Here's a nice little Illinois tune. I learned it from Lynn "Chirps" Smith's version on Vol 2 of his home recordings, where he plays it on mandolin. I think the only written source is Dear Old Illinois, where it is tune number 251. The tune comes from Harvey "Pappy" Taylor of Effingham, Illinois. The tune was recorded in 1977 by the Indian Creek Delta Boys on their Vol 2, and the liner notes say this about Harvey Taylor:“Pappy” Taylor was born in 1894 in Effingham County. His parents sang together at home, and his grandfather played many of the fine old fiddle tunes that Pappy now plays. In addition to relatives, another important influence on Pappy’s fiddling was a fellow Illinois native, Joe Dixon. Dixon, a circus entertainer, was quite a bit older than Pappy. and this about Straw Bonnet: One part of this tune resembles the well-known “Marmaduke’s Hornpipe,” and several other variants probably exist. A tune by the same title was found by Jim and Julia Olin in Missouri, but the melody is not related. ”Unusually, I have banjo tablature available, courtesy of Lyle Konigsburg, in both PDF and TEF format (check back). Dave Landreth also has banjo tablature available.To put the tune in context, I've also put up a short recording of the UIS jam session of August 13.