Big Sweet Taters in Sandy Land

A traditional Old Time breakdown in G major (also A major in some versions), belonging to a large tune family that includes “Sail Away Ladies,” “Sally Ann,” and “Sandy Land,” documented across the South and Southwest under a cluster of related titles. The Titon/Davenport version — sourced from Clyde Davenport recorded by Titon on March 31, 1990, played in GDgd cross tuning — is regarded as somewhat distinct from the “Great Big Taters in Sandy Land” versions common in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and is more commonly associated with the southern Appalachian region.