Coon Dog
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Coon Dog", also known as "old Coon Dog" or "Angeline the Baker" is an old-time breakdown
in cut time and D major.
A band tune and title characteristic of Patrick County, Va., it is quite similar to the
better-known "Angeline the Baker".
Dudley Spangler (Patrick County, Va.) is the primary source for the tune under the
"Coon Dog" title.
The banjo tablature is by John Letscher. His comment:
From the playingof Rayna Gellert. A close relative of Angeline the Baker.
It was recorded by J.W. Spangler (Patrick County, Va.) on The Old Virginia Fiddlers: Rare
Recordings 1948-49 (1977),
Rayna Gellert on Uncle Earl - Going to the Western Slope (2004) and
Rafe Stefanini & Bob Herring on Old Paint (1995).
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