Hollow Poplar

[goheelz]

I think Norman Blake did this tune. Anyone know which recording(s) of
his feature it? Who can suggest other good recordings of "Hollow
Poplar"?

Many thanks, learned and loyal old-time people,

~Jim

[old_joeb...@yahoo.com]

The Red Mt. White Trash have that tune on their Fire in the Dumpster
CD.

J. Clark

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[mbeland1]

Label L_No Type Idx Artist AlbumTitle Tune
BB 1 C 251 Boiled Buzzards Eat At Joe's Hollow Poplar
BEE 301 C 285 Will Keys, Kuhns & Smith Sweet Marie Hollow Poplar
CC 1994 C 288 Curley, Clyde Tunes of the Gods Hollow Poplar
Roane 122 D 1308 Mike Humphreys Artist with the Bow Hollow Poplar
VR 357 D 1427 Billy Lee Up Jumped the Devil Hollow Poplar
VR 361 D 1428 Floyd Engstrom Kitsap County Fiddler Hollow Poplar
TGR 78295 D 498 Fletcher Bright Fletcher Bright Fiddle Band Hollow
Poplar
Who 101 D 520 Red Mountain White Trash Fire in the Dumpster Hollow
Poplar
SIF 40077 D 528 Kentucky, Various The Mountain Music of Kentucky
Hollow Poplar
T&S 7785 D 816 Clyde Curley and the Oxymorons Old Time Mandolin Music
Hollow Poplar and Chuck in the Bush
CO 744 R Bak Baker Kenny Dry and Dusty Hollow Poplar
STY 150 R For Forester Howdy Leather Britches Hollow Poplar
JA 30 R Sum Sumner Marion Road to Home Hollow Poplar
OH 90174 R Sum Sumner & Mc Reynolds Fiddle Fantastic Hollow Poplar

[Carl Baron]

mbeland1 wrote:

> a great list

from <http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/fc/>
HOLLOW POPLAR. Old-Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. USA, Nebraska, Tenn. G Major.
Standard. AABB. Popularized by Fiddlin' Arthur Smith. Earnest Smith, the
grandson of the famous Tennessee fiddler, told Susan Songer (1997) that this
tune was his father's favorite and that it was the first tune he played on the
Grand Old Opry. Although Smith had played the tune since the 1930's, he never
recorded it until he made his 'comeback' with the McGee Brothers in the late
1950's. Sources for notated versions: Kenny Baker (Brody); Bob Walters (Burt
County, Nebraska) [Christeson]; Liz Slade (Yorktown, New York) [Kuntz]; Marion
Summer [Phillips]; mandolin player Rodney Freeland (Berkeley, California)
[Songer]. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 136-137. R.P. Christeson (Old
Time Fiddlers Repertory, Vol. 1), 1973; pg. 86. Kuntz, Private Collection.
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 114. Songer
(Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 98. In the repertoire of the Perry County
Music Makers (Tenn.), Nannie Presson and Bulow Smith on zither and guitar.
County 744, Kenny Baker- "Dry and Dusty." Folkways FA-2379, Arthur Smith -
"Mountain Songs And
Instrumentals" (1964). June Appal 030, Marion Sumner- "Road To Home" (learned
from Fiddlin' Arthur Smith). OHCS-90174, Marion Sumner (1986).

ABC text versions (modified from the original site, so that they could be
converted to written music by
http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html

X:1
T:Hollow Poplar
M:C|
S:Liz Slade
K:G
B|(B/ d) B/ dd/d/|d/e/d/A/ B/A/B|(B/ c) (B/ c>)(c|c)B A>G E2|
GB/A/ B(c/d)|g/e/f e/(A/d|GB A/A/F|(G/ B) (G B2)||
(g/ g) (g/ g) gg/g/|gd B/(D/G)|f/g/a/f a(a|a/)(b/a/)e/ f/e/d|
gg/g/ g(g|g/)e/f e/(A/d)|B/c/d/A/ (A/B/A/)F/|(G/ B) (G/ B2||

X:1
T:Hollow Poplar
M:C
S:Howdy Forrester, transcribed by John Hartford
K:G
B/d/||g2 gg/a/|g/e/d/c/ B/G/B/d/|aa/b/ aa/b|a/g/e/d/ B/G/B/d/|g/f/g/a/ gg/a/|
g/e/d/c/ B/G/A/G/|F/G/A/c/ B/A/G/B/|A/G/G/A/ G||D|g2g2|d/e/d/c/ B/G/G|
c2 c2|c/e/d/c/ B/G/G|G,/B,/D/F/ GB/d/|g/e/d/c/ B/G/A/G/|F/G/A/c/
B/A/G/B/|A/G/G/A/ G||

OLD HOLLOW POPLAR. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard. AA'BB. Devil's Box.

X:1
T:Old Hollow Poplar
M:C|
S:Howdy Forrester, transcribed by John Hartford
K:G
G|:g/g/a g/g/a|g/e/d/c/ B/G/B/d/|aa aa/b/|a/g/e/d/ B/G/D/D/|B/gB/ gg/a/|
g/e/d/c/ B/G/B/d/|aa a/b/a/f/|1 g/f/e/d/ B/G/G:|2 g/f/e/d/ B/G/G/G,/||
|:dB/d/ c/B/A/d/|B/c/d/^c/ B/G/G|G,>A c/B/A/G/|F/G/A/d/ B/G/G|
G,>A c/B/A/G/|A/B/d/^c/ B/G/G/B/|dB/d/ c/B/A/F/|D/F/A/d/ B/G/G:|

Carl

[Kerry Blech]

Not to mention
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith on Folkways LP FA 2379
and
Eulon Gentry (field recording by Bobby Fulcher).

Best,
Kerry

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"mbeland1" <mbel...@cox.net> wrote:
> Label L_No Type Idx Artist AlbumTitle Tune
> BB 1 C 251 Boiled Buzzards Eat At Joe's Hollow Poplar
> BEE 301 C 285 Will Keys, Kuhns & Smith Sweet Marie Hollow Poplar
> CC 1994 C 288 Curley, Clyde Tunes of the Gods Hollow Poplar
> Roane 122 D 1308 Mike Humphreys Artist with the Bow Hollow Poplar
> VR 357 D 1427 Billy Lee Up Jumped the Devil Hollow Poplar
> VR 361 D 1428 Floyd Engstrom Kitsap County Fiddler Hollow Poplar
> TGR 78295 D 498 Fletcher Bright Fletcher Bright Fiddle Band Hollow
> Poplar
> Who 101 D 520 Red Mountain White Trash Fire in the Dumpster Hollow
> Poplar
> SIF 40077 D 528 Kentucky, Various The Mountain Music of Kentucky
> Hollow Poplar

This was Marion Sumner playing.

[bob BoGadro]

Dave Barton got me playing it.
My favorites are from Kenny Baker and from
Marion Sumner.

Bob
in Cincinnati this week where it's still
light out at 6 pm.
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[Sluys Guys]

I have a funny story about this tune. Years ago at the Galax Fiddler's
Convention (sometime in the late 70's) Pete McKracken was playing this tune
in a jam session. When I asked what it was he said "Wagon on the Prarie" He
then identified every other song in the session "Wagon on the Prarie" when
asked. For years I played that tune not knowing the real name until I
played it in a contest in Glenville WV. When I announced the tune I said
that I didn't know the real name but if anyone did would they please tell
me. Don't know who finally told me but they did! I still enjoy playing it.
Nancy Sluys

"goheelz" <gohee...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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[bob....@gmail.com]

I've read somewhere that it was Arthur Smiths favorite tune and the
first tune he ever player on the Grand Old Opry. Check out
http://hetzler.homestead.com/music_3.html

[bob....@gmail.com]

Also check out http://www.oldtimemusic.com/fiddlershof.html