Nice video of 2008 Clifftop includes a tune starting around 16:00 played briefly by a group in a tent followed immediately afterward by a couple young girls as a rainstorm begins. I know I know it, but can't for the life of me figure it out. I thought it was Nancy Blevins for a while, but it is different and also in the key if E instead of D. It's a common tune but what is it?
One of my complaints of this kind of video is they should always label what tunes are playing IMO.
Edited by - Brian Wood on 07/26/2026 10:19:11
Its in C, not E. Sounds like "Old Joe" to me. slippery-hill.com/content/old-joe
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Originally posted by DougDIts in C, not E. Sounds like "Old Joe" to me. slippery-hill.com/content/old-joe
Right, "C". But I don't think it's "Old Joe"...
Maybe "Hell Broke Loose in Georgia." slippery-hill.com/content/hell...e-georgia
That third part isn't played as a minor, like it is in "Old Joe. Pretty similar tunes though - in fact all C tunes sound about alike to me!
Edited by - DougD on 07/26/2026 11:57:08
Maybe "Hell Broke Loose In Georgia". - Oh, you and I came to that about the same time. Yeah, I think that's it. The A part at least is right.
Edited by - Brian Wood on 07/26/2026 11:56:34
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Originally posted by DougDMaybe "Hell Broke Loose in Georgia." slippery-hill.com/content/hell...e-georgia
That third part isn't played as a minor, like it is in "Old Joe. Pretty similar tunes though - in fact all C tunes sound about alike to me!
I like a lot of C tunes though. Kenny Baker plays a lot of them and uses 2nd position. I've transcribed a few.
Yeah, I was just kidding. The Skillet Lickers played a lot of good ones in C. Its a great guitar key - a lot of those oddball Riley Puckett runs are in C. Lots of others - "Pike's Peak," "Wagoner," "Texas Gals," " Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase," "C&NW Railroad Blues," etc., etc.
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Originally posted by DougDYeah, I was just kidding. The Skillet Lickers played a lot of good ones in C. Its a great guitar key - a lot of those oddball Riley Puckett runs are in C. Lots of others - "Pike's Peak," "Wagoner," "Texas Gals," " Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase," "C&NW Railroad Blues," etc., etc.
What's the story of someone telling a fiddler "they all sound the same to me"! To which the fiddler replies "That's why I like 'em".
We all know why fiddle tunes have names…..so you can tell them apart!
My favorite fiddle joke
Hell broke loose--yep! I like fiddle tunes in C ,too. I like fiddle jokes---Like ,there is only one fiddle tune--Old Joe Clark---All the rest are just variations.
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