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SALLY ANN [1]. AKA and see “Beano,” “Darneo,” "Dineo." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
One version of the tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by
musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from Ozark Mountain fiddlers in the early 1940's. See
also related tunes "Big
Sweet Taters in Sandy Land," "Great Big Tater(s) in
Sandy Land/Lot," "Sandy Land,"
"Sail Away Ladies"
(Kentucky/Tennessee), "Wish(ed)
I Had My Time Again" (Ky.). One version of the tune goes by the name
"Dineo" in the Franklin/Floyd County area of southwestern Virginia, and it was recorded as “Darneo” by
the Blue Ridge Highballers (Yazoo CD 2046). Among the many early recordings of
the tune was a version by the Ashe County, North Carolina, string band Frank
Blevins and His Tar Hell Rattlers, a name made up on the spot at the 1927
Columbia recording session in Atlanta for 16 year old fiddler Frank Blevins,
his older brother and guitarist Ed Blevins and banjo player Fred Miller. The
band’s playing was inspired by a few shots of corn liquor from a convenient
jug. The Hill Billies, a Galax, Va., area band, recorded an influential
version in 1925 (re-released on Document DOCD-8039). Fiddler Joe Birchfield
(1911-2001) of Roan Mountain, Tennessee, played a version of “Sally Ann” in
the key of C.
***
Cecil Sharp
noted the following set of words from Mrs. Dellie Hughes of Crane River, Burnsville, North Carolina, in 1918:
***
O where are you going Sally Anne (x3)
I’m going
to the wedding, Sally Anne.
***
O shake that little foot, Sally Anne (x3)
You’re a
pretty good dancer, Sally Anne.
***
These are from
another traditional source (from Mudcat):
***
Ever see
a muskrat, Sally Ann,
Draggin'
his thick tail through the sand,
Pickin'
a banjo, kickin' up sand?
I'm
gonna marry you, Sally Ann.
***
Chorus:
I'm
gonna marry you, Sal gal,
I'm
gonna marry you, Sally Ann.
I'm
gonna marry you, Sal gal,
I'm
gonna marry you, Sally Ann.
***
Make my
livin' in sandy land,
Make my
livin' in sandy land,
Make my
livin' in sandy land,
Raise
them taters, Sally Ann.
***
So,
y'ever see a muskrat, Sally Ann,
Draggin'
his thick tail through the sand,
Pickin'
a banjo, kickin' up sand?
I'm
gonna marry you, Sally Ann.
***
Source for
notated version: John Ashby (Virginia) [Brody, Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 244.
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 209. County 405,
"The Hillbillies." County 727, John Ashby‑ "Old Virginia Fiddling." Document
8039, “The Hill Billies/Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters: Compoete Recorded
Works in Chronological Order, vol. 1” (reissue). Folkways FA2434, Norman
Edmonds and the Old Timers ‑ "The 37th Old‑Time Fiddlers'
Convention at Union Grove, North Carolina" (1961). Library of
Congress (2741-B-1), 1939, J.W. 'Peg' Thatcher (Franklin County, Virginia). Musical Traditions
MTCD321-2, Pug Allen (et al.) – “Far on the Mountain: vol’s. 1 & 2”
(re-release, 2002). OKeh 40336 (78 RPM), The Hillbillies (1925). Old Hat
Enterprises CD, “Music from the Lost Provinces” (1997). Revonah RS‑932,
The West Orrtanna String Band ‑ "An Orrtanna Home
Companion" (1978. Learned from Henry Reed via the Hollow Rock String
Band). Rounder 0058, Clell Caudill‑ "Old Originals, vol. II"
(1978). Rounder CD0262, Mike Seegar - "Fresh Old-Time String Band
Music" (1988. Appears as "Pork Fat Makes My Chicken Tan," an
unusual variation by the Horseflies and the Agents of Terra, Ithaca, N.Y., string bands in which
the fiddle is tuned EDad). Yodel-Ay-Hee 020, Rafe Stefanini & Bob Herring -
"Old Paint."
SALLY ANN [2]. See related tune "Rock
the Cradle Joe [1]." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, western North Carolina. D Major. ADae. AABBCC. A very
common Galax (Va.) area tune, though Bill Hicks (1972) notes that there are many versions
of it played in the Galax/Mt. Airy area. In fact, there appears to be two
distinct versions or strains of the tune, one characterized as the "Round
Peak" version (named after the Round Peak, North Carolina, area south of
Galax), and one typefied by the "Great Big Taters" versions. Musician
and folklorist Alice Gerrard tells this story: "Back when I first got to
Galax it seemed like everybody in the country could play an instrument. I
remember going to one auction sale and this fellow was standing there‑‑he
had just walked over from across the street and was watching the sale going on,
and Wade Ward handed him his fiddle and said, 'Here, play us a tune.' And the guy
said, 'I don't know how to play.' Uncle Wade told him, 'Well, play Sally Ann‑‑there's
not a man alive that can't play Sally Ann.' So the fellow played 'Sally Ann',
and it wasn't bad! To this day I don't know who the fellow was." (Old Time Herald, vol. 3, No. 2, pg. 30).
Tommy Jarrell recalled the tune he learned from his father, fiddler Ben
Jarrell, along with Tony Lowe and Charlie Lowe, an adaptation of the version he
named "old‑timey 'Sally Ann'. The newer version was rooted in the
interplay between the ensemble playing of banjo and fiddle, rather than the
more archaic solo fiddle style. Tommy learned the third part of the tune when
he was about fourteen over the Virginia line, just north of where he lived
in North
Carolina, and brought it back to teach local musicians.
***
Sue's in the garden siftin' sand,
Sal's in bed with a hog‑eyed man,
And I'm going home with Sally
Ann,
Stay all night with Sally Ann.
***
Source for notated version: Tommy
Jarrell (Mt. Airy, North
Carolina) [Brody].
Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 244. County
723, Cockerham, Jarrell, and Jenkins‑ "Back Home in the Blue Ridge." County 748, Tommy
Jarrell‑ "Come and Go With Me." Marimac AHS #3, Glen Smith –
“Say Old Man” (1990. Learned from Creed Smith). Rounder 0010, "Fuzzy Mountain
String Band" (1972. Learned from Tommy Jarrell, Mt. Airy, N.C.).
SALLY ANN [3]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major (Brody, Titon): A Major
(Kuntz): D Major (Johnson). Standard. ABB (Johnson): AABB (Brody, Kuntz,
Phillips, Titon). Closely related to "Sail Away Ladies" and
"Great/Raise Big
Taters in Sandy Land.” It is less closely related to the Round Peak “Sally Ann [2]." Jeff Titon
(2001) states the ‘B’ part is cognate with the low part of “The Pateroller Song” “Run, Johnny, Run” family of tunes,
and may have an African-American origin. John and Alan Lomax published a
version called “Sandy Lan” in their American Folksongs and Ballads
(1934). John McCutcheon notes it could easily be called "Scott County's Anthem" and was Beachard
Smith's (1911‑1981) signature tune.
***
Sally's in the garden sifting sand,
Susie's upstairs with the hog‑eyed man;
I'm a‑goin home with Sally Anne,
I'm a‑goin home with Sally Anne.
***
Goin' to a weddin'‑up Sally Anne,
Great big weddin'‑up Sally Anne;
I'm a‑goin' home with Sally Anne,
I'm a‑goin' home with Sally Anne.
***
Did you ever see a muskrat Sally Anne?
Draggin' his slick tail through the sand;
Pick it on the banjo Sally Anne,
I'm a‑goin' home with Sally Anne.
(Kuntz)
***
Sift that meal and save the bran,
I'm going
to the wedding with Sally Anne.
Shake that little foot, Sally Anne,
You're a mighty good dancer, Sally Anne. {x2} (Johnson)
***
Sources for notated versions: Doc
Roberts (east Kentucky) [Brody, Titon]; John McCutcheon, Fred Price,
Dave Brody (Kuntz); James Chancellor [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 245. Johnson (Kitchen Musician No. 2: Old-Timey Fiddle Tunes), 1988 (revised
2003); pg. 1. Kuntz (Ragged but Right),
1987; pg. 344‑345. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 208. Titon (Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 143, pg. 169. Conqueror 7766 (78 RPM), Doc Roberts. Davis Unlimited 33015, Doc
Roberts‑ "Classic Fiddle Tunes." Folk Legacy Records FSA‑17,
Hobart Smith ‑ "America's Greatest Folk
Instrumentalist" (appears as 2nd tune of "Banjo Group 1").
Folkways 2355, "Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, vol. 1."
Greenhays GR 710, John McCutcheon‑ "Fine Times at Our House"
(1982). Kicking Mule 202, John Burke‑ "Fancy Pickin' and Plain
Singing." Kicking Mule 205, Delaware Water Gap‑
"From the Rivers of Babylon to the Land of Jazz" (1978). Rounder
0351, J. P. Fraley – “Maysville: Old Time Fiddle Tunes from Northeast Kentucky” (1995). 5 String
Productions 5SP05002, The Hoover Uprights – “Known for
their Reputation” (2006. Doc Roberts’ version).
SALLY ANN [4]. AKA and see "Liza Jane."
American, March (2/4 time). USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard
tuning. AB. The title floated to a fife march version of "Liza Jane"
in southwestern Pennsylvania. Source for notated version: Lloyd Grimm
(fifer from Westmoreland and Greene Counties, Pa., 1960) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 393C‑D,
pg. 377.
SALLY ANN JOHNSON. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Virginia, West Virginia. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB
(Brody): AABB' (Phillips). The title is often confused with "Sally Johnson [1]," a different tune
altogether. According to Guthrie Meade, this piece was a favorite competion
number for St. Albans, West
Virginia, fiddler Clark Kessinger at fiddlers' contests. Sources for notated
versions: Ray Bierl (California) [Phillips]; Sally & John White
(Scio, Oregon) [Songer]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 245.
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 209. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 173. County 733, "The Legend of Clark Kessinger."
Folkways 31062, Ship in the Clouds‑ "Old Time Instrumental
Music" (1978. Learned from the late Henry Reed, Glen Lyn, Virginia).
Jabbour, Thompson, and Bradley‑ "Sandy's Fancy."
SALLY COME DOWN THE MIDDLE. Rounder 0437, Noel
Scott – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the
Ozarks, vol. 3: Down in the Border Counties.”
SALLY COMING THROUGH
THE RYE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. A Dorian or A Mixolydian. AEae or
DGdg (Harvey Sampson) tunings. ABB. The 'A' part is irregular in form while the
tonality may vary between Mixolydian and Dorian, meaning the accompanying ‘A’
chords can be either minor or major. Gerry Milnes identifies it as a Calhoun
County, W.Va., tune. It was also in the repertoire of Ohio fiddler Ward Jarvis. Source for
notated version: Kerry Blech [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 209. Augusta Heritage Recordings AHR-004C, Harvey Sampson and the
Big Possum String Band – “Flat Foot in the Ashes” (1986/1994. Learned by Calhoun County, W.Va., fiddler Harvey Sampson
from his father). Shanachie 6040, Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up
Coal Holler” (1999. Learned from Harvey Sampson and his brother Homer). Reed Island Rounders – “Goin’ Home”
(2002).
X:1
T:Sally Comin’ Through the Rye
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Gerry Milnes
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:G Mixolydian
B>c d>e|f>e dc|B/c/d/e/ fd|
M:3/4
L:1/8
[dg][df] d3 e/d/|
M:2/4
L:1/8
B>c d>e|f/e/f/e/ dc|B/c/d/e/ f/e/d/e/|
M:3/4
L:1/8
[dg][df] (d2 d/)e/d/c/||
M:2/4
L:1/8
_B>AG/ FD|_B/A/G F<D|_B<AG/ F/G/G/G/|
M:3/4
L:1/8
D/E/G G4|
M:2/4
L:1/8
_B>AG/ FD|_B/A/G
F<D|_B<AG/ F/G/G/G/|
M:3/4
L:1/8
D/E/G G4||
SALLY COOPER. AKA – “Sallie Cooper.” Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major.
GDad. ABB. Source for notated version: John M. Salyer (Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky.) [Titon]. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 142, pg. 168. Berea College Appalachian Center
AC003, “John M. Salyer: Home Recordings 1941-42, vol. 1” (1993). Rounder 0361,
Bruce Molsky – “Lost Boy” (1996. Learned from John Salyer’s recording).
X:1
T:Sally Cooper
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Bruce Molsky
N:From
a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
|:[G,2D2]
A[Dc] (BA)[G,G]B|A(G[FA]D) G2[G2B2]|[G,2D2] A[Dc] (BA)[G,G]B|
A([GA]FD)
G2 [G2B2]|[G,2D2] A[Dc] (BA)[G,G]B|A([GA][FA][DA]) G2 [G2B2]|
[G,2D2]
B[Dc] (dB)[G,G]B|A(GFD) G2[G2B2]:||d3e f2 df|(ed)^cA d2 [D2d2]|
(AB)cA
(BA)GB|A(GFD) [G,2G2] [G2B2]|d3e f2[D2d2]|e2^c2d2[D2d2]|
(AB)[Dc]A
(BA)[G,2G2]B|A([GA][FA][DA]) [G,2G2] [G2B2]||
SALLY CORN. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard.
AA'B. Source for notated version: Frank Thomas (elderly fiddler from Somerset County, Pa., 1946) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 121, pg.
67.
SALLY GARDENS [1], THE (Na Garranta Sailí). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB (most versions): AA’BB’ (O’Malley, Perlman). A common session
tune, unfortunately considered somewhat hackneyed and trite in some quarters.
The name “Sally Garden” is a 17th century variation of sallow
garden, the term for a willow garden. The name ‘sally’ is derived either from
the Latin name ‘salix’ or ‘salyx’, meaning willow (‘aspirin’, or
acetylsalicylic acid, was developed from an investigation of the folk remedy of
chewing willow shoots to relieve pain), or from the Gaelic word for the plant,
"sailleach” (which itself may have been derived from the Latin). A sally
garden was kept as a source for willow sprouts or osiers used in making wicker
baskets, furniture and other household items but it also sometimes served as a
trysting place for lovers. The theory is that over the years ‘sally garden’ was
personified into the object of desire, “Sally Gardens;” a woman’s name (see also the
American tune “Sally in the Garden”). Luke
O’Malley credits accordion players Joe Cooley and Paddy O’Brien for
popularizing the reel in the New York area. Paddy O’Brien recorded the
tune in January, 1954, on the then-new B/C system. Sources for notated
versions: fiddler Seán McGuire (1927-2005, Belfast, Ireland) [Miller &
Perron]; accordion player Sonny Brogan (County Sligo/Dublin, Ireland)
[Breathnach]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the
Cork-Kerry border), recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, October, 1984 [Moylan];
fiddlers Carl & Jackie Webster (b. 1932 & 1938, Central Kings County,
Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí
Uilleann in the 1980’s [Taylor]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 100, pg. 43. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 246. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 1; No. 1. Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 18. Mallinson (Essential), 1995; No. 5, pg. 2. Martin & Hughes (Ho-ro-gheallaidh), 1990; pg. 34. Miller
& Perron (Traditional Irish Fiddle
Music), 1977; vol. 1, No. 29. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg.
102. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994;
No. 154, pg. 89. Mulvihill (1st
Collection), 1986; No. 16, pg. 4. O’Malley (Luke O’Malley’s Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 17, pg.
9. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 62. Silberberg (Tunes
I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 138. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; pg. 6. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two),
1999; pg. 25. Avoca 139, Seán Magurire‑‑"Music
of Ireland." Columbia CAL506-1 (78 RPM), Paddy
O’Brien (195?). Kicking Mule KM‑325, Banish Misfortune ‑ "A
Health to the Company" (1981). Sonet 763, Dave Swarbrick‑ "Lift
the Lid and Listen." Bill McComiskey (et al) – “The Big Squeeze.”
X:1
T:Sally Gardens
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K: G
G2DG B2GB | dBeB dBAB | d2Bd efge |
dBAB GEDE |
G2DG B2GB | dBeB dBAB | d2Bd efge |
dBAB G2G2 :|
dggf g2dg | g2bg aged | eaag a2ea |
a2bg agea |
dggf g2dg | g2bg ageg | d2Bd efge |
dBAB G2G2 :|
SALLY GARDENS [2]. See “Down by the
Sally Gardens [2]."
SALLY GET YOUR HOECAKE
DONE. Old‑Time. The title appears
in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by
musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.
SALLY GOODIN'. AKA – “Sally Gooden,”
"Sally Goodwin." Old‑Time; Texas
Style; Breakdown. USA;
Widely known. A Major (most versions): G Major (John Brown,
Phillips/Davenport). AEae (Eck Robertson) or Standard tunings. AB (Bayard): AAB
(Phillips/Martin): AABB (Brody, Kartchner, Phillips, Thede): AABB'
(Phillips/Davenport): AABBCCDD (Sweet): AA'BB'CDCD (Ford): AABBCCDDEE
(Phillips/Franklin): AABB'CC'DDEE (Frets). USA,
A widely known breakdown and play party tune in the upland South (but not
universally known throughout the country—Paul Gifford reports that it was
completely unknown to traditional fiddlers in Michigan,
for example). Bayard (1981) suggests that the tunes "Sally Goodin,"
"Old Dan Tucker" and his Pennsylvania
collected "Rye Whiskey [2]"
(a breakdown, not the 3/4 time version) are related "in an affinity that
goes back a long while;" and, in fact, some versions of these tunes do
seem to blend with one another. Arizona
fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner said: "Old Texas tune. Only a few play it
well. All try it" (Shumway). Charles Wolfe (1982) states it was popular
with Kentucky fiddlers. It was
asserted to be one of the standard tunes in a square dance fiddler's
repertoire, according to A.B. Moore in his History
of Alabama (1934). Rosenbaum (1989) remarks that it is an almost
universally known fiddle tune in the South, but that the verses (an example is
given below) are not sung as frequently today as they were in the past. Texas
fiddler Eck Robertson was the first person to record the tune in 1922 when he
was aged thirty-four (Robertson is remembered playing the tune at various times
in both AEae and standard tuning, though on his early and famous recording he
played in AEae). He was by accounts a colorful personality, who used to
introduce the tune in performance something akin to the following (according to
Byron Berline):
***
There was a girl named Sally who had two
boyfriends. The two
boys were both fiddle players, and one of
the boys had the last
name of 'Goodin.' Sally couldn't decide
which one to marry, so
she thought a fiddle contest between the two
would be a good
way to make her selection. Of course, the
fellow Goodin won
the contest, and Sally became Sally Goodin.
They were very
happy and had a productive life with 14
children, so I'm going
to play 'Sally Goodin' 14 different ways.
***
Bruce
Green believes the tune was originally called “Boatin’ Up Sandy” (there are
several tunes by this name) and was renamed during the American Civil War by
Confederate soldiers attached to John Hunt Morgan’s unit of irregulars. The
story, as Green tells it, is that the company arrived at a point on the Big
Sandy River
in Pike County, Kentucky.
A boarding house run by Sally Goodin was located nearby where she allowed the
soldiers to camp and to play music. In appreciation of her hospitality the
soldiers renamed the tune in her honor (Mike Yates, 2002).
***
“Sally
Goodin” was in the repertoires of Fiddlin John Carson (North Ga.)
{1922}, Fiddlin' Cowan Powers 1877‑1952? (Russell
County, S.W. Va.)
{and who recorded the tune for Victor in August, 1924, though it was unissued},
Uncle Am Stuart (b. 1856, Morristown, Tenn.)
{and who re-recorded it for Vocalion in 1924}, Uncle Jimmy Thompson 1848‑1931
(Tenn.) {as "Sally
Goodwin"}, and Alabama
fiddler Monkey Brown (1897‑1972). North Georgia
fiddler Earl Johnson, with his band the Clodhoppers, recorded a version of the
tune in 1928 under the odious title “N....r in the Cotton Patch.” Also in
repertoire of legendary fiddler J. Dedrick Harris, born in Tennessee,
and who played regularly with Bob Taylor while he was running for Governor of
the state in the late 1800's. Harris moved to Western N.C.
in the 1920's and influenced a generation of fiddlers there: Osey Helton, Manco
Sneed, Bill Hensley, Marcus Martin. The title was mentioned in reports of the
De Kalb County Annual (Fiddlers') Convention, 1926‑31 (Cauthen, 1990). At
the turn of the century it was played by George Cole of Etowah
County, Alabama, as recorded by
Mattie Cole Stanfield in her book Sourwood
Tonic and Sassafras Tea (1965). The tune was recorded for the Library of
Congress by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from Ozark Mountain fiddlers
in the early 1940's; he said it was popular at play‑parties in the Ozarks
in the 1890's (see his Ozark Folksongs,
vol. 3). Similarly, it was recorded in 1939 for the Library of Congress by
Herbert Halpert from the playing of Itawamba/Tishomingo County, Mississippi,
fiddler John Brown and, in the same year from Franklin
County, Virginia, fiddler J.W.
'Peg' Hatcher (2741-B-2). Texas
fiddler Eck Robertson's 1923 release of "Sally Goodin'" (backed with
Robertson and H.C. Gilliland performing “The Arkansas Traveller") was the
number one country music bestseller for the year 1923 (although it had been
released in a limited pressing in 1922, then more fully the next year). Georgia
fiddler Bill Shores, a native Alabamian who spent most of his life in the Rome,
Georgia, area (according to Wayne Daniels), recorded the tune (under the title
“Sally Goodwin”) with guitarist Riley Puckett in Atlanta in 1926. Fellow
Georgia fiddler A.A Gray played the tune on “A Fiddler’s Tryout in Georgia,” a
sham fiddling-contest skit with supposed judges and two fiddlers vying for a
prize (Joe Brown was his nemesis)—Gray plays “Bucking Mule” and “Sally Goodin’”
on the 78 RPM record.
***
Eck Rolbertson
***
Had a piece of pie, had a piece of puddin',
Give it all away to see Sally Goodin'.
***
I love pie, I love puddin',
Crazy 'bout the gal they call Sally Goodin'.
***
Looked up the road, seen Sally comin',
Thought to my soul she'd break her neck a‑runnin'. (Thede)
***
Had five dollars, now I've got none,
Give it all away to see Sally Goodin.
Hey, ho, old Sally Goodin,
Hey, ho, old Sally Goodin.
***
Raspberry pie, blackberry puddin',
Give it all away to kiss Sally Goodin.
Hey, ho, old Sally Goodin,
Hey, ho, old Sally Goodin. (Rosenbaum/Knight)
***
Bob Wills’ version, with singer Tommy Duncan, goes as
follows (from the “Tiffany Transcriptions,” vol. 6):
***
Sheep and a goat was walkin’ in the
pasture,
The sheep said to goat, “Can’t you get a little faster?”
The sheep fell down and the goat rolled over,
Sheep got up with a mouth full of clover
***
Chorus:
Like my pie, like my puddin’,
Love that gal that they call Sally Goodin’
***
The meat on the goose and the marrow on
the bone,
The devil on the hillside don’t you hear him groan;
Turkey playin’ fiddle up on the melon vine,
The goose chewin’ tobacco while the duck drinkin’ wine.
***
Chorus
***
Possum up a gum stump, dogs on the
ground,
Man [Men] with [a] shotgun[s] walkin’ all around;
Boss has stuck his head out, and grinned kinda silly,
Women and children are hollerin’ “Willy, Willy.”
***
Chorus
***
Grab your gal, turn around and around,
Let your little foot beat against the ground;
Circle eight, spread out wide,
Grab your partner an’ go hogwild.
***
Sources for notated versions: Lee Ennis (Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma) [Thede];
Kenner C Kartchner (Arizona)
[Shumway]; Marion Yoders (fiddler and fifer from Greene
County, Pa., 1961) [Bayard];
fiddler L.D. Snipes via Ray Knight (Lumpkin County,
Georgia) [Rosenbaum];
Marcus Martin (western N.C.) [Phillips]; Major Franklin (Texas)
[Phillips]; Clyde Davenport
(Ky.) [Phillips]. Adam, 1928; No.
50. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle),
1981; No. 273, pg. 229. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pgs. 246 & 247. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 64 and 128 (discord
version) [Ford also prints additional verses on page 419, and a dance of the
same title on page 209]. Frets Magazine,
"Byron Berline: The Fiddle," May 1980; pg. 60. Kaufman (Beginning Old Time Fiddle), 1977; pgs.
30 & 60. Lowinger (Bluegrass Fiddle), 1974; pgs. 13 & 33.
Phillips, 1989{A}, pg. 37. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), 1994; pg. 210 (three versions). Rosenbaum (Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia), 1989; pg. 210. Shumway (Frontier Fiddler), 1990; pg. 270 (mislabled as "Sally
Johnson"). Sweet (Fifer’s Delight),
1965/1981; pg. 76. Thede (The Fiddle Book),
1967; pg. 32‑33. Arhoolie C-220, Eck Robertson
(et al) – “Southern String Bands, Vol. 1 & 2.” Briar 4201, Scotty Stoneman‑
"Live in L.A." Caney Mountain Records CEP 210 (privately issued
extended play LP), Lonnie Robertson (Mo.),
c. 1965‑66. County 744, Kenny Baker‑ "Dry and Dusty."
County 733, Clark Kessinger (W.Va.) ‑ "The Legend of Clark Kessinger." County
703, Bartow Riley‑ "Texas Hoedown." County 705, Sonny Miller‑
"Virginia Breakdown." County CD5515, Eck Robertson – “ (1998). Document DOCD-8011, The
Kessinger Brothers (reissue). Document DOCD-8042, Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts
(reissue). Flying Fish 102, New Lost City Ramblers ‑ "20
Years/Concert Performances" (1978). Folkways FA 2397, New Lost City
Ramblers‑ "Vol. 2" (also on "Twenty Years Concert
Performances"). Folkways FA 2337, “Clark Kessinger Live at Union Grove.” Gennett 6733 (78 RPM), 1928, G.B. Grayson (east Tenn.). Gennett 7221 (78 RPM), Doc Roberts (Ky.).
Heritage 048, Lowe Stokes ‑ "Georgia Fiddle Bands" (Brandywine
1972). Musical
Traditions MTCD321-2, Ted Boyd (et al) – “Far on the Mountains, Vols. 1 &
2” (2002). Old‑Timey Records OT‑101,
Eck Robertson ‑ "Old Time Southern Dance Music: The String Bands,
Vol. 2" (appears as "Sallie Gooden"). Omac 1, Thomasson, Shorty,
Morris, O'Conner‑ "A Texas Jam Session." Omac 2, Berline, Bush and O'Conner‑
"In Concert." Rounder 0044, "J.D. Crowe and the New South."
Rounder 0073, The White Brothers‑ "Live in Sweden." Rounder 1027, Johnnie Lee Wills‑ "Tulsa Swing." Rounder 0099, Dan Crary‑ "Lady's Fancy."
Rounder 0101, John Hickman‑ "Don't Mean Maybe.” Rounder CD-0388, Gene
Goforth – “Emminence Breakdown” (1997). Rounder
CD 0359, Skip Gorman - "Lonesome Prairie Love" (1996). Rounder
Cd0278, Mike Seegar – “Solo—Old Time Country Music” (1991). Rounder C11565,
Ricky Skaggs ‑ "Rounder Fiddle." Sonyatone 201, Eck Robertson (West Texas) ‑
"Master Fiddler." Tradition TLP 1007, Mrs. Edd Presnell ‑
"Instumental Music of the Southern
Appalachians" (1956). Victor
18956 (78 RPM), Eck Robertson (West
Texas) {1922}.
X:1
T:Sally Goodin
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
D | GAB^c d2d2 | dged B^cd2 | gde^c dfed | BGAG EF G2 |
GAB^c d2d2 |
dged B^cd2 | gbag eged | BGAG EF G2 :: BGAF G2A2 | BGAG EF
G2 |
BGAF GBAG | B,DDD EF G2 | BGAF GBAG | BGAF EFGA |
BGAF GBAG | B,DDD EF G2 :|
SALLY GRANT. AKA and see “Autumn Leaves,”
"The Day I Met Tom Moylan,”
“Handsome Sally [1],” “Ivy Leaf [2],” “The Man of the House,” “The Merry Thatcher,” "Mind My Border," "Mind My Brother," “Miss Kelly’s Favourite,” “Old Tom,” “The
New Potatoes,” “Paddy
Carthy’s Reel [2],” “Through the
Heather."
SALLY GROWLER. American, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A composition
credited to Harry Carleton in Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection. Nothing is known of the elusive Harry Carleton, who
contributed several tunes to Ryan’s; the name may be a pseudonym. The title is
in quotation marks in Ryan’s, and the reference is obscure. There is a
particularly unattractive, Atlantic coast, bottom-dwelling fish named the Sea
Raven, popularly called a “Sally Growler,” although what connection this might
have is unknown. Don Meade believes the names of both the tune and the fish
derive from another, now-obscure source. Source for notated version: Benny
Thomasson (Texas) [Phillips]. Cole (1000 Fiddle
Tunes), 1940; pg. 114. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 223. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 151.
X:1
T:Sally Growler
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3d/e/f/ | .g.f.e.d | ({d}c/)B/c/e/
d/B/G/D/ | E/G/c/e/ D/G/B/d/ | ^c/b/a/f/ d/^d/e/f/ |
.g.f.e.d | ({d}c/)B/c/e/ d/B/G/D/ |
E/G/c/e/ d/B/G/A/ |1 B/d/c/A/ G :|2 B/d/c/A/ Gz ||
|: g/d/B/d/ G/B/d/g/ | b/g/d/g/
B/d/g/b/ | a/f/d/f/ A/d/f/a/ | c’/a/f/d/ c/A/F/D/ |
g/d/B/d/ G/B/d/g/ | b/g/d/g/
B/d/g/b/ | c’/a/f/d/ ^c/d/e/f/ |1 gbg z :|2 gbg ||
SALLY HEGARTY’S. AKA and see “High Road to
Dublin [2]." Irish, Slip Jig. Ireland, County Donegal. A popular slip jig in County Donegal. The tune shares a second part with
“Humors of Whiskey [3].”
Caoimhin Mac Aoidh says the tune was passed on primarily by the Deargs (the
Byrne brothers) of Kilcar. The name “Sally Hegarty’s” was the one Donegal
fiddler John Doherty always used for the tune, named after a 10 key melodeon
player from Teelin. Feldman & O'Doherty (The
Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 61 (bottom. Appears as “Untitled Slip Jig”). Treoir.
X: 1
T: Sally Hegarty's
S: Treoir
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
Q: 325
R: slip jig
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
K: G
G2 A Bee Bee | GFG BdG AFD | G2 A Bee Bee | d^cd
ABG FED :|
K: D
d2
e fdf ecA | d2 e fdf gfe | d2 e fdf ecA | Bcd ABG FED :|
SALLY HUNTER OF
THURSTON. Scottish, Jig. D Major. Standard
tuning. AAB. Composed by Nathaniel
Gow. Carlin (The Gow Collecton),
1986; No. 372.
SALLY IN OUR ALLEY. AKA and see "Of
All the Girls That Are So Smart," "What Tho' I am a Country Lass."
English, Air (3/4 time). A Flat Major (Chappell): B Flat Major (Scott).
Standard tuning. One part (Scott): AAB (Chappell). According to Chappell
(1859), this famous song appears in Henry Carey's Musical Century, Walsh's Dancing
Master (1719), Gay's Beggar's Opera
(1728, where it appears as "Of all the girls that are so smart"), The Devil to Pay, The Fashionable Lady, The Merry Cobbler, Love in a Riddle, The Rival
Milliners, and numerous broadsides. He credits Carey with the original tune,
which, about 1760, was superseded by another, somewhat similar but easier to
sing, one. Other songs to the air include "Sally's Lamentation; or, The
Answer to Sally," "Sally in our Alley to Billy in Piccadilly,"
"Sally in her own cloaths," "Sally rivall'd by Country
Molly," "Blowzabel," and "As Damon late with Chloe
sat."
***
She is the darling of my heart,
And lives in our alley.
Of all the girls that are so smart,
There’s none like pretty Sally.
There’s ne’er a lady in the land
That’s half so sweet as Sally;
She is the darling of my heart,
And lives in our alley.
***
Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), Vol. 2, 1859; pg. 117. Scott (English Song Book), 1926; pg. 36.
X:1
T:Sally in Our Alley
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Time
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A_
e/d/ cd|c2 Bc/B/ AB|A2 GA/G/ FE|(E2
E)D CB,|A,A z2:|
||c/d/ ec|fe dc dB|ed cB cA|dc
B3A|GE ze/d/ cd|c2 Bc/B/ AB|A2 GB/c/ dF|A3G FE|FA z2||
SALLY IN THE GARDEN,
ASSISTING SAM. AKA and see "Sally in the Garden [1]."
SALLY IN THE GARDEN
[1]. AKA‑ "Sally in the
Garden, Assisting Sam." AKA and see “Brad
Walters,” "Boating Up Sandy
[3]," "Fire
on/in the Mountain [1]," " Hog Eye an' a 'Tater,” “Pretty Betty Martin." Old‑Time,
Breakdown. USA, widely known in the upland South
and Mid-West. A Dorian (Christeson): G Major. Standard or GDgd (Clyde
Davenport) tuning. AABB.
***
Sally in the garden, sifting, sifting,
Sally in the garden sifting sand
Sally in the garden sifting, sifting,
Sally's upstairs with a hog‑eye man.
***
Sources for notated versions: John
McCutcheon [Brody], Uncle William Raines (Morgan County, Missouri)
[Christeson]; Clyde Davenport (Monticello, Wayne County, Ky., 1990) [Titon].
Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg.
247. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddler’s
Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; pg. 6. Titon (Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 145, pg. 172. Berea College Appalachian Center
AC002, Clyde Davenport - “Puncheon Camps”
(1992). County 503, John “Dad” Crockett – “Mountain Fiddle Music, vol. 2”
(originally recorded 1928). June Appal 014, John McCutcheon‑ "The
Wind That Shakes the Barley" (1977). Rounder 0040, "Pickin' Around
the Cookstove." Clyde Davenport - “Puncheon Floor.”
Rounder Select 82161-0476-2, “The Wind That Shakes the Barley: Hammered
Dulcimer Music” (reissues, orig. released 1977). Yodel-Ay-Yee 008, Dirk Powell
& Tom Sauber – “One Eyed Dog” (1993).
X:1
T:Sally
in the Garden, Assisting Sam
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Breakdown
S:Christeson
– Old Time Fiddler’s Repertory, vol.
1, No. 8 (1973)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
c/B/|:AB
=cd|ea ee/d/|=cA A/B/c/A/|B/G/E/G/ B/G/E/G/|AB =cd|
ea
ed|=cA A/B/A/=G/|EA Az::A/B/A/=G EA/B/|=cB cB|A/B/A/=G E=G/A/|
BB/A/
B/A/=G|A/B/A/=G/ EA/B/|=cc/B/ cd|eA A/B/A/=G/|EA Az:|
SALLY IN THE GARDEN
[2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Stuart Williams and Earl
Willis [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 211.
SALLY IN THE GARDEN
[3]. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Minor.
Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Ken Kosek [Phillips].
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 120.
SALLY IN THE GARDEN
[4]. Irish, Reel. D Dorian. Standard
tuning. AA'BB'. Carlin (Master Collection),
1984; No. 213, pg. 125.
SALLY IN THE GREEN
CORN. AKA and see "Dubuque," "Old Dubuque," "General Lee," "Duck River."
SALLY IN THE TURNIP
PATCH. Old-Time, Breakdown. Composed by Surry County, N.C., fiddler Benton Flippen (b. 1920).
SALLY/SALLIE IN THE
WILDWOOD. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA,
Alabama. In the repertory of Alabama fiddler D. Dix Hollis (1861‑1927),
who considered it one of "the good old tunes of long ago" according
to the Opelika Daily News of April
17, 1926.
SALLY JOHNSON [1]. AKA and see "Katy Hill [1]."
Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Virginia, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma<