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'''BLACKBERRY QUADRILLE [1]'''. Canadian, American, New England; Quadrille (6/8 time). USA; Central New York State, New England, Arizona. D Major (most versions): G Major (Ruth). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is related to "[[Off She Goes]]" and "[[Rustic Reel]];" there is also a "Blackberry Reel" that is quite close to the tune, collected by Cazden (1955) in New York's Catskill Mountain region. It has been reported that there is/was a dance called the Blackberry Quadrille danced at barn and contra-dances in New England and New York. The tune was even known as far afield as Arizona, where it was played by champion fiddler Viola "Mom" Ruth in the mid-20th century. Transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, N.H.) played a version of this tune mixed up with "[[Little Burnt Potato]]" called "Burning Potatoes" (see "[[Annotation:Little Burnt Potato]]"). | '''BLACKBERRY QUADRILLE [1]'''. Canadian, American, New England; Quadrille (6/8 time). USA; Central New York State, New England, Arizona. D Major (most versions): G Major (Ruth). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is related to "[[Off She Goes]]" and "[[Rustic Reel]];" there is also a "Blackberry Reel" that is quite close to the tune, collected by Cazden (1955) in New York's Catskill Mountain region. It has been reported that there is/was a dance called the Blackberry Quadrille danced at barn and contra-dances in New England and New York. The tune was even known as far afield as Arizona, where it was played by champion fiddler Viola "Mom" Ruth in the mid-20th century. Transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, N.H.) played a version of this tune mixed up with "[[Little Burnt Potato]]" called "Burning Potatoes" (see "[[Annotation:Little Burnt Potato]]"). | ||
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BLACKBERRY QUADRILLE [1]. Canadian, American, New England; Quadrille (6/8 time). USA; Central New York State, New England, Arizona. D Major (most versions): G Major (Ruth). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is related to "Off She Goes" and "Rustic Reel;" there is also a "Blackberry Reel" that is quite close to the tune, collected by Cazden (1955) in New York's Catskill Mountain region. It has been reported that there is/was a dance called the Blackberry Quadrille danced at barn and contra-dances in New England and New York. The tune was even known as far afield as Arizona, where it was played by champion fiddler Viola "Mom" Ruth in the mid-20th century. Transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, N.H.) played a version of this tune mixed up with "Little Burnt Potato" called "Burning Potatoes" (see "Annotation:Little Burnt Potato").
Source for notated version: Woodhull's Old Tyme Masters, 1941 (New York State) [Bronner].
Printed source: Bronner (Old Time Music Makers of New York State), 1987; No. 13, p. 76. Cazden (Dances from Woodland, 1955; p. 13. Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 75. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 133, p. 87. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddler's Repertoire), 1983; No. 20. Ruth (Pioneer Western Folk Tunes), 1948; No. 107, p. 37. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1964; p. 27.
Recorded source: Victor 36403A (78 RPM), Woodhull's Old Tyme Masters, 1941 (released 1948).
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