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Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm
Polka
Key/Tonic of
C
Accidental
NONE
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
USA/Central"USA/Central" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
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X:1
T:Barndance Polka
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Polka
S:Art Stamper
N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission. See http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
B2 | c2E2E2 EF | G2E2E2 EG | FEDC D2 DE | FEDE D2B2 |c2E2E2 EF |
G2E2E3(D | D)EGA BcdB | c2c2c2B2 | c2E2E2 EF |G2E2E2 EG |
FEDB, G,B,DE | FEDB, G,B,DB | c2E2E2 EF |G2E2E3(D | D)EGA BcdB | c2c2c3 (D ||
K:G
D)EDC B,CDE | G2A2B3c | d2 (3dcB A2 (3ABc | e2d2B3 (D |D)EDC B,CDE |
G2A2 B3c | d2 cB AG F2 | G4G4 | DEDC B,CDE |G2 Bc d3(D |
D)FAd cAFD | G2 Bd g4 | DEDC B,CDE | G2 Bc d3(D |D)F A2 dAFD | G2 BA G4 ||
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BARNDANCE POLKA. American, Polka. C Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A Midwestern tune, apparently.
Recorded sources: County CO-CD-2729, Art Stamper - "Goodbye Girls I'm Going to Boston" (2000). Sunbeam MFC-10, Hoosier Hot Shots - "Are You Ready Hezzie?" (c. 1975).
