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"Little lap dog" performed by Henry Reed, Appalachian fiddler, in 1966.
Little lap dog
"Little lap dog" performed by Henry Reed, Appalachian fiddler, in 1966.
"Little lap dog" performed by Henry Reed, Appalachian fiddler, in 1966.

Little lap dog

Date1966-06-18
Place CollectedGlen Lyn, West Virginia, United States
MediumKey: G Meter: 3/4 Strains: 2 (low-high, 16-16) Rendition: 1-2-1 Phrase structure: ABAC QRQS (abcd abce qrst qrue) Compass: 12
ClassificationsSound Recordings
Credit LineFiddle tunes of the old frontier: The Henry Reed collection
Object number1966.35.128
DescriptionThis is the popular song "Oh Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone." It is a German piece, "The Lauterbach Waltz," and its recasting with English words first appeared in a publication by Septimus Winner in 1864. Henry Reed plays it in waltz time.
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Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, Sound Storage
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