X:1
T:Norwegian Waltz [1]
R:Waltz
M:3/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne
K:G
dc|"G"B2D2G2|"G7"B3 cdB|"C"c2E2G2|"Am"c6| "D7"D2F2A2|d2e2f2|
"G"g3 fga|g4:||:ga|"G"b2g2g2|"G7"g4AB|"C"c2e2e2|"Am"e6|
"D"d2f2a2|d2f2a2|d3 edc|"G"B4ga|b2g2g2|"G7"g4AB|
"C"c2e2e2|"Am"e6|"D7"d2f2a2|d2f2a2|d2e2f2|"G"g4:|
NORWEGIAN (WALTZ) [1], THE. Canadian, Waltz (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. A waltz of currently unknown provenance despite the title. Peter Yarensky remarks that he found a similar melody on a Scandinavian recording called the "Amerika Vals." The waltz was recorded by New Brunswick radio and TV fiddler Don Messer [1] (1909-1973) and his band The Islanders in 1952. Ontario fiddler Graham Townsend recorded Messer's version some years later, playing with a bit more style and panache. French-Canadian fiddlers sometimes add an extra measure to the 'B' part of the tune.
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Stephen Toole (1927-1995, Green Road, Queens County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].
Printed sources : - Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 90. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 167, p. 112. Perlman (Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 169.
Recorded sources : - Apex 26327 (78rpm), Don Messer & His Islanders (1952). Apex AL 1607, Don Messer & His Islanders - "Down East Dancin' with Don Messer Vol. 4." Banff – SBS 5306, Graham Townsend - "I Like Don Messer" (1969). Gabriel Dumont Institute, Richard Callihoo - "Drops of Brandy and Other Traditional Métis Tunes Disc 1" (2001). Voyager Records VRCD 312, Grant Lamb - "Manitoba Fiddler." Calvin Volroth - "This Old Tune."
See also listing at : Hear Don Messer's 1952 recording on youtube.com [2]
Hear Graham Townsend's version on youtube.com [3]
Hear a clip of Calvin Volroth's version on his website [4]
