Belle of Lexington
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Belle of Lexington", also known as "Belle Election" (John Patterson's title),<br> "The Hauling Home", "Kitty's Wedding", "Mrs. Smith's Reel", "Smith's Delight" or<br> "Smith's Reel" is an old-time breakdown in D Major. The parts are played AABB.<br> The tune, related to "Smith's Reel" and apparently derived from the Irish hornpipe<br> "Kitty's Wedding",<br> was recorded by legendary southwestern Virginia fiddler Emmett<br> Lundy (1864-1953, as "Belles of Lexington"). He played it with the A and B parts reversed.<br> The banjo tablature is by John Letscher.<br> It was printed in Krassen's Masters of Old Time Fiddling (1983),<br> Phillips' Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, Vol. 1 (1994),<br> Silberberg's Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern (2002),<br> Susan Songer with Clyde Curley Portland Collection vol. 3 (2015) and<br> Lamancusa's The Gettysburg Collection of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes (2021).<br> It was recorded by John Patterson on Old Originals, vol. 2 (1978),<br> Skip Gorman on Trail to Mexico (1987),<br> Lost World String Band on Ready To Wear (1981) and<br> Emmett Lundy on Fiddle Tunes from Grayson County (1977).<br>
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