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"Coming Up the Pike", also known as "Coming Up the Turnpike" is an American reel in
C Major. The parts are played AABB. It was known in Arkansas and Missouri.
The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress in the early 1940's by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from Ozarks Mountains fiddlers, among them William Bilyeu (1943) and Delbert McGrath (1942). The A part resembles "Fort Smith" while other similarities can be found with "Old Buzzard" and "Nubbin Ridge". The B part is crooked with 10 measures. It was printed by Beisswenger & McCann's Ozark Fiddle Music (2008). It was recorded by Art Galbraith on Dixie Blossoms (1981). |