song "Black Mountain Rag"
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"Black Mountain Rag" is a fast-paced traditional American fiddle tune popularized in the flatpicking guitar style by Doc Watson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| song "Black Mountain Rag" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4372696 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: song "Black Mountain Rag" Context triple: [Doc Watson, notableWork, song "Black Mountain Rag"]
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A.
song "Oh Shenandoah"
"Oh Shenandoah" is a traditional American folk song of uncertain origin, often associated with 19th-century river travel and westward expansion.
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B.
Nashville Skyline Rag
"Nashville Skyline Rag" is an instrumental country tune by Bob Dylan featured on his 1969 album *Nashville Skyline*.
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C.
song "Coward of the County"
"Coward of the County" is a 1979 country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a peaceful man forced to confront a violent local gang known as the Gatlin Boys after they assault his beloved.
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D.
song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover)
The song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover) is Joan Baez’s famous 1971 folk-rock rendition of The Band’s Civil War-themed ballad, which became one of her signature hits.
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E.
song "London Town"
"London Town" is a popular afrobeats track by Nigerian artist Mr Eazi that blends laid-back rhythms with his signature melodic style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: song "Black Mountain Rag" Target entity description: "Black Mountain Rag" is a fast-paced traditional American fiddle tune popularized in the flatpicking guitar style by Doc Watson.
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A.
song "Oh Shenandoah"
"Oh Shenandoah" is a traditional American folk song of uncertain origin, often associated with 19th-century river travel and westward expansion.
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B.
Nashville Skyline Rag
"Nashville Skyline Rag" is an instrumental country tune by Bob Dylan featured on his 1969 album *Nashville Skyline*.
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C.
song "Coward of the County"
"Coward of the County" is a 1979 country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a peaceful man forced to confront a violent local gang known as the Gatlin Boys after they assault his beloved.
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D.
song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover)
The song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover) is Joan Baez’s famous 1971 folk-rock rendition of The Band’s Civil War-themed ballad, which became one of her signature hits.
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E.
song "London Town"
"London Town" is a popular afrobeats track by Nigerian artist Mr Eazi that blends laid-back rhythms with his signature melodic style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
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traditional fiddle tune ⓘ |
| associatedInstrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
banjo ⓘ dobro ⓘ fiddle ⓘ mandolin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| difficultyLevelForFiddle | advanced ⓘ |
| difficultyLevelForGuitar | advanced ⓘ |
| genre |
bluegrass
ⓘ
country ⓘ old-time music ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Black Mountain Rag (traditional) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalUse |
performed at bluegrass festivals
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performed at fiddle contests ⓘ used as a showcase for instrumental virtuosity ⓘ |
| hasKey |
A major
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C major ⓘ G major ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
fast tempo
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fiddle tune ⓘ flatpicking guitar style ⓘ instrumental ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy |
Bill Monroe
ⓘ
Chet Atkins ⓘ Clarence White ⓘ Doc Watson ⓘ Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs ⓘ
linked to:
Flatt and Scruggs
Mark O’Connor ⓘ Merle Watson ⓘ Norman Blake ⓘ The Country Gentlemen ⓘ The Stanley Brothers ⓘ Tony Rice ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
break-based arrangement
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multiple instrumental solos ⓘ |
| influencedByTradition | Appalachian music ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomain | likely ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
bluegrass repertoire
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flatpicking guitar repertoire ⓘ old-time fiddle repertoire ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Doc Watson ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith | Appalachia ⓘ |
| tempo | very fast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: song "Black Mountain Rag" Description of subject: "Black Mountain Rag" is a fast-paced traditional American fiddle tune popularized in the flatpicking guitar style by Doc Watson.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.