Annotation:Maple Leaf Two-Step
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MAPLE LEAF TWO-STEP. Canadian, Two-Step or March. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Canadian fiddler Ward Allen [1] (1924-19).
"Maple Leaf Two-Step" is Ward's first recording from 1953 on Alvina AL-1001 (78 rpm), with "C.N.E. Breakdown" on the flip side. When the recording was later reissued on Sparton 131R, the labels reversed, and "Maple Leaf Two-Step" was listed as "C.N.E. Breakdown." Similarly, on Allen's Ward's LP record, "Maple Leaf Hoedown" (Sparton SP 203), the tune labeled "C.N.E. Breakdown" is actually "Maple Leaf Two-Step."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Page (Ralph Page Book of Contras), p. 19.
Recorded sources: Alvina AL-1001 (78 rpm), Wark Allen (1953). Flying Fish FF70572, Frank Ferrel - "Yankee Dreams: Wicked Good Fiddling from New England" (1991). MCA Records MCAD 4037, "The Very Best of Don Messer" (1994).
See also listing at:
Hear Ward Allen's recording on youtube.com [2]
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