This transcription is based on a performance by the Mississippi Mud Steppers, OKEH 45504. The Mississippi Mud Steppers recording has some unusual harmonies in bars nine and ten that are not reflected in the above transcription. In the recording, the guitar accompaniment plays a chromatic ascending line from C to D, causing bar nine to…
Muddy Roads
This transcription of the fiddle tune Muddy Roads is based on Gaither Carlton’s performance on the Folkways LP The Watson Family (Folkways #2366). It’s a simple tune, but the short phrases and key change between the A and B strains give it a lot of energy. https://kennethrainey.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/08/MuddyRoads-Transcription.pdf
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