Hell And Scissors

Tune Title

Hell And Scissors

Artist

James W. Day

Key

Tuning

Style

Year

1937

Media Source

Field Recording by John Lomax and probably Jean Thomas

Played By

James W. Day

Notes

The Milliner-Koken book lists all cross tunes in the key of A (AEAE) despite what cross tuned pitch the fiddler may have been using

Note: Appalachian Fiddle Music book has the tune in GDAE tuning

Collections Reference

Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes

Old Time Fiddling From The State Of Kentucky

Appalachian Fiddle Music

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