This transcription is based on a performance that Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts and Asa Martin recorded for the Gennett company in Richmond, Indiana, on March 15, 1929. It was released as Supertone # 9397, credited to Martin and Roberts. Roberts actually recorded Martha Campbell twice for Gennett, the first recording being an acoustic disc recorded in…
Rocky Mountain Goat
This tune is based on a March 15, 1929 performance in Richmond, Indiana, by Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts and guitarist Asa Martin. It was released as Gennett # 6942, and released on Gennett-affiliated labels Champion and Supertone (credited to the pseudonym Fiddlin’ Jim Burke). The tune bears passing resemblance to several other tunes, including the now ubiquitous…
Forked Deer
Forked Deer has long been a standard among old-time musicians, but I’ve always been partial to the performance Taylor’s Kentucky Boys recorded in April, 1927 for the Gennett company in Richmond, Indiana. An interesting quirk is a beat that’s borrowed from the end of second repeat of the ‘A’ strain that’s added back to the…
And the Cat Came Back
This transcription of And the Cat Came back is based on an August, 1927 performance that Doc Roberts recorded for the Gennett company in Richmond, Indiana. The tune is comprised of a four-bar ‘A’ strain and eight-bar ‘B’ and ‘C’ strains. On the recording, the form is irregular: AA BB CC AA BB CC BB…
Deer Walk
This transcription of Deer Walk is based on the recording Doc Roberts made in 1929 for Gennett in Richmond, Indiana. It’s the only pre-war recording of this tune I’m aware of. Deer Walk was included on the Last Kind Words LP Morning Glory Waltz. Download Deer Walk – Transcription