Molly Put the Kettle On
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Molly Put the Kettle On" is an American reel in cut time and A Major. It is usually<br> played in AEae fiddle tuning. The parts are played AABB.<br> This version of "Molly put the kettle on" is from the playing of fiddler John<br> Sharp (1894-1965), who was born in Kentucky, but who lived much of his life in<br> Sharp's Place, northeastern Tennessee. Sharp was a member of a string band called<br> the Kentucky Wildcats. He also played venues such as Democratic political rallies,<br> dedication ceremonies, family reunions and weekly dances at Pickett State Park with<br> members of his family (eight of his children learned to play instruments).<br> In 1949 Sgt. Alvin York, Medal of Honor recipient of World War I and a long-time<br> friend and neighbor of Sharps, brought a record cutting machine and recorded some 25<br> sides of Sharp's playing.<br> The banjo tablature is by John Letscher who worked it up from the playing of<br> Bruce Molsky & Bob Carlin.<br> It was recorded by John Sharp on Sharp's Hornpipe vol. 1 and<br> Bruce Molsky & Bob Carlin on Take Me as I Am (1983) (Appears as the<br> 1st part of the "John Sharp's Tunes" medley).<br>
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