The Old Ark's a-Movin'
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Old Ark's a-Movin'", also known as "Grandfather's Tune", "Twin Sisters",<br> "The Two Sisters", "Keep the Ark A-Movin'" (Brody) is an American reel in D Major.<br> The parts are played AB (Phillips) or AABB (Brody).<br> The tune is thought by many to be related to the popular Irish hornpipe<br> "The Boys of Bluehill".<br> Bill Hicks (1972) suggests that the name seems to be derived from<br> the musically unrelated hymn "Keep the Ark a Moverin'."<br> The tune is generally played slower than the normal breakdown tempo. Other American<br> variants (or cognates) go by the names "Pussy and the Baby" (Mel Durham),<br> "She Oughta Been a Lady (Vesta Johnson), "Hell on the Wabash" (Clay Smith of Star City,<br> Indiana)", "Silver Lake" (Samuel Bayard), "Lonesome Katy" (Ira Ford, 1940),<br> "Beaux of Oak Hill" (Elias Howe, Musician's Companion, vol. 3, 1844) and in<br> George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels (1839) as "The Two Sisters".<br> It was printed in Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983) (Keep the Ark a Movin') and<br> Banjo Picker's Fakebook (1985) (Keep the Ark a Movin') and<br> Phillips's Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2 (1995).<br> It was recorded by Taylor Kimble on Blue Ridge Barn Dance (1974) and<br> Carroll County Pioneers (1992),<br> Fuzzy Mountain String Band on Fuzzy Mountain String Band (1972) and<br> A.A. Gray (78 RPM) (1930).<br> <br> <br> <br>
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