Moon Behind the Hill
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Moon Behind the Hill", also known as "Moon Behind the Mountain" is an American reel in cut time<br> and G Major. The parts are played AABB.<br> The tune feels more like a two-step or a polka than a reel.<br> The piece was popularized by West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine (1909-2003), who played it at as a<br> two-step at a moderately brisk walking pace, although it since has been recorded at faster speeds.<br> It is an adaptation of a song air and although there is an Irish song called "Moon behind the Hill"<br> (sung to the air "Harp that Once from Tara's Halls"), it is unlikely that this is the source for the<br> song. A more plausible candidate for a precursor is "Moon behind the Hill", a popular parlor song<br> by T. Brigham Bishop, published in Boston in 1858.<br> It was printed in Phillips' Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2 (1995) (appears as "Moon<br> Behind the Mountain") and<br> Lamancusa's The Gettysburg Collection of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes (2021).<br> It was recorded by Melvin Wine on Legends of Old-Time Music (2015) and Vintage Wine (1993) and<br> Buck Mountain Band on Moon Behind the Hills (2006).<br>
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