Old Melinda
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Old Melinda", also known as "Malindy", "Melinda", "Old Melina" is an old-time breakdown<br> in C Major (A part), E Minor (B part) and C Major (C part).The parts are played AABBCC<br> (Christeson), AABBCC' (Beisswenger & McCann) or AABB'CC' (Phillips).<br> "Old Melinda" is one of '100 essential Missouri tunes' listed by Missouri fiddler<br> Charlie Walden. Mid-west fiddlers start on different parts of the tune. Nebraska fiddler<br> Bob Walters (1889-1960) announced the tune as "Old Malindee" on his recording. It<br> is known simply as "Malindy" in Ozark County (Lonnie Robertson introduces it as<br> "Gonna play Malindee" on his CD). Fiddler Jesse Wallace learned the tune from Frank<br> Waters, who called it "Muddy Water" (not the same as the "Muddy Water" collected by<br> Samuel Bayard).<br> It was printed in Beisswenger & McCann's Ozarks Fiddle Music (2008),<br> R.P. Christeson's Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1 (1973),<br> Phillips' Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1 (1994) and<br> Lamancusa's The Gettysburg Collection of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes (2021).<br> It was recorded by Lymon Enloe on Fiddle Tunes I Recall (1973),<br> Double Decker String Band on Chasing Rainbows (1996),<br> Bob Walters on R.B. Christeson's Old Time Fiddlers' Repertory, vol. 1 (1973),<br> Casey Jones on Rocky Road to Jordan (1992),<br> Rhythm Rats on Pretty Crowing Chicken<br> Lonnie Robertson on Lonnie's Breakdown: Classic Fiddle Music from Missouri (1996),<br> (Appears as "Malindy") and<br> The Hoover Uprights on Known for their Reputation (2005).<br>
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