This mysterious sounding tune came from Alva Miller from rural Obling, IL (Crawford Co.). The elderly Mr. Miller chanted this tune to Garry Harrison during a visit on 5/2/1977, since he was no longer able to play his fiddle.
Dave: gut-string banjo
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