Annotation:Sister Jean (2)

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X:1 T:Sister Jean [2] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Polka Z:Nigel Gatherer K:D A/B/d/e/ ff/d/|gg/e/ f>g|fe/f/ g/e/c/d/|ed d/e/d/B/| A/B/d/e/ ff/d/|gg/e/ f>g|fe/f/ g/e/c/d/|ed d/e/f/g/|| aA A/F/A/d/|BG A>g|fe/f/ g/e/c/d/|ed d/e/f/g/| aA A/F/A/d/|BG A>g|fe/f/ g/e/c/d/|ed d2||

SISTER JEAN [2]. AKA and see "King Pippin Polka (1)." Shetland, Polka (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. The Shetland polka of this name is one of the few 'traditional' polkas from those islands (along with “Seven Step Polka” and “Bonnie Polka (Da)”); it possibly took its name from the 6/8 time "Sister Jean (1)" version tune (Cooke, 1986). However, it is a version of light classical composer D'Albert's "King Pippin Polka (1)."

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 30.

Recorded sources: -Olympic 6151, The Shetland Fiddlers' Society - "Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978).

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