Elk River Blues

Barndance · 4/4 · G major

Elk River Blues is a traditional-style barndance in 4/4 time and G major composed by West Virginia fiddler Ernie Carpenter. The tune is characterized by a haunting, modal melody and a steady rhythm that evokes the rugged terrain of the Elk River region. Carpenter famously associated the tune with the displacement of his family from their land along the Elk River when the Sutton Dam was built.

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