Annotation:Old Southern Schottische

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OLD SOUTHERN SCHOTTISCHE. AKA - "Hungarian varsovienne." American, Schottische. USA, Michigan. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Johnson says the tune has been played in Michigan "at least since the days of Henry Ford's orchestra in the 1920's."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's No. 7: Michigan Tunes), vol. 7, 1986-87; p. 2. Lovett (Good Morning: Music, Calls and Directions for Old Time Dancing), 1943; p. 99.

Recorded sources: Columbia 555D (78 RPM), Henry Ford's Old Time Dance Orchestra (1926).

See also listing at:
Hear the Henry Ford orchestra's 1926 recording at the Internet Archive [1] and on youtube.com [2] [3]

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