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JOHNNY NELSON'S FAVORITE. American, Reel or Breakdown. USA, North Dakota. A Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Johnny Nelson, one of the fiddling Nelson brothers who homesteaded near Grinnell, North Dakota, and who had reputations as dance fiddlers in Northwestern North Dakota in the early 20th century.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Pancerzewski (The Pleasures of Home), 1988; p. 16.

Recorded sources: Voyager 341, Joe Pancerzewski "Legendary Northwest Fiddler"




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