Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further into the Fire
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further in the Fire", also known as "Push that Pig’s<br> Foot a Little Further in the Fire", "Push that Pig’s Foot Closer to the Fire" is an<br> American reel in cut time and G Major. It is known in western North Carolina<br> The parts are played AB (Silberberg) or AABB (Phillips, Songer).<br> This is one of my favorite tune names. It's also a fun tune to play.<br> A ‘pig’s foot’ is a blacksmith’s tool that somewhat resembles a crowbar or poker,<br> used to manipulate pieces of pig iron in a forge.<br> The tune was originally recorded by western North Carolina fiddler Martin Marcus<br> on an LP where he played it as a duet with his son Wayne. Marcus also recorded for<br> the Library of Congress in the 1940's.<br> It was printed in Phillips' Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1 (1994),<br> Silberberg's Tunes I Learned at Tractor Taven (2002),<br> Songer's Portland Collection (1997).<br> It was recorded Marcus Martin on Old Timey Fiddle Music by the Legendary Fiddler<br> Marcus Martin (1973) and<br> Bruce Molsky on Big Hoedown (1997).<br> I learned it from Mac Benford at Midwest Banjo Camp.<br>
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