Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on September 12th 2007 by The Merry Highlander.
This tune has been added to 17 tunebooks.
Also known as Barlow's Knife, Barlows Knife, Cabin Creek.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Barlow Knife
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
(3ABc| ~d2d2 cdec | d2d2 A2fe | ~d2de dcBA | B2A2 ~A2Bc |
~d2d2 cdec | d2d2 A2fe | d2de dcBA | ~B2A2 ~A2FG |
|: B2A2 FEDE | B2A2 F2FG | B2A2 FEDD | ED3 ~D4 :|
|: E2EE F2D2 | EDEG FEDF | E2EE F2D2 | ABAG FED2 :|
Ye Old Barlow Knife
I knew this one with out a name until I got around those who know its name. One of those tunes I didnt have to work at, somewhere along the line I just knew it.
Another common key for this G and once the tune is in your head it can be put in many keys easily. Not a complex tune, yet clever. Many versions of this exist in the USA oldtuime tradition, dont let anyone tell you that there is a "right" way for this.
I play it on the fiddle in D sort of as notated here but not really. The open phrase, I play in one bow stroke so the d2 is really ABcd 4 notes where the d2 is notated... but sometimes I do play the triplet into the d2... Dont let anyone tell you that there is no ornamentation in early American fiddling!
I posted this because I noticed three men and a Dog Recorded it.
# Posted on September 12th 2007 by The Merry Highlander
High to low
Starts high and moves low... I wouldnt be surprised if there is a Shetland or Scottish tune out there that resembles this...
# Posted on September 12th 2007 by The Merry Highlander
Alt. Tuning
On the fiddle tune your G string down to D
# Posted on September 12th 2007 by The Merry Highlander
Shouldve been
FOUR Men and a Dog I just listened to theirs and it sounds like its in G.
# Posted on September 13th 2007 by The Merry Highlander