Greetings, everyone.  I have not been active on this forum for quite a while, but I have certainly not abandoned fiddling.

Recently, I have started transcribing old field recordings.  I have started with recordings of Melvin Wine because I love his fiddling so much.  I want to share my transcriptions, and hopefully get some help or at least some input.  Maybe this could become a cooperative project.

My Melvin Wine transcriptions can be found here (this is a Microsoft SkyDrive link): http://sdrv.ms/O1ypIx

I have already transcribed the following Melvin Wine fiddle tunes:

Devil in the Woodpile
Greenback Dolly-O
Jimmy Johnson
Sourwood Mountain

I plan on transcribing Lady's Waist Ribbon, Betty Baker, and Bob Wine's Tune next, though possibly not in that order.  I found four tunes on the California Bluegrass Association's website (here and here), and many others at the Digital Library of Appalachia.

I could use help in the following areas:

• I really need people to download my transcriptions, play them, check them against the recordings, etc., and submit corrections.
• I would like to solicit input as to the formatting of my transcriptions.
• I would like input as to which tunes to do next.
• If anyone has more field recordings of Melvin Wine than are on the CBA or DLA websites above, please contact me.
• I would like input as to which fiddler to work on after I am done with Melvin Wine.  It just needs to be someone with available recordings that I can download or that can be provided.

I really hope I can get some collaborators here.  Thanks much.

Austin Rogers, PhD

Do you have the CD/DVD that the Augusta Heritage Center put out? I think there's over 200 tunes in there, that ought to keep you busy....

Good luck with the project!

http://search.missouristate.edu/people/?mail=DrewBeisswenger@MissouriState.edu

PhD thesis has 52 Melvin Wine transcriptions.

http://www.worldcat.org/title/fiddling-way-out-yonder-community-and-style-in-the-fiddle-music-of-melvin-wine/oclc/38202409

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Originally posted by biscuit joiner

Do you have the CD/DVD that the Augusta Heritage Center put out? I think there's over 200 tunes in there, that ought to keep you busy....

Good luck with the project!

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I just ordered it.  Thank you for pointing me in that direction.

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Originally posted by carlb

http://search.missouristate.edu/people/?mail=DrewBeisswenger@MissouriState.edu

PhD thesis has 52 Melvin Wine transcriptions.

http://www.worldcat.org/title/fiddling-way-out-yonder-community-and-style-in-the-fiddle-music-of-melvin-wine/oclc/38202409

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Do you know if the transcriptions are melody-only, or are they full transcriptions with drones, double-stops, and ornamentation?

Since Gerry Milne of the Augusta Heritage Center has already been mentioned, another person to seek out is Jimmy Tripplett. These two knew Melvin and i consider Jimmy to be Melvin's contemporary.  Best of Luck

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Originally posted by uncledelphi
Do you know if the transcriptions are melody-only, or are they full transcriptions with drones, double-stops, and ornamentation?

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 Full transcriptions.