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'''OLD ROCKING CHAIR, THE.''' New England, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Ralph Page (1903-1985, New Hampshire), the "dean of the contra dance callers," and a seminal figure in New England traditional dance and music for 40 years [www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltmd/pagehome.htm]. [[File: | '''OLD ROCKING CHAIR, THE.''' New England, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Ralph Page (1903-1985, New Hampshire), the "dean of the contra dance callers," and a seminal figure in New England traditional dance and music for 40 years [http://www.izaak.unh.edu/nhltmd/pagehome.htm]. [[File:ralphpage.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ralph Page]] | ||
Not Shetland fiddler Tom Anderson's | Not Shetland fiddler Tom Anderson's similarly titled "[[Auld Restin' Chair (Da)]]." | ||
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''Printed sources'': Miller ('''Fiddler's Throne'''), 2004; No. 87, p. 62. '''Northern Junket''', vol. 13, No. 10, 1976. Page ('''The Ralph Page Book of Contras'''), 1969; p. 9. Sweet ('''Fifer's Delight'''), 1965/1981; p. 35. | ''Printed sources'': Miller ('''Fiddler's Throne'''), 2004; No. 87, p. 62. '''Northern Junket''', vol. 13, No. 10, 1976. Page ('''The Ralph Page Book of Contras'''), 1969; p. 9. Sweet ('''Fifer's Delight'''), 1965/1981; p. 35. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal></font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Great Meadow Music, Bob McQuillen and Rodney Miller - "Pure Quill" (2000). </font> | ||
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Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/o07.htm#Oldroch1]<br> | |||
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t4614.html]<br> | |||
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OLD ROCKING CHAIR, THE. New England, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Ralph Page (1903-1985, New Hampshire), the "dean of the contra dance callers," and a seminal figure in New England traditional dance and music for 40 years [1].
Not Shetland fiddler Tom Anderson's similarly titled "Auld Restin' Chair (Da)."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 87, p. 62. Northern Junket, vol. 13, No. 10, 1976. Page (The Ralph Page Book of Contras), 1969; p. 9. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1965/1981; p. 35.
Recorded sources: Great Meadow Music, Bob McQuillen and Rodney Miller - "Pure Quill" (2000).
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [3]