Speed the Plow |
June 12th, 2015 |
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If you're growing crops on fields, plowing is pretty important.
Traditional music being mostly written by and for people working in
agriculture, there's a lot of music about plowing, including at least
four tunes called "Speed the Plow":
English
(link; another one)
This is the most commonly played tune by this name, and is the one in NEFR. It's played over a wide range of tempos, from slow hornpipes to contra dance speed.
Old Time #1
(link; another one)
I'll occasionally hear this version from American Old-Time musicians. Usually played on a cross-tuned fiddle with a lot of open strings.
Old Time #2
(link; another one)
This is my favorite version, and the one the Free Raisins play.
Irish
(link; another one)
I hadn't heard this one before looking through variations for this post.
Swedish
(link; another one)
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