A June apple is an early ripening variety of apple, maturing in the spring
in the southern United States. It tends to be smaller and more tart then
later-ripening apples. Most versions of the tune are in the mixolydian mode,
although Benton Flippen (Surry Country, N.C.) plays it in A major. The late
Mt. Airy, North Carolina, fiddler Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985) played it and sang
words to the 'B' part.
![]() It was recorded by Brad Leftwich, Bruce Molsky, Tommy Jarrell, Fred Cockerham, Roger Sprung, Dan Gellert, The Red Clay Ramblers and others. It appears in most printed collection of fiddle tunes. |