This tune comes from Lee Hammons of West Virginia. I just recently learned it from a series of recordings generously shared by Jimmy Triplett. Jimmy wrote:
“I learned these from field recordings made by Dwight Diller, Gerry Milnes, Wayne Howard, and others. Many were reconstructed from fragments, and some of the names are best guesses. Lee Hammons (1886-1980 I think) learned to play traditional tunes from family and community musicians, mostly before commercial music was available. He played in a style that’s often characterized as archaic and deceptively simple.”
Here’s the audio file that he shared of his fiddling Burl Hammons Tune:
Here’s some info about Jimmy from the Old-Time Herald Volume 11 Issue #1.
“Jimmy Triplett is a fiddler’s fiddler. With consummate technique, attention to detail, and respect for the traditions of old-time fiddling, Jimmy Triplett has forged a unique style that is elegant yet rough-hewn, accessible yet complex. Best known for playing West Virginia tunes in a manner that taps into their most archaic qualities, Jimmy has also worked to bring attention to the older masters of West Virginia fiddling, having produced the CD reissue of Ernie Carpenter’s Old-Time Fiddle Tunes from the Elk River Country and co-produced the CD-ROM / DVD set One More Time: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine.”
It’s hard to talk about the Hammons family without talking about Dwight Diller. Dwight spent time with Lee Hammons and other members of the family and learned much of the their music on a knee-to-knee basis. Here’s a link to a Banjo Newsletter article:
https://banjonews.com/2016-09/lee_hammons.html
Here’s a short introduction video from West Virginia Public Broadcasting with some Hammons Family information:
Here’s a tab that I arranged:
Here’s a clawhammer banjo video of the above: