Three thin dimes

[wannabethile]

i just discovered this tune, but havent learned it yet. how fun! it is such a sweet fiddle tune! if anybody has a link or a source with this song, id love to figure it out. whaddya guys think of this song yourselves?

[hedding]

where did you hear it? haven't heard this one before.

[Paul Kotapish]

I made a little recording of this tune in a medley with "Two Wide Nickels" (not the original title) about 25 years ago on a little cassette-only release of mando and guitar instrumentals called Guitarfish & Mandolin. That particular recording is long out of print, but the tunes are still pretty good. I think my source for "Three Thin Dimes" was fiddler Armin Barnett up in Seattle. I'm afraid I can't remember his specific source, but I'll dig into it. I suspect it was some fiddlers from Ohio.

The Hutchison Brothers recorded it, as did Arm & Hammer String Band, and the Boiled Buzzards, whose version features old-time harmonica. It's a lot of fun to play.

My mandolin setting was recently transcribed by Steve Parker in his dandy little collection 150 Hot Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin (http://www.elderly.com/books/items/686-2.htm).

It is also transcribed in the Phillips Collections of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes. (http://www.janetdavismusic.com/phillips_fid.html)

[bgjunkie]

I tabbed it out in TablEdit a while back after hearing it at an Old time jam. If I can find it I will post it here.

[piknleft]

The unabridged version? Pretty good pickin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHoncfx8e5E

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[wannabethile]

sweet video!! thats for sure the song. does any one know of any music to it? i dont know if ill be able to learn that one by ear or not...

[Bill Snyder]

Here. (http://www.mandozine.com/music/search_results.php?searchfor=three+thin&tuneselectby=C&mandolevel=&category=&songkey=&artist=&transcriber=&sortby=T&sortorder=A&submit=Find+TableEdit+Files)
You have to have TefView or TablEdit to use it but TefView is a free download.

[CrazyMandolin]

That's a great video. Fine Pickin' indeed and now I'm gonna have to learn that tune.