Big Sandy
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Big Sandy" is an American reel in cut time and D Major.<br> This is not the same tune as "Big Sandy River" which was composed by Kenny Baker and<br> Bill Monroe.<br> The Big Sandy River, called Sandy Creek as early as 1756, a tributary of the<br> Ohio River, is approximately 29 miles long. The river forms part of the boundary<br> between West Virginia and Kentucky along its entire course. The name of the river,<br> originally called Sandy Creek, comes from the presence of extensive sand bars.<br> The river is navigable and carries commercial shipping, primarily coal mined in the<br> immediate region.<br> The fiddle tune<br> "Sandy River Belle"<br> takes its name from the Big Sandy River.<br> The banjo tablature is by John Letscher. He got it from the recording by Fat City<br> String Band.<br> It was printed in Lamancusa's The Gettysburg Collection of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes (2021).<br> It was recorded by Fat City String Band on The Original Fat City String Band (1999).<br>
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