Banks of Newfoundland (1)

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 Theme code Index    5H3H2H7 62H2H7
 Also known as    Up the Pond
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Francis Forbes
 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Down-East/Maritime
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English), Canada/Ottawa Valley/Ontario"Canada/Ottawa Valley/Ontario" 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.
 Structure    AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Don Messer
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 144, pp. 92-93.
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1980
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BANKS OF NEWFOUNDLAND [1]. AKA and see "Up the Pond." Canadian, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. The melody was composed by Chief Justice Francis Forbes in 1820. March as well as jig versions have been popular. It has been the regimental march of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. "Up the Pond" is an alternate the title for the tune stemming from associations with the Royal St. John's Regatta.

Printed source: Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 144, pgs. 92-93.

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