Valley Forge
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Valley Forge" is an American reel in cut time and D Major/Mixolydian (most versions) or A Major.<br> It is played in standard fiddle tuning or AEae tuning (A Major version). The parts are played<br> ABC (Silberberg), AA'AA"BB'CC' (Phillips) or AA'BC (this version).<br> The tune comes from Jimmie Driftwood who learned “Valley Forge”<br> from fiddler Absie Morrison, whose repertoire contained numerous<br> pieces named for events in American history. Where Morrison<br> obtained the tune, or if the title "Valley Forge" is his own, is unknown.<br> The banjo tablature is by John Letscher. His comments:<br> Mixture of Gettysburg Jam, Lukas Poole and several Youtube videos.<br> This one just grew on me.<br> It was printed in Beisswenger & McCann's Ozarks Fiddle Music (2008),<br> Lamancusa's The Gettysburg Collection of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes (2021),<br> Phillips' Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1 ( 1994) and<br> Silberberg's Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern (2002).<br> It was recorded by Ramona Jones on Back Porch Fiddlin’ (1973),<br> Ramona and Mark Jones on Women of Old Time Music (1980) and<br> The Ill-Mo Boys on The Marimac Anthology: Deep in Old-Time Music (1996).<br>
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