The Eighth of January
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Eighth of January", also known as "Go See the Widow" is a widely known American reel<br> in D Major.<br> It commemorates the date of the Battle of New Orleans in the<br> War of 1812. The battle was fought from December 23rd, 1814 to<br> January 8th, 1815, after the Treaty of Ghent had been signed by the<br> British but before the signing by the Americans.<br> The melody was originally named "Jackson's Victory".<br> Jimmy Driftwood used this tune for his song "The Battle of New Orleans"<br> which he wrote to get his students interested in history.<br> It was printed in Beisswenger & McCann's Ozarks Fiddle Music (2008),<br> Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> R.P. Christeson's Old Time Fiddler's Repertory, vol. 2 (1984),<br> Ford's Traditional Music in America (1940),<br> Kaufman's Beginning Old Time Fiddle (1977),<br> Krassen's Appalachian Fiddle (1973),<br> Milliner & Koken's Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes (2011),<br> Phillips' Fiddle Case Tunebook: Old Time Southern (1989),<br> Phillips' Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1 (1994),<br> Ruth's Pioneer Western Folk Tunes (1948),<br> Sing Out, vol. 36, No. 2, August, 1991 and<br> Sweet's Fifer's Delight (1964/1981).<br> I play this tune in medleys with:<br> Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine<br> Come Dance and Sing<br> Kitchen Girl<br> Green Willis<br> The Richmond Cotillion<br> The Snouts and Ears of America<br> All of them are in this section.<br>
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