%%text rev: v1.0, December 22, 2008 - wdm

X: 1
T: Arkansas Traveler, The
S: TS
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
B,C |: DFED B,2B,2 | A,2A,2 D4 | E2E2 F2F2 | DFED B,2A,2 |
DFED B,2B,2 | A,2A,2 D4 | dcdA BdAG |[1 FDEC D2B,C :|[2 FDEC D2fg ||
|: agfa gfeg | fedf edce | dcdf edeg |fedf e2fg |
agfa gfeg | fedf edce | dcdA BdAG |[1 FDEC D2fg :|[2 FDEC D2 |

X:2
T:Arkansas Traveler, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Capt. F. O'Neill via FC
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Reel
K:G
d2|GBAG E2 GE|D2 DD E2 G2|ABAG "tr"B2 BG|ABAG "tr"E2 D2|
GBAG E2 GE|D2 DD G2 Bd|gfgd (3efg dc|BGAF G2||
Bc|dcBd cBAc|BAGB AFDF|GEGB AFAc|BAGB A2 Bc|
dcBd cBAc|BAGB AFDF|gfgd (3efg dc|BGAF G2||

X:3
T:Arkanses Traveller [sic]
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:William Sydney Mount manuscripts
N:Mount annotates his manuscript page with "Stony Brook (Long Island, New York)
N:August 22nd, (18)52" and "As played by F.J. Cook." At the end of the first part is the
N:note "octave 2nd time," meaning presumably that probably the first eight bars are to be
N:played an octave higher as a variation when the whole tune is repeated, probably with
N:the two bar ending that Mount entered at the top of the page. Interestingly, Mount's
N:manuscript predates the first known publication of the melody, in Buffalo, N.Y., by
N:Blodgett & Bradford in 1858, although the tune and the story of the traveler and the
N:country fiddler were known to be in circulation some two decades beforehand,
N:stemming probably from plantation sources and then to the minstrel stage.
Z:Transcribed and annotated by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
(D/E/)F/D/ B,B,/D/ | A,A,/B,/ DD | EE FF | D/E/F/D/ B,D |
(D/E/)F/D/ B,(B,/D/) | A,A,/B,/ DA | (d/c/)(d/A/) (B/d/)(A/G/) | (F/D/)(E/F/) D2 :|
|:(a/g/)f/a/ (g/f/)e/g/ | (f/e/)d/f/ (e/c/)A2 | d/d/d e/e/e | (f/e/)d/f/ e2 |
(a/g/)f/a/ (g/f/)e/g/ | (f/e/)d/f/ (e/c/)A | (d/c/)d/A/ (B/d/)A/G/ | (F/D/)E/F/ D2 :|
"variation"
d/c/d/A/ B/c/d/e/ | f/a/e/f/ d2 :|

X: 4
T:Arkansas Traveller
M:4/4
L:1/8
C:Traditional
R:Reel
F:http://users.rcn.com/ladysmyth/tunes/ArkansasTrav.abc	 2008-12-22 23:05:24 UT
K:D
B,C|"D"DFED "G"B,2B,2|"D"A,2A,2D4|"A"E2E2F2F2|DFED B,2A,2|"D"DFED "G"B,2B,2|
"D"A,2 A,2D3(3ABc|dcdA "G"BdAG|1"A"FDEF "D"D2 B,C:|[2"A"FDED "D"D2fg||
|:"D"agfa "G"gfeg|"D"fede "A"edcA|"D"dcdf "A"edeg|"D"fedf "A"e2fg|!
"D"agfa"G" gfeg|"D"fedf "A"edcA|"D"dcdA "G"BdAG|1"A"FDEF "D"D2fg:|[2"A"
FDEF "D"D2|]

X:5
T:Arkansas Traveler, The
O: trad. USA - FF Version
M:2/4
L:1/16
R:Reel
N:Part of the Chicken set, which includes 'The Chicken Reel' and 'Turkey In The Straw'. 
P:AAB
K:G
D2|:\
"G"GBAG "C"E2E2 |  "G"D2D2 G2G2|"A"A2A2 B2B2|"D"ABAG E2D2|"G"GBAG "C"E2E2|"G"D2D2 G2d2|
"G"gfgd "C"e2dc |1 "D"BGA2 "G"G2D2 :|2 "D"BGA2 "G"G2Bc | "G"d2dB "C"c2cA|"G"B2BG "D"A2D2|"G"G2G2 A2GA|"D"B2A2 A2Bc|
"G"dcBd "C"cBAc|"G"BAGB "D"A2d2|"G"gfgd "C"e2dc|"D"BGA2 "G"G2Bc | "G"d2dB "C"c2cA|"G"B2BG "D"A2D2|
"G"GEGB "D"AGAc|"G"BABd "D"A2Bc|"G"dcBd "C"cBAc|"G"BAGB "D"A2d2|"G"gfgd "C"egdc|"D"BGA2 "G"G2||