Ida Red

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Theme code Index	3322 116L6L
Also known as	Idy Red
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Marion Thede
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Fiddle Book (The)
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 60-61
Year of publication/Date of MS	1967
Artist	Biography:Dykes Magic City Trio
Title of recording	Shortening Bread/Ida Red
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Brunswick 125 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1927
Media	Ida Red Played by: Clay Pit String Band Source: Soundcloud Image: John Dykes' Magic City Trio
Score (1)	Ida Red

Ida Red

X:0 T:Ida Red N:From the playing of fiddler James Cowan Powers (1877-1953, N:Scott County, southwestern Virginia), recorded with his family band N:in New York, August, 1924. The band consisted of Powers and his N:children, Charles, Orpha, Carrie and Ada. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:Edison 51662-L (78 RPM), Fiddlin' Powers and Family (1924) D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gua7dZ1p68k D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/ida-red-4 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A V:1 clef=treble name="0." [V:1] AB|c2c2 B2cB| ABAA F3F |A2AA BAFF|E-AAA A2AB| c2cc B2BB|ABAA F3F|A2 AA BAFF|EE A2 A2|| A2|[ce]-[ee]-[ee][ee] [e3e3]e|c2c2 A2AA|B2 AB cBAA|F2A2A2(AB| c)c[e2e2] [e4e4]|Jc4 A2AA|BBAB cBAA|F2A2A2||

X:1 T:Ida Red N:From the playing of fiddler John Dykes (1882-1840's, Kingsport, northeast Tenn.) of N:Dykes Magic City Trio (with Myrtle Vermillion on autoharp and Hub Mahaffey on guitar). M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:Vererable Music CD 280, "Dykes Magic City Trio" D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/ida-red-2 D:Old Homestead OHCS 191, "Dykes Magic City Trio:String Band Classics vol. 1" D:Brunswick 1235, Dykes' Magic City Trio (1927) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A V:1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1]A-B|ceec B2cB|AcBA F2EF|A2 cA BAFF| ECE2A2A-B| ceec B2cB|AcBA F4|ABcA BcAF| ECE2 A2:| f-a-|aefa e2cB|AABA FEFA-|AAcA BAFF|ECE2 A2((3e/f/g/a)-| aefa e2c2|AABA F2A2-| A2 Ac BAFF |ECEE A2||

X:2 T:Ida Red N:From the playing of fiddler Bill Hensley (1873-1960, Madison County, N.C.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/ida-red-3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A V:1 clef=treble name="3." [V:1]AB|c2 Ac BAAB-|c2A2F2 (EF|A2)A2 ABAF |E2 FE A2(AB| c2)A2 B2 (AB|c2)A2F2 (EF|A2)A2 A2FF|E2 FE A2(AB| c2) [c2e2] AA[ce]A|BcBA F2(EF|A2)A2A2AF|E2FA A2(AB| c2)[c2e2] AAcB|ABcA F2 (EF|A2)A2AAFF| E2 FE A2|| |:J[e2e2]-|[e3e3]A c2 [c2e2]-|[ce]BcA F2EF|A2A2AAFF|1-4E2 FE A2:|

X:3 T:Ida Red N:Transcribed by David Bennett from the playing of western N.C. N:fiddler Bill Hensley in 1939. M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:David Parker Bennett - "A Study in Fiddle Tunes from B:Western North Carolina", dissertation UNC, Chapel Hill, 1940, p. 68. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="3." [V:1]G/A/-|[M:3/4]BG G(3B/G/A/ ED|[M:2/4]GG G/G/G/E|DD/E/ [DG](G/A/| B)G/B/ A/G/E/G/|GG/[E/G/] ED/E/|GG (B/G/)G/E/|DD/E/ G(G/A/| B){^G}A =G{A}B|B/A/G/A/ ED/E/|GG (3B/A/G/ E/G/|DD/E/ G(B/c/| d>)A [DB]G-|G/A/ (3B/G/A/ [G,E]D/E/|GG (3B/A/G/ E/G/|DD/E/ G(B/c/| [Dd])>A [DB]([EG]|G/)B/G/A/ ED/E/|GG GG/E/|DD/E/ G(G/A/| B)G/(B/ A)G/(A/|B)G/(A/ E)D/E/|GG G/A/G/E/|DD/E/ G(G/A/| B)G AA/(A/|B)G ED/E/|GG GG/E/|DD/E/ G(G/A/| B){^G}A =GB|B/A/G/A/ ED/E/|GG G/G/G/E/|DD/E/ G(G/A/| [GB]){^G}A =GA/B/|B/A/G/A/ ED/E/|GG G/A/G/E/ |DD/E/ G(B/c/!D.S.!||

X:4 T:Ida Red N:From the playing of fiddler Jim Bowles (1903-1993, Rock N:Bridge, Monroe County, Kentucky) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:Marimac Recordings 9060-C, Jim Bowles - "Railroad D:through the Rocky Mountains" (1994) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/ida-red-1 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A P:A V:1 clef=treble name="4." [V:1](E2|[A2A2])[A2e2]A2 [A2e2]|AcBA F2F(G|A2)A2 BAFA|E2 FG A3A| A2Jc2B2cB|A-Bc2 E-F-FG|AAcA BA F2|E-F3 A2|| P:B ea-|a2a2 aae2|[ce]-[ee]-[ee][ee] [e2e2][e2e2]-|[ee]ecc AcBA|E-F3 A2ea-| a2a2 afec|[ce]-[ee]-[ee][ee] [e2e2]e-a-|ae=gf e(cBA)|EF3 A2 A2-|| P:A' AA(=c^c =c^c=c)A|ABcA FG2A-|A2cA BAFA|EF3 A2[FA]-[AA]-| [AA]AAc BAFF |ABcA F2[FA]-[AA]-| [A2A2] Ac BAFA |EE-EF A2||

X:5 T:Ida Red M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Kuntz - Ragged but Right (1987) K:A V:1 clef=treble name="5." [V:1]c>c BB|A/B/A/F/ EF|AA/c/ B/A/F|EF AA/B/|cc/c/ BB| A/B/A/F/ EE/F/|AA/c/ B/A/F|EF A>(c|| c/)e/e [ee][ee]|c/A/B AA|B/A/B/A/ c/A/B|E/E/F AA| c/B/c/d/ ee|c/d/e AA|B/A/B/A/ cB|E/F/A A2||

X:6 T:Ida Red N:From the playing of fiddler Mack Cummings (Pryor, Oklahoma), recorded N:in 1976 (with Jim Renner, guitar). "Mack heard this on Johnny Lee Wills' N:radio program on KVOO in Tulsa." M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle) D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/ida-red-7 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A V:1 clef=treble name="6." [V:1]((3efg|a2)af e2c2|cc[cf]c e2 ((3efg|a2)af e2c2|[ce]-[cf]-[cf][cf]- [c2e2]A2|ABcA BAFA|EA-AB A4:| |:[Be]-[ce]-[c2e2] [Be]-[ce]-[c2e2] |B2[c2e2] E4-|E2 cA BAFA|EA-AB A2A2:|

X:7 T:Ida Red N:From the playing of fiddler Lake Williamson (Clayton, Oklahoma), recorded N:in 1977. "Lake played this tune during the family band years. Lake N:doesn't recall any specific source, but picked [it] up from his youth, N:travels and radio. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/ida-red-8 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A V:1 clef=treble name="7." [V:1] JA2 AB cAcc|e2 ae fgfe|cAcA cBAB|cABc A2AB| cAcA cBAB|cAcB A2AB|cAcA BcBA|FEFF A2A2|| J[A4c4][A4c4]-|[c3e3][ce] [c2e2]AA|cAcA BcBA|FEFF A2AB| |:cAae fgfe|[ce]A[ce][ce] ecec|ec[cf]c ec[cf]c|ec[cf]c ecAB| cAae fgfe|[ce]A[ce]A fgfe|cAcA BcBA|FEFF A2AB:|

Ida Red