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'''RIPPLING WAVES WALTZ.''' American, Waltz (3/4 time). The tune appears in a list of the repertoire of Maine fiddle Mellie Dunham; the elderly Dunham (b. 1853) was Henry Ford's champion fiddler in the late 1920's. Dunham composed the tune and dedicated it to his wife. Dunham recorded the tune with 'his orchestra' in Camden, N.J., in 1926 for Victor Records. The waltz appears in a small tune book of his compositions and standards published by Carl Fischer.
'''RIPPLING WAVES WALTZ.''' American, Waltz (3/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The tune was in the repertoire of Maine fiddle Mellie Dunham; the elderly Dunham (b. 1853) was Henry Ford's champion fiddler in the late 1920's. Dunham composed the tune and dedicated it to his wife (there were earlier, unrelated "Rippling Waves" waltz tunes). Dunham recorded the tune with 'his orchestra' in Camden, N.J., in 1926 for Victor Records. The waltz appears in a small tune book of his compositions and standards published by Carl Fischer.
[[File:Dunham2.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Mellie Duham (Photograph courtesy of David Sanderson, Maine)]]
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<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : - Dunham ('''Mellie Dunham's 50 Fiddlin' Dance Tunes''').  
<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : - Dunham ('''Mellie Dunham's 50 Fiddlin' Dance Tunes'''), 1926.
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RIPPLING WAVES WALTZ. American, Waltz (3/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC. The tune was in the repertoire of Maine fiddle Mellie Dunham; the elderly Dunham (b. 1853) was Henry Ford's champion fiddler in the late 1920's. Dunham composed the tune and dedicated it to his wife (there were earlier, unrelated "Rippling Waves" waltz tunes). Dunham recorded the tune with 'his orchestra' in Camden, N.J., in 1926 for Victor Records. The waltz appears in a small tune book of his compositions and standards published by Carl Fischer.

Mellie Duham (Photograph courtesy of David Sanderson, Maine)

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Dunham (Mellie Dunham's 50 Fiddlin' Dance Tunes), 1926.

Recorded sources: - Victor 20001 (78 RPM), Mellie Dunham and His Orchestra (Maine), 1926.

See also listing at:
Hear Dunham's 1926 recording on youtube.com [1]



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