‘Ducks on the Mill Pond’ (downloadable PDF)

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A traditional hoedown from the Blue Ridge Mountains, sourced from Kyle Creed (via Pete Sutherland). Please see further below for more information and audio and video samples.

Description

A traditional hoedown from the Blue Ridge Mountains, sourced from Kyle Creed (via Pete Sutherland). This tune shares some resemblance with the Irish reel, ‘Humours of Tullah’. This setting is in the key of D-Major, as performed at the 2011 Upper Potomac Piper’s Weekend (see below), recorded on The Piper in the Holler album, and published in ‘An Appalachian Collection’ tune book. Chord symbols included. (NB: The grace-notes that appear in this sheet music have since been updated to provide more emphasis on the backbeat, in imitation of old-time fiddling styles.)

Audio sample (from ‘The Piper in the Holler’), with Border pipes:

Video of a performance at the 2011 Upper Potomac Piper’s Gathering: