Fort Smith
Square dance tune named after Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Square dance tune named after Ft. Smith, Arkansas
Mack heard this on Johnny Lee Wills' radio program on KVOO in Tulsa
This tune "favors Squirley" and like "Squirley" came from Ozark, Arkansas
From dad and grandma
From Grandma
This is a very emotional tune for Mack. His mother played this tune on the fiddle, but his father would get angry with her for playing the fiddle and would make her stop. Mack cannot understand that to this day and the tune chokes him up
An old square dance tune, the second part goes to (A)
AKA Forked Deer
"Waltie" is a pet name for Waltz. This is a Cummings' family tune
This graceful dance tune modulates between the chords A and G. Mack's dad learned it from grandma