Falls of Richmond
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
From the Hammonds family of West Virginia. It is said that members of the<br> family trace the tune back to “Old Uncle Pete” Hammons, born in 1845.<br> Burl Hammonds called the tune “Falls of Richmond,” in the plural. The title<br> refers to the small waterfalls, or rapids, on the James River at Richmond,<br> rather than, as some have supposed, the 1865 capitulation (or "fall") of<br> Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War<br> (Allan Jabbour points out Richmond ‘fell’ not only in the Civil War, but in<br> the Revolutionary War as well). The falls of the James mark the farthest<br> navigable point on the river, leading to the development of Richmond.<br> Recorded by Bob Carlin and the Fuzzy Mountain String Band among others.<br> I think I learned it from print but can't say where.<br> I usually play this tune in medleys with:<br> Boatin' Up Sandy <br> Bonaparte Over the Alps<br> Cold Frosty Morning<br> Kitchen Girl<br> Sally in the Garden<br> Santa Anna's Retreat<br> All are in this section.<br>
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