Annotation:Nelly's Hat

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NELLY'S HAT. AKA - "The Saucy Little Bird on Nelly's Hat." American (originally), English, Schottische. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Callaghan (2007) attributes the tune to American musical-theatre composer Harry Tierney (1890-1965), however, it appears rather to have been a comic song from 1906 with words by Arthur J. Lamb and music by Alfred Solman. "The Bird on Nelly's Hat" was popular in both America and England (on the vaudeville and music hall stages respectively), and was released by Edison's National Phonograph Company on a cylinder record (#9450) in January, 1907, sung by vaudeville star Helen Trix.

Scan Tester (1886–1972)

Source for notated version: Anglo-German concertina player Scan Tester (Sussex) [Callaghan].

Printed sources: Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 89.

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