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|f_annotation=[[File:Jeanpole.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Jean Pole o' Waas (L) with Scottish fiddler Betty Henderson, early 1960's.]]'''BONNIE POLKA, DA'''. AKA - "Boanie Polka (Da)." AKA and see "[[Jenny Lind (1)]]," "[[Last of June]]." Shetland, Polka (whole or 2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB (Miller & Perron): AA'BB' (Anderson & Swing). One of the few traditional Shetland polkas, along with "[[Seven Step Polka (Da)]]" and "[[Sister Jean (2)]]." The tune is not unique to Shetland, however, and was popular under the title "[[Jenny Lind (1)]]." 
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|f_source_for_notated_version=Tom Anderson obtained the polka from the playing of fiddler Jean Pole o' Waas (of Stove, Walls, Shetland), who was born in 1880. The '''Shetland Times'''<ref>'''Shetland Times''', July 28, 2016, [https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2016/07/28/shetlands-first-woman-fiddler-jean-pole-commemorated].</ref> gave this brief sketch of her at at 2016 unveiling of a carved headstone for her and her family:
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''Jean Pole was born at Stove, Walls, in 1880 and lived there with her family. Her father,''  
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'''BONNIE POLKA, DA'''. AKA and see "[[Jenny Lind (1)]]." Shetland, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. One of the few traditional Shetland polkas, along with "[[Seven Step Polka (Da)]]" and "[[Sister Jean]]."  
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''While her public playing stopped, she still enjoyed playing with friends and neighbours''
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''passing on tunes, local variations and the traditional style of playing. Tom Anderson''
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|f_printed_sources= Anderson & Swing, ('''Haand Me Doon Da Fiddle'''), 1979; No. 9. Miller & Perron ('''101 Polkas'''), 1978; No. 28.  
<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : -  Miller & Perron ('''101 Polkas'''), 1978; No. 28.  
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Jean Pole o' Waas (L) with Scottish fiddler Betty Henderson, early 1960's.
BONNIE POLKA, DA. AKA - "Boanie Polka (Da)." AKA and see "Jenny Lind (1)," "Last of June." Shetland, Polka (whole or 2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB (Miller & Perron): AA'BB' (Anderson & Swing). One of the few traditional Shetland polkas, along with "Seven Step Polka (Da)" and "Sister Jean (2)." The tune is not unique to Shetland, however, and was popular under the title "Jenny Lind (1)."


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Source for notated version : - Tom Anderson obtained the polka from the playing of fiddler Jean Pole o' Waas (of Stove, Walls, Shetland), who was born in 1880. The Shetland Times[1] gave this brief sketch of her at at 2016 unveiling of a carved headstone for her and her family:

Jean Pole was born at Stove, Walls, in 1880 and lived there with her family. Her father, Tammie, a seaman and sometimes whaler, played the fiddle and both Jean and her younger sister Clemmie taught themselves to play at an early age. The sisters even made themselves simple fiddles when they were about eight years old. Unusually for that time, Jean, from the age of about 18, played at dances and weddings. Sadly, in her late 30s, her younger sister Clemmie died. Two years later her brother Tammie (a photographer) also died just weeks after their father. Jean then had to assume the family responsibilities – including her disabled older sister. She kept house but was also an early pioneer of women carrying the post.

While her public playing stopped, she still enjoyed playing with friends and neighbours passing on tunes, local variations and the traditional style of playing. Tom Anderson was a frequent visitor and famously she taught him "Da Hens’ Mairch Owre da Midden" which she called "Da Chickie Reel". Several tunes still bear her name.



Printed sources : - Anderson & Swing, (Haand Me Doon Da Fiddle), 1979; No. 9. Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 28.

Recorded sources : - Olympic 6151, The Shetland Fiddlers' Society - "Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978).



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  1. ↑ Shetland Times, July 28, 2016, [1].
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