# Blackberry Blossom

## Classification

- Queue shelf: light
- Current website category: public-domain
- Research category: public-domain
- Rights status: traditional-variant-awaiting-review
- Confidence: working-variant-review

## Writer / Source

Traditional old-time/bluegrass fiddle tune

## Earliest Located Evidence

Early twentieth-century old-time fiddle tradition; precise source variant unresolved

## Context

Traditional tune; no lyrics expected unless The Scrips have added band-specific words.

## Rights Assessment

Older song or tune family. The source of this particular working version and its arrangement is still being reviewed. These working notes do not establish clearance of the exact lyric, tune variant, or arrangement. Historical references below are research leads unless a specific comparison is documented.

## Source Links

- https://www.loc.gov/collections/
- https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html

## Local Scrips Evidence

- Current source text: src/_content/song-text/blackberry-blossom.txt
- Cleaned Scrips ChordPro source: Blackberry Blossom.chopro
- Existing site status: audio/reference, traditional/public domain or hymn/fiddle tune
- Existing site notes: lyric/chord sheet present; reference audio file present; appears in setlist
- Audio/reference file noted by site metadata: Music-Reference/Fiddle-Tune-Audio/Fiddle Tunes/BlackBerry blossom.mp3

## Scrips Arrangement Notes

The text/chords supplied here follow the Scrips working source where available. Differences from older printed or collected versions should be treated as arrangement choices unless separately documented.

## Chords / Key / Tuning

- Key: G
- Capo: 0
- Tuning/comment: not documented

## Alternate Titles / Indexes

- Alternate titles: none documented in this pass
- Roud number: none located / not applicable

## Open Questions

- Identify the exact tune variant; reconcile the written A/B rows with the repeat instruction. Supply tuning, meter and useful tempo. No melody notation is present.
- Identify the exact text/tune variant and arrangement used by the band before treating this working sheet as publication-cleared.

## Website review — 2026-08-30

Instrumental: lyrics not applicable; accompaniment chart needs form review. The text and chord export were inspected for usable content; file existence is not a completed-song-sheet check. Final performance accuracy remains for the band to approve.