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'''NORWEGIAN (WALTZ) [1], THE.''' Canadian, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. The tune was recorded by New Brunswick radio and TV fiddler Don Messer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Messer] (1909-1973) and his band The Islanders in 1952. French-Canadian fiddlers sometimes add an extra measure to the 'B' part of the tune. | '''NORWEGIAN (WALTZ) [1], THE.''' Canadian, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. The tune was recorded by New Brunswick radio and TV fiddler Don Messer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Messer] (1909-1973) and his band The Islanders in 1952. Ontario fiddler Graham Townsend recorded Messer's version some years later, playing with a bit more style and panache. French-Canadian fiddlers sometimes add an extra measure to the 'B' part of the tune. | ||
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NORWEGIAN (WALTZ) [1], THE. Canadian, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. The tune was recorded by New Brunswick radio and TV fiddler Don Messer [1] (1909-1973) and his band The Islanders in 1952. Ontario fiddler Graham Townsend recorded Messer's version some years later, playing with a bit more style and panache. French-Canadian fiddlers sometimes add an extra measure to the 'B' part of the tune.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 167, p. 112.
Recorded sources: Apex 26327 (78rpm), Don Messer & His Islanders (1952).
See also listing at:
Hear Don Messer's 1952 recording on youtube.com [2]
Hear Graham Townsend's version on youtube.com [3]