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Thread #38233   Message #537295
Posted By: Mark Clark
29-Aug-01 - 05:42 AM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Scotland - By Bill Monroe?
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Scotland - By Bill Monroe?
I don't think I have that particular Monroe album and very often there are entirely different tunes sharing the same name. Assuming the Monroe piece is the “Devil's Dream” whith which I'm familiar, the tune—by that name—is an old traditional one. I think its name derives from the reputation of the fiddle as the devil's instrument because it tempts folks to dance.

“Devil's Dream” was used by Copeland in one of his famous works. Is it “Appalachian Spring”? No, I don't think so... maybe “Hoedown&rdqo;?

Anyway, it's old.

      - Mark