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Thread #166702   Message #4010778
Posted By: GUEST,Lighter
27-Sep-19 - 08:22 AM
Thread Name: Poetry: Hoosier fiddle poem, 1885
Subject: RE: Poetry: Hoosier fiddle poem, 1885
Part of the challenge is that many of the familiar titles of tunes (and their variants) come from 20th century Appalachia and the Ozarks, which are far from 1860s Indiana.

I believe very little is known for sure about fiddle repertoire in the Midwest (and most other regions) in the 19th century.