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SEAMO’S POLKA. AKA – “Oscar Woods' Polka.” English, Polka (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB.
Additional notes
Source for notated version: - Suffolk melodeon player Oscar Woods, who named the tune after a renowned earlier melodeon player named Ernest Seaman (b. 1899, Walpole) [Callaghan]. Oscar Woods was an older melodeon player from East Anglia who taught members of the Old Hat Band several tunes.
Printed sources : - Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 48.
Recorded sources: -Old Hat Records OH-1, Old Hat Band - "The Old Hat Concert Party."
EFDSS CD13, Katie Howson & Jeannie Harris – “Hardcore English” (2007. Various artists). Old Hat Records OH04 CD, Katie Howson & Jeannie Harris – “Unbuttoned.”
See also listing at:
Hear the tune played by melodeon player Lester Bailey [1]
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