Annotation:Chickadee's Polka

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CHICKADEE'S POLKA, THE. American, Polka. USA, New Hampshire. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by Peterborough, New Hampshire, accordion and piano player Bob McQuillen, October, 1975. McQuillen is one of the modern founding fathers of the contra-dance revival.

Printed sources: Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 79. McQuillen (Bob's Notebooks), vol. 2; No. or p. 44.

Recorded source: Alcazar Dance Series FR 203, "New England Chestnuts" (1980).


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