Square tune with two parts in key of D. Lots of notes but they are mostly the 3 chord notes of the tune's 3 chords.
Links to Rachel - Centralia Campout jam with Howie Meltzer [utoob].
- There is a nice solo fretless banjo rendition in A at Banjo Hangout.
- Fiddle and cello banjo in the basement [utoob]. Lots of notes!
- It is on a Kirk Sutphin CD that is out of print.
- Transcription of Melvin Wine's version [Dr. Fiddle].
- Grace Forrest at Clifftop [utoob].
Links to Texas Quickstep- Bill Monroe and Jimmy Campbell [utoob] (bluegrass).
- The Red Headed Fiddlers [utoob, Amazon clip].
- Washington Old Time Fiddle Assoc [mp3 at wotfa].
Rachel is also called Texas Quickstep and Rachel is the name for a different tune! (Taylor Kimble plays a tune called "Rachel" that sounds like Liberty [mp3 on SlipperyHill and Milliner-Koken book].) Some people say you can tell old time tunes apart by the names, but actually, you cannot. | Melvin Wine fiddles Rachel in Mt. Airy NC 1992. |