Annotation:Richmond Polka
X:32 % T:Richmond Polka % NFF Book 2010 S:collected from Eileen McCoy H:This is an American tune which Eileen McCoy learned from Canadian fiddler Peter H:Mollison N:A version was also collected from Jim Lowe by Barry McDonald, NLA ID:1813145 O:Australia, Tas, Gunns Valley R:Set Tune R:Polka F:http://bushtraditions.wiki/tunes/index.php/Richmond_Polka M:2/4 L:1/16 K:D |:"D"A2f2 fgfe|d2A2 F2A2|"A7"B2E2 E2FG|(3BcBA2 F3G| "D"A2f2 fgfe|d2A2 F2A2|"A7"(3cdcA2 B2c2|"D"[d4F4][d2F2]z2:| K:A |:"A"eeee e2d2|c2a2e4|c3c cccc|A2c2A2c2| "A"eeee e2d2|c2a2 e3a|"E7"gggg gefg|1 "A"a4a4:|2 "A"a2=g2f2e2||
RICHMOND POLKA. AKA and see "Green Mountain Polka," "Plaza Polka," “Richmond Cotillion (1).” American, Polka. D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title “Richmond Polka” was used by the Kessinger brothers. This is a polka version of the closely related reel "Richmond Cotillion (1)." Paul Gifford notes that Henry Ford’s orchestra recorded the tune in a medley with “Jenny Lind Polka” for the dance Heel and Toe Polka. The tune was recorded in the mid-20th century by Curly Herdman and His West Virginia Boys.