee] [e2e2]J[e2e2]-|[ee](BcB) B2c2|d2 cB A2c2|J[e3e3][ee] [e2e2]J[e2e2]-| [ee](BcB) A2c2|{B}c3cB2c2|ddB2A2EF|[A3A4][AA][A2A2]|| P:C K:D ag|fdd2 d2A2|FDFD- E2ag|fd d2 d2A2|FDEF D2:|]