Green Willis
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
This tune is also known as "The Raw Recruit", <br> "Green Willis the Raw Recruit", "Old Hickory", "Noddin' Boy",<br> "Chapel Hill Seranade" and "Jackson's March".<br> It is known in Great Britain as "The New Rigged Ship".<br> While "Green Willis" is played in 4/4 time both "The Raw Recruit" and<br> "The New Rigged Ship" are played in 6/8 time.<br> Green Willis was a 19th century fiddler from the Galax, Virginia,<br> area whose name became associated with the tune.<br> It is known in Ireland as The New Rigged Ship.<br> It has been recorded by Howard Bursen, Bob Carlin, Henry Sapoznik and<br> Fuzzy Mountain String Band.<br> I play this tune in medleys with:<br> "Boys of Blue Hill" and<br> "John Ryan's Polka" in the celtic section<br> "Come Dance and Sing",<br> "Sheffield Hornpipe" and<br> "Soldier's Joy" in the tunes section<br>
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