Annotation:Andrew's Waltz
X:1 T:Andrew's Waltz C:Emile Spence (1914-2000 , Eddystone, Manitoba) M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz N:ADae tuning (fiddle) O:Métis D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyXVrQf9xG0&fbclid=IwAR3_nc3uS5QSHNxrt1cTeT9P6_tcaxtermlUP-DQEM_-MWieAyw9Jmc2mAU Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D z2z2D2|D4E2|{E}F2- FG {FG}FE|D4 {de}dc|B2 {Bc}BA [GA][FA]|[E2A2]-[EA]D [E2A2]| |[Be]-[ce]- [ce]d {cd}[ce][Be]|[A2e2][B2e2][A2e2]|[F2A2]-[FA][EA] [FA][GA]|[F4A4][A,2D2]|[D4D4][E2A2]| [EA]-[FA]- [FA][GA] [FA][EA]|[D4A4] {ABc}dc |B2 {Bc}B-A [GA][FA]|[E2A2]-[EA][DA][E2A2]| [Be]-[ce]- [ce]d {cd}[ce][Be]|[A2e2]fA- e2|[F2d2]-[Fd]c (d<e)|[F4d4]|| |:DF|+slide+[A2A2]- [AA]([AB] [AA])G|[D2A2]FG .[A2A2]|f-a- a^g- ab|a2- ag fe|[D2d2]de [Af]d| [A2A2]- [AA]([AB] [AA])F|[D4A4] {ABc}dc |B2 {Bc}B-A [GA][FA]|[E2A2]-[EA][DA][E2A2]|[Be]-[ce]- [ce]d {cd}[ce][Be]| |1[A2e2][B2e2][A2e2]|[F2A2]-[FA][EA] [FA][GA]|[F4A4]:|2[A2e2] fA-e2|[F2d2]-[Fd]c (d<e)|[F4d4]||
Andrew's Waltz. Canadian, Waltz (3/4 time). Canada, Manitoba. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Andrew's Waltz" was composed by Métis fiddler Emile Spence, who lived the community of Eddystone, Manitoba, in the old family homestead, surrounded by wife, children and families, and grandchildren. Spence came from a family of fiddler that included his father, William, and brother, Arsène,as well as cousins. According to collector Anne Lederman, who extensively researchedMétis fiddlers in the 1980's, Emileworked in Eddystone and surrounding communities doing a variety of jobs, including working on cattle and dairy farms, telephone and road construction, and hydro works. He was influenced by "Down-east" tunes and fiddlers, particularly Ward Allen and Andy Dejarlis, and was not particularly interested in the older tunes. However, as Ms. Lederman points out, he absorbedMétis styling in his original tunes. "Andrew's Waltz" was composed when his son of that name was born[1]. Emile's son Ivan carried on the fiddling tradition, becoming an active fiddler in the southern Manitoba square dancing scene in the early 21st century. See also Emile's "McAuley's Creek Breakdown."
- ↑ Infomation from Anne Lederman's notes to Falcon FP 187, "Old Native And Métis Fiddling in Manitoba, vol. 1", 1987.