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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)]]." 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)]]." | | |f_annotation='''BONNIE POLKA, DA'''. AKA - "Boanie 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 (2)]]." |
| |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: | | |f_source_for_notated_version= |
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| ''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''
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| ''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''
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| ''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''
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| ''younger sister Clemmie died. Two years later her brother Tammie (a photographer) also died just weeks after their father. Jean then had to assume''
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| ''the family responsibilities – including her disabled older sister. She kept house but was also an early pioneer of women carrying the post.''
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| ''While her public playing stopped, she still enjoyed playing with friends and neighbours; passing on tunes, local variations and the traditional''
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| ''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".''
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| ''Several tunes still bear her name.''
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| |f_printed_sources= Anderson & Swing, ('''Haand Me Doon Da Fiddle'''), 1979; No. 9. Miller & Perron ('''101 Polkas'''), 1978; No. 28. | | |f_printed_sources= Anderson & Swing, ('''Haand Me Doon Da Fiddle'''), 1979; No. 9. Miller & Perron ('''101 Polkas'''), 1978; No. 28. |
| |f_recorded_sources=Olympic 6151, The Shetland Fiddlers' Society - "Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978). | | |f_recorded_sources=Olympic 6151, The Shetland Fiddlers' Society - "Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978). |
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T:Bonnie Polka, Da
M:2/4
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Additional notes
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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