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Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
i would appreciate anyone knowing the background to this waltz.It may be a Canadian Irish tune.,as I was told.
1 comment on “The Shannon Waltz”
TimK Says:
Friday, December 21, 2012 @5:11:30 AM
From the Fiddler's Companion:
SHANNON WALTZ. Old‑Time, New England, Canadian; Waltz. USA; Texas, New England. F Major (Christeson, Phillips, Silberberg): G Major (Hinds). Standard tuning. AB (Christeson, Hinds, Silberberg): ABB'C (Phillips). Donna Hinds (ne' Hebert) notes that, according to Tim Woodbridge of Hartford, Ct., this tune was originally from Canadian fiddler Don Messer, though the source Woodbridge had it from was from Texas. The story is partly true, for in actuality this is a northern tune which found its way into the repertoire of the 1920's stringband the East Texas Serenaders whose fiddler, D.H. Williams, learned the tune from a northern fiddler of his acquaintance, one Mr. Brigsley. It in any event predates Don Messer whose heyday was the mid-20th century. Sources for notated versions: Red Williams (Dallas, Texas) [Christeson]; Ron West (Vt.) [Phillips]. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 2), 1984; No. 213, pg. 163. Hinds/Hebert (Grumbling Old Woman), 1981; pg. 30. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 307. Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn’t Learn at the Tractor Tavern), 2004; pg. 39. Arc LP A520, Al Cherny ‑ "North American Fiddle Champion." Condor 977‑1489, "Graham & Eleanor Townsend Live at Barre, Vermont." County 410, "The East Texas Serenaders, 1927‑1936." Fretless 101, "The Campbell Family: Champion Fiddlers." Fretless 132, "Ron West: Vermont Fiddler." MCA Records MCAD 4037, “The Very Best of Don Messer” (1994).
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources
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