Dubuque
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
Also known as "Old Dubuque" or "Duck River" among other titles.<br> Although from the same tune family, it is somewhat different from the Salyer family<br> tune "Duck River" in this collection.<br> Dubuque, Iowa, takes its name from Sieur Julien Dubuque, a French-Canadian<br> who was one of the first white men to settle the area, which at that<br> time was under the control of the Fox tribe of Native Americans and<br> the Spanish monarchy. Dubuque dealt successfully with both, obtaining<br> permission to mine lead in the latter 18th century. He befriended a<br> local Mesquakie Chief named Peosta, and perhaps married his daughter,<br> Potosa. Dubuque died in 1810 and was buried on a bluff overlooking the<br> Mississippi River, just south of the town that bears his name.<br> I learned this from Bill Spence and Fennig's All-Star String Band.<br> It was also recorded by Bob Carlin and The West Orrtanna String Band.<br>
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