(3) Also: "Old Sledge" is a name for the card game better known as seven-up, which was quite popular in the 19th century, and I've always wondered whether that was the origin of the name of this tune...
(2) It's sort of an odd tuning, one I don't think you would have come up with analytically, which makes me think someone was changing from AEAE to AEAC# (or vice versa) when they came up with it. There are a couple of Blind Blake pieces with unusual guitar tunings that I think originated the same way.
(1) The tuning for Old Sledge is AEAD (coarse to fine). Other than Old Sledge and another tune (whose name escapes me), both of which were collected from Burl Hammons, I can't think of any other tunes in this tuning.
Hey, thanks for the info! I did send Bruce a message and link when I posted these and didn't hear anything back... so I assume it's ok with him. I always ask the venue before recording, and would take down anything that an artist asked me to.
Is this the famed Ed Haley fiddle?
chriscasbarro 1 year ago
try Silver Lake( from Mose Coffman), and Pattyroller (Melvin Wine's ver.)
for more in that tuning.
fiddlingmichael 1 year ago
You've done him a service, this clip has persuaded me to see him in Menai Bridge next month. Thanks for posting.
CrikeyGollyGosh 3 years ago
(3) Also: "Old Sledge" is a name for the card game better known as seven-up, which was quite popular in the 19th century, and I've always wondered whether that was the origin of the name of this tune...
CaptainBeeFart 4 years ago
(2) It's sort of an odd tuning, one I don't think you would have come up with analytically, which makes me think someone was changing from AEAE to AEAC# (or vice versa) when they came up with it. There are a couple of Blind Blake pieces with unusual guitar tunings that I think originated the same way.
CaptainBeeFart 4 years ago
(1) The tuning for Old Sledge is AEAD (coarse to fine). Other than Old Sledge and another tune (whose name escapes me), both of which were collected from Burl Hammons, I can't think of any other tunes in this tuning.
CaptainBeeFart 4 years ago
i think its aeac#......sledgey
8picker 4 years ago
Genius
walkingpictures 5 years ago
Dan Gellert also does an amazing version of Old Sledge. It's on his new CD. Anybody recall the tuning this is played in?
smdtmtl 5 years ago
Hey, thanks for the info! I did send Bruce a message and link when I posted these and didn't hear anything back... so I assume it's ok with him. I always ask the venue before recording, and would take down anything that an artist asked me to.
tnoelle 5 years ago