Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on August 4th 2006 by McMandolin.
This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Crooked Stovepipe, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
D2 |:G2 B2 Bc dB|G2 B2 Bc dB|G2 B2 e2 B2|d2 c2 c3A|
F2 A2 AB cA|F2 A2 AB cd|e2 d2 e2 f2 |1G,2 [B2g2] [B2g2] D2:|2G,2 [B2g2] [B2g2] a2||
|:b4 b2 a2|g3 g g2 f2|e2 e2 f2 g2|a4 a2 b2|
c'4 c'2 a2|f3 f f2 e2|d2 ^d2e2 f2|g2 ^g2 a2 ^a2|
b4 b2 a2|g3 g g2 f2|e2 e2 f2 g2|a4 a2 b2||
c'4 c'2 a2|f3 f f2 e2|d2 ^d2e2 f2|1G,2 [B2g2] [B2g2] a2:|2 G,2 [B2g2] [B2g2] z||
Composed by John Burt 1938
This is a very popular tune here in the Ottawa Valley.
It is usually described as a Breakdown and that is a hard term to pin down. I've listed it as a reel but it could be a polka .
I've also seen it credited to Jim Magill.
# Posted on August 4th 2006 by McMandolin
Crooked stovepipe
A favorite all over Eastern Canada and New England as well. Some French have another name for it, not referring to woodstoves at all. I've seen it credited to Ralph Page as well, but I have a feeling it's really been around a lot longer than any of the above.
# Posted on August 4th 2006 by vonnieestes
I first learned it years ago in Alberta.
# Posted on August 4th 2006 by McMandolin