Annotation:Richmond Polka: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
</font></p> | </font></p> | ||
<p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2"> | <p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2"> | ||
<font color=red>''Recorded sources'': </font> <font color=teal> - | <font color=red>''Recorded sources'': </font> <font color=teal> - Brunswick 309 (78 RPM), The Kessinger Brothers (1929). "Bobby Taylor Plays 'Ragged Shirt' and Other Favorite Fiddle Tunes from West Virginia" (2009). Vivian and Phil Williams - "Dance Music of the Oregon Trail" (2014). The Kessinger Brothers - "Done Gone" (). </font> | ||
<br> | |||
<br> | |||
</font></p> | |||
<p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2"> | |||
See also listing at:<br> | |||
Hear the Kessinger Brothers' Recording on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpBCJPMsrH4]<br> | |||
Hear Vivian and Phil William's recording on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Zadt4I2M8]<br> | |||
</font></p> | </font></p> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 10 September 2017
X:32 % T:Richmond Polka % NFF Book 2010 S:collected from Eileen McCoy H:This is an American tune which Eileen McCoy learned from Canadian fiddler Peter H:Mollison N:A version was also collected from Jim Lowe by Barry McDonald, NLA ID:1813145 O:Australia, Tas, Gunns Valley R:Set Tune R:Polka F:http://bushtraditions.wiki/tunes/index.php/Richmond_Polka M:2/4 L:1/16 K:D |:"D"A2f2 fgfe|d2A2 F2A2|"A7"B2E2 E2FG|(3BcBA2 F3G| "D"A2f2 fgfe|d2A2 F2A2|"A7"(3cdcA2 B2c2|"D"[d4F4][d2F2]z2:| K:A |:"A"eeee e2d2|c2a2e4|c3c cccc|A2c2A2c2| "A"eeee e2d2|c2a2 e3a|"E7"gggg gefg|1 "A"a4a4:|2 "A"a2=g2f2e2||
RICHMOND POLKA. AKA and see "Green Mountain Polka," "Plaza Polka," “Richmond Cotillion (1).” American, Polka. D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title “Richmond Polka” was used by the Kessinger brothers. This is a polka version of the closely related reel "Richmond Cotillion (1)." Paul Gifford notes that Henry Ford’s orchestra recorded the tune in a medley with “Jenny Lind (1) Polka” for the dance Heel and Toe Polka. The tune was recorded in the mid-20th century by Curly Herdman and His West Virginia Boys.