Ducks on the Pond
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Ducks on the Pond", sometimes called "Lady of the Lake" is an old-time breakdown<br> in A Major ('A' part) & A Mixolydian ('B' part) [Brody], A Mixolydian [Krassen] or<br> A Dorian (Johnson, Songer). The parts are played AABB.<br> The melody was learned by most modern sources, including West Virginia fiddler<br> Oscar Wright, from Glen Lyn, Virginia, fiddler Henry Reed (d. 1968).<br> The tonality varies depending on the source for the tune, but dorian mode versions<br> seem to have persisted. Bayard (1981) identifies this tune as belonging to the<br> "Paddy on the Turnpike" family of tunes. It was published by George P. Knauff<br> in his Virginia Reels, volume III (Baltimore, 1839), under the title "Lady of the<br> Lake". The reel is not related to the similarly titled "Ducks on the Millpond"<br> although there is sometimes confusion between the two. It is perhaps related to the<br> Patrick County, Va., version of "Grey Eagle" and Owen "Snake" Chapman's "Rock Andy".<br> The banjo tablature is by John Letscher. His comment:<br> I believe I first heard and learned this tune from The Hollow Rock String Band.<br> It was printed in<br> Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> Johnson's The Kitchen Musician No. 2: Occasional Collection of Old-Timey Fiddle<br> Tunes for Hammer Dulcimer, Fiddle, etc. (1982) (revised 1988 & 2003),<br> Krassen's Appalachian Fiddle (1973) and<br> Songer's Portland Collection (1997).<br> It was recorded by<br> Alan Jabbour on Sandy's Fancy,<br> Red Clay Ramblers on Red Clay Ramblers (1974),<br> Gerry Milnes (et al) on Gandydancer,<br> Reed Island Rounders on Wolves in the Wood (1997) and<br> Oscar and Eugene Wright on Old-Time Fiddle.<br>
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