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Thread #139030 Message #3185581
Posted By: Etan
11-Jul-11 - 02:35 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Holly Takes A Chance / Walnut Tuning
Subject: Tune Req: Holly Takes A Chance / Walnut Tuning
I've just returned from a weekend in Central Pennsylvania, where I heard someone play a an old fiddle tune he called "Holly Takes A Chance" in Walnut Tuning. I have the tune recorded (badly) but I can't find the tuning or any reference to the song on the internet. Does anybody know anything about "Holly Takes A Chance" or Walnut Tuning?
I have a sneaky suspicion that the tuning is similar to a dulcimer tuning, translated for 5-string banjo. It may also be specific to the song as is done with Reuben's Train tuning.
Thanks in advance.
== Etan Ben-Ami