Old Rusty Kettle

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 Theme code Index    5L135 61H61H
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 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Elijah Hill
 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(Central)
 Structure    AABB
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Old Rusty Kettle N:From the playing of blacksmith and fiddler Elijah Hill N:(1888-1967, Henry County, Ind.), from a c. 1965 field recording N:Hill was originally from Pulaksi County, south-central Ky., N:and moved to Indiana in the 1930's to farm. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Moderately Quick" D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3240 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A EFAB c2e2|feae feae|cecB A2FE|FABc B2c2| EFAB c2e2|feae feae|cecB A2FA|1EFAB [A4A4]:|2EFAB A2|| e2|c'/c'/c' c'e b2a2|ac'ba fe3|(c/d/c) BA F2E2|EFAc B4| c'/c'/c' c'e b2a2|ac'ba fe3|e2fg agac|edcB A2:| P:Alternate 'B' part c'bc'b b2a2|ac'ba fe3|dcBA F2EF-|FB2cB4| +slide+c'bc'b b2a2|ac'ba fe3|e2fg agac|edcB A2:|]