Rockingham Cindy
Stephanie Coleman, Clifftop 2013, 3rd place.
Key of D. Two parts. Tommy Jarrell's version is not square.
The authoritative version by Tommy Jarrell [mp3 at SlipperyHill].
Stephanie Coleman, fiddle finalist at Clifftop 2013 [tube].
Compelling blues, slide guitar + voice, by Jonas Friddle [bandcamp].
Taylor Kimble, old scratchy fiddle [mp3 at SlipperyHill].
Rockingham Cindy?
Rockingham Cindy?
Rockingham County VA was the place for moonshine. The lyrics say, "I never loved old Cindy but I loved old Cindy's gal." Cindy also appears in the tune, "I get my whiskey from Rockingham."