‘Donny’s in the Slop’ and ‘Katy Bess of Tennessee’ hoedowns (downloadable PDF)

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Two delightfully rowdy Appalachian-/Old-Time-style hoedowns, possibly derived from a traditional P.E.I./Cape Breton and Scottish reels, and featured on The Birds’ Flight album. Please see further below for more information and a link to an audio sample.

Description

Two delightfully rowdy Appalachian-/Old-Time-style hoedowns, possibly derived from P.E.I./Cape Breton and Scottish reels.  These tunes appear on The Birds’ Flight, a 2021 album by Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, and Brad Kolodner.

You can hear these tunes back-to-back (along with the rest of the album) on Bandcamp: https://birchenmusic.bandcamp.com/track/donnys-in-the-slop-katy-bess-of-tennessee

(NB: The grace-notes that appear in these settings are designed to provide more emphasis on the backbeat, in imitation of Old-Time fiddling styles.)