Bluebird Polka

Bluebird Polka Click on the tune title to see or modify Bluebird Polka's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Special:Browse/:Bluebird Polka Query the Archive
Theme code Index	5531H 721H3H
Also known as	Blue Bird Reel (2), Oiseau Bleu (La), L'Oiseau Bleu
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, Québécios/Acadian"Québécios/Acadian" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property.
Meter/Rhythm	Polka, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature
History	USA(New England), CANADA(Québec)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Dudley Laufman
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Okay Let's Try a Contra Men on the Right Ladies on the Left Up and Down the Hall
Tune and/or Page number	p. 19
Year of publication/Date of MS	1973
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

BLUEBIRD POLKA, THE. AKA and see "Blue Bird Reel [2]." French-Canadain, Reel or Polka. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Source for notated version: learned by caller Dudley Laufman (Canterbury, New Hampshire) from the playing of Eddie Charet et ses Troubadours "at a great dance in Chicopee."

Printed source: Laufman (Okay, Let's Try a Contra, Men on the Right, Ladies on the Left, Up and Down the Hall), 1973; p. 19 (appears as "Bluebird Reel"). Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 72.

X:1
T:Bluebird Polka
T:L'Oiseau Bleu
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
A>B AG|FA d2|cd e2|de fd|A>B AG|FA d2|cd ef/g/|fe d2:|
|:Ad f2|ef ge|Ac e2|de fd|Ad f2|ef ge|Ac e2|fe d2:||