Georgia Railroad
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Georgia Railroad", also known as "Peter and I Went Fishing" or "Peter went a-Fishin'"<br> is an American reel polka or air in A Major. The parts are played AABB.<br> It was printed in Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> John Burke's Book of Old Time Fiddle Tunes for Banjo (1968),<br> Kuntz's Ragged but Right (1987),<br> Miller & Perron's 101 Polkas (1978),<br> Phillips' Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1 (1994),<br> Eric Muller & Barbara Koehler's Frailing the 5-String Banjo (1973),<br> Silberberg's The Complete Fiddle Tunes I Either Did or Did Not Learn at the Tractor<br> Tavern (2007) (as Peter Went a-Fishing),<br> Perlman's Fingerpicking Fiddle Tunes for Finger Style Guitar (1978) and<br> Melodic Clawhammer Banjo (1979) which is where I learned it.<br> This was recorded by Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers (1924),<br> Allan Block & Ralph Lee Smith on Meadowlands (1971),<br> Ledford String Band on Ledford String Band (1972),<br> Possum Hunters on Death on Lee Highway (1966),<br> Fennigs All Stars on Saturday Night in the Provinces (1975).<br> I play this in medleys with:<br> "Cherokee Shuffle"<br> "Seneca Square Dance"<br> both in this section and<br> "The Girl I Left Behind Me"<br> in the Songs section.<br>
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