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"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). |