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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

V.A. MACLELLAN’S. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Nova Scotia. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Barry Shears identifies V.A. as itinerant musician Vincent MacLellan (1856-1935), originally of Broad Cove, Nova Scotia, a bard and musician who played the fiddle, bagpipe and piano. Several of his poems were published in a book entitled Failte Cheap Breatuinn (1892). Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1), 1986; pg. 58 (pipe setting).

                          

VAGALAND. Shetland, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody was composed by Shetland fiddler Arthur S. Robertson. The title refers to both Shetland itself and the Shetland poet Thomas Alexander Robertson (b. Walls, 1909‑d. 1973). Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 173, pg. 225.

                       

VAILLANCE POLKA MILITARE. Scottish, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. ABCCDAB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 440, pg. 51. HN4409, Richard Thompson – “Strict Tempo” (1981).

X:1

T:Vaillance Polka Militare

M:2/4

L:1/8

K:G

D|BBBB|dc c/B/c|ffee|ed d/^c/d|BBBB|dc c/B/c|ffed|g/d/B/d/ g2||

aA/A/ Ad/f/|aA/A/ Ad/f/|aA/A/ AA|d/A/d/f e/A/^c/e/|aA/A/ Ad/f/|

aA/A/ Ad/f/|ad/f/ e/A/^c/e/|dd/d/ ^c/c/=c/c/||

K:C

c2 B>A | G2E2| A2 G>F|E2C2| d/e/d/e/ d/g/g/g/|c/d/c/d/ c/g/g/g/|A/B/A/B/ A/d/d/d/ |1

G/A/G/A/ G/d/d/d/ :|2 c/G/E/G/ c2 || B/B/B e/e/e| cA d/d/d| BG A/A/A| A/A/A d/d/d |

B/B/B e/e/e | cA d/d/d|BG A/A/A | d/d/d d/A/d/f/| dd/d/ d/A/d/f/| dd/d/ d/A/d/f/|

d/A/d/f d/A/d/f/ | d/A/d/f/ d/A/d/f/ | dddd|dd^c=c ||

                       

VAIL'S BREAKDOWN. Canadian, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 6, pg. 7.

                       

VALCARTIER SET (Part One). French‑Canadian, Quadrille. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AA'BBAA'BB'. The melody is the first part of a six‑part quadrille, known in Valcartier ("a rural community north of Québec City which was settled primarily by Irish and Scottish immigrants") as "the set." The source for the tune (Corrigan) learned the tune from two different relatives, each of whom had a separate 'B' part. Source for notated version: accordion player Keith Corrigan (Valcartier & Sainte‑Foy, Québec) via Lisa Ornstein & Denis Pepin [Reiner & Anick]. Reiner & Anick (Old Time Fiddling Across America), 1989; pg. 63.

                       

VALE OF COLOUN, THE. Irish, Air (6/8 time, "not as fast as a jig" {Joyce}). G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Joyce): AAB (O'Neill). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 688, pg. 346. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 64, pg. 40

X:1

T:Vale of Coloun, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Mod.: time well marked.”

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909), No. 688

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D | DGG {A}GFG | ABc d2e | dBG {A}GFG | BAA A2D | DGG {A}GFG | ABc d2e {f/g/} |

DBG AGA | {B}BGG G2 || d | g>ab g>fe | def g2 f/e/ | dBG {A}GFG | BAA A2d |

gbg ege | def g2 f/e/ | dBG {B}AGA | BGG G2 ||

                       

VALE OF LEVEN. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Compsed by Carl Volti, born Archibald Milligan in Glasgow in 1849. Volti, a fiddler, composed many tunes found in the Kerr’s collections and also published several tutors, albums of popular songs, national overtures, etc. (Nigel Gatherer). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 4, pg. 3.

X:1

T:Vale of Leven

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 4

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A2 (AB) ABcd|efec eaga|A2 (AB) ABcA|FBBA GABc|A2 (AB) ABcd|

efec eaga|fgag fedc|BcBA GBBe||ceef ecAB|ceef eaga|ceef ecAc|

FBBA GABd|ceef ecAB|ceef eaga|fgag fedc|BcBA GBBe||

                       

VALENCIENNES.  English, Jig. The tune appears in Preston’s Twenty-Four Country Dances (London, 1794). Flying Fish FF70610, Robin Huw Bowen – “Telyn Berseiniol fy Ngwlad/Welsh Music on the Welsh Triple Harp” (1996. Appears blended with the jig “Madame Cordé’s Frolic,” also from Preston).

                       

VALENTIA HARBOR. AKA and see "Amhrán na Leabhar" (Song of the Books), "Cuan Bhéal Inse."  Valentia was the birthplace of the druid Mogh Roith, Servant of the Wheel, who beheaded John the Baptist and is the source of the roof-slates on the British Houses of Parliament. The first transatlantic cable had is eastern terminus at Valentia. The harbor itself (along with nearby Portmagee, named after a redoubtable 18th century female smuggler) was a favorite sheltering place for the American privateer John Paul Jones during the American Revolutionary War.

                       

VALENTIA LAMENT. AKA and see "Amhrán na Leabhar" (Song of the Books), "Suan Bhéal Inse." Irish, Slow Air. See note for “"Amhrán na Leabhar". GN1, Joe Thoma ‑ "Up the Track: Traditional Music from Kenmare."

                       

VALENTINE. English, Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard. ABBB (x4), A. Collected from the Cotswold village of Ascot‑under‑Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England. Source for notated version: E. Spring via Roy Dommett [Bacon]. Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pg. 22.

                       

VALENTINE O'HARA. Irish, Air (4/4 time). A Major. Standard. AB. Valentine O’Hara was a highwayman. "There was a song to this air telling about—

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A bold young man named Valentine O'Hara,

Whose friends resided nigh the hill of Tara.

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'He enlisted'‑‑as Mr. M'Kenzie goes on to say‑‑'but being treated badly, deserted and took to the road. He made a great sum of money, but lost it all in a sudden death at Tyburn.' I suppose the hero of this song is the same as 'Bold Val O'Hara', who has given his name to another air which will be found farther on" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 318, pgs. 148‑149.

X:1

T:Valentine O’Hara

L:1/8

M:C

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E2|E2 FG A2 GA|B2c2 d3e|d2B2c2A2|F2E3 zE2|E2 FG A2 GA|B2c2d2 ze|

f3d B2G2|B2 A3 z||A2|d3d f2e2|e2c2B2 zc|d2B2c2A2|F2 E3 zE|E2 FG A2 GA|

B2c2d3e|f3d B2G2|B2 A3z||

                       

VALENTINE'S DAY. AKA and see "The Maid in the Moon [2]." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard. AABB. The tune dates to John Playford’s (1623-1687) first edition of his Dancing Master, 1650. The dance “Valentine’s Day” was introduced to France and was printed by Feuillet in 1700 in his treatise Choregraphie. Feuillet published subsequent editions of his work as the popularity of English country dancing took off on the Continent, several taken from The Dancing Master. In 1679 he included “La Valantine” (Valentine’s Day). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

                       

VALERIE A. MACKENZIE JIG. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. Composed by Mabou Coal Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, fiddler Donald Angus Beaton (b. 1912). Rounder 7011, "The Beatons of Mabou: Scottish Violin Music from Cape Breton" (1978).

                       

VALERIE MACDONALD. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard. AABB’. Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 103, pg. 30.

                       

VALES OF NEWDIREEN, THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). Ireland, west Limerick. D Mixolydian. Standard. One part. “Old west Limerick song, words composed by Lowney, learned from my father” (Mulvihill). Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 14, pg. 121.

X:1
T:The Vales of New Direen
C:words composed by John Downey
B:Mulvihill
D:Martin Mulvihill with Mick Moloney. Traditional Irish Fiddling from County
D:Limerick. also Comhaltas cd.
H:Old West Limerick Song.
N:Martin Mulvihill from his father.
M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

Z:Lesl
K:D
G2|A4 GF|D4 E2|F4 D2|G4 FG|A2 G2 F2|D4 D2|(D6|D4) B2|
=c4 B2|=c4 A2|d4 e2|d3 cA2|G3 FG2|A2 B2 c2|(A6|A4) B2|
=c4 B2|=c4 A2|d4 e2|d3 cA2|G3 FG2|A2 B2=c2|(A6|A4) G2|
A4 GF|D4 E2|F4 D2|G4 FG|A3 GF2|D4 D2|(D6|D6)||

                       

VALLAFIELD. Shetland, Jig. Shetland, Unst. C Major. Standard. AABB. The only Trowie, or fairy, tune from Unst in the Shetlands. The story goes that it was heard by a man coming home from visiting a friend. When he sat down to light his pipe under a rock face, Gullhammer (at the south end of Vallafield), he heard music coming from inside the rock. Frightened, he reached into his pocket for his knife, for in those days it was believed cold steel would ward off enchantment. The tune immediately stopped but he managed to retain the tune in his head and sang it to his daughter when he got home. She played it on her fiddle and gave the tune to others. Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; pg. 75. Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie Dancers), 1970; pg. 12.

                       

VALLEY DOREE. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountaind fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

                       

VALLEY FORGE. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard. ABC (Silberberg): AA'AA"BB'CC' (Phillips). From the playing of Ramona Jones, who may have learned the melody from Jimmie Driftwood. Sources for notated versions: Ruthie Dornfeld [Phillips]; Stephanie Prausnitz [Silberberg]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 161. Happy Valley Records PRP 43871/2) – “Ramona Jones - "Back Porch Fiddlin’.” Heritage Records 36, Ramona and Mark Jones ‑ "Women of Old Time Music" (Brandywine, 1980). Rounder CD0364, The Ill-Mo Boys - “The Marimac Anthology: Deep in Old-Time Music.

                       


VALLEY HIGHLANDER, THE.  Canadian, Reel. A Minor. Standard. AABB'. Composed by piano player Matthew Cook, editor of The Night in the Kitchen Collection and presently a student at St. Mary's Universtiy, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Cook (Night in the Kitchen Collection), 1996; pg. 21.

                       

VALLEY NEAR SLIEVE NA MON [1], THE. Irish, Air or Waltz.

X:1

T:Valley Near Slieve na mon

R:waltz

S:From the playing of Mike Lennon

B:Jim Coogan's Session Tunes

Z:Music: Jean Lewis

Z:abc's: Michael Hogan

M:3/4

L:1/4

K:G

Bc|:d3|e2 d|G3|D2 G|B3|c2 d|E3|EAG|F3|

D2 E|F2 c|B2 A|GFG|E2 F|1 G3|GBc:|2 G3|GFG||

|:A2^G|A2 B|c3|cdc|B3|G2 A|B3|B2 d|^c3|A2 B|^c2 g|f2 e|

d^cd|c>B c|B>_B=B_B|A2 d|e2 d|e2 d|G3|GDG|B3|c2 d|E3|EAG|

F3|D2E|F2 c|B2 A|GFG|E2 F|G3|1 GFG:|2 G3|G||

 

VALLEY NEAR SLIEVE NA MON [2], THE. Irish, Air (2/4 time). G Major. Standard. AB. O’Neill (1922) says: “This fine air which runs to the unusual number of 14 bars in each part was sent me by a Dublin friend, Mr. M. Flanagan, a distinguished linguist and scholar. In his leisure moments, he enjoys the music of his fiddle, and union pipes, being a skillful perfomer on both instruments.  A brief sketch of his eventful life appears in Irish Minstrels and Musicians.Whether suitable to the meter of the melody or not, Mr. Flanagan's charming verses will be no less appreciated than his music.” The words are by Charles Kickham (b. 1828), author of “Knocknagow,” who was being groomed for the medical profession. Unfortunately, he was deafened and half-blinded by a firearms accident at the age of thirteen. He was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for Fenian activity and, due to ill-treatment in
prison, was released totally blind. Kickham died in 1882.

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SLIEVENAMON

Alone all alone by the wave washed strand

All alone in a crowded hall

The hall it is gay and the waves they are grand

But my heart is not here at all

It flies far away by night and by day

To the times and the joys that are gone

And I never will forget the sweet maiden I met

In the valley near Slievenamon.

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It was not the grace of her queenly air

Nor her cheek of the roses glow

Nor her soft black eyes, nor her flowing hair

Nor was it her lily white brow

But the soul of truth and of melting ruth

And the smile like a summer dawn

That stole my heart away on a soft summer day

In the valley near Slievenamon

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In the festive hall by the star washed shore

Or wherever my restless spirit flies

My love oh my love shall I neer see you more

And my land will you never uprise

By night and by day I ever ever pray

While lonely my life flows on

To see our flag unfurled and my true love to enfold

In the valley near Slievenamon.

In the valley near Slievenamon

***

Source for notated version: M. Flanagan, Dublin [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922.

X:1

T:Valley Near Sliavnamon, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:M. Flanagan, Dublin

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Air

K:G

"Andantino Calamato" d|d2 ed|G2 DG|B2 cd|E2 AG|F2 DE|

F B2 A|G3 d|d2 ed|G2 DG|B2 cd|E2 AG|F2 DE|

F B2 A|G2-G||G|A2 AB|c3 c|BGGA|B2 BB|^c2 AB|^c f2 e|

d3 d/2d/2|ed ^cd|G2 EG|B2 cd|E2 AG|F2 DE|F B2 A|G2-G||

                                   

VALLEY OF KNOCKANURE.  Irish, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA.

X:1

T:Valley of Knockanure

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Waltz

K:D

de | f4f2 | e2f2e2 | d4B2 | e2d2B2 | A2F2A2 | B4B2 | (B6 | B4) |

A2 | B23AB2 | d4e2 | f2e2f2 | a4f2 | e3fe2 | d4e2 | (f6 | f4) :|

                       

VALLEY OF SILENCE. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed as an “Elegy” by J. Scott Skinner, and printed in his Harp and Claymore Collection (1904), arranged for violin and piano by F. Efckmann. The music was composed to go with a poem by James Mackintosh, entitled “Napoleon, or The Valley of Silence.” The melody was not meant to be sung to the words, but was rather an atmospheric accompaniment. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 65. Skinner (Harp and Claymore Collection), 1904; pgs. 8-9. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), pg. 39. Olympic 6151, William MacPherson ‑ "Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978). Tartan Tapes CDTT1004, Paul Anderson – “Heat the Hoose” (1998).

X:1

T:Valley of Silence, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Adagio”

S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E_

G, | (G,2 C>)E (D=B,)C z/E/ | (D=B,C) c (=BAG)G, | (G,2 C>)E (D=B,).C c |

(=B/G/A/^F/) GB (c2c) || G, | (G,2 C>)E (D=B,) C z/E/ | (DB,C) c (BAG)G, |

(G2 C>)E (D=B,C) c | (=B/G/A/^F/) GB (B2c) || =B | g2 (g>f) e2 ({G,/E/}B2) |

{A,/E/}c.c.c.c ({G,/E/}B3) B, | B,2 .C.D (EG) .B.e | dfaa a3B | g2 (g>f) e2 ({G,/E/}B2) |

({A,/E/}c).c.c.c ({G,/E/}B3) B, | B,2 CD EFGA | G2F2B4 | B,2CD (EF)GA | G2 F>E (E2E)z ||

                                                           

VALLEY SWEET GREEN. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountian fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

                       

VALLEY WALTZ. American, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 139.

X:1

T:Valley Waltz

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Waltz

B:Ira Ford – Traditional Music in America (1940)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

(ED)|(C2E2)G2|(c2B2)c2|(e6|e4) d2|(c2e2)d2|(c2B2)A2| G3 (EFE)|D6|(D4E2)|

(F4G2)|B6|(B4A2)|1 G3G G2|(G2A2)G2|(E6|E4):|2 G3G G2|(G2F2)D2|

[C3E3][CE][C2E2]|[C2E2][C2E2]||:(ef)|g2c’2e2|(g2f2)e2|c6|G6|(A2B3)B|(c2e3)c|(d6|

d2)(e2f2)|g2c’2e2|(g2f2)e2|F6|A6|B3 (cBA)|(G2F2)D2|[C3E3][CE][C2E2]|[C2E2][C2E2]:|

                       

VALLEYFIELD REEL. French‑Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Pascal Gemme (of the group Genticorum) says the tune is well-known by fiddlers in Montréal. Valleyfield is a town on the St. Laurence river, southwest of Montréal, not far from the border with New York. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 56, pg. 43.

X:1

T:Valleyfield

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Transcribed by fiddler Pascal Gemme (of the group Genticorum)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D/F/A/F/ D/F/A/F/|E/G/A/G/ E/G/B/G/|D/F/A/F/ D/F/A/d/|f/e/d/f/ e/A/e/A/|

D/F/A/F/ D/F/A/F/|E/G/A/G/ E/G/B/G/|D/F/A/F/ D/F/A/d/|f/e/d/c/ d2:|

|:A/d/f/d/ A/d/f/a/|g/f/e/d/ e/A/A/e/|A/B/c/d/ e/A/e/g/|f/d/e/d/ f/d/f/d/|

A/d/f/d/ A/d/f/a/|g/f/e/d/ e/A/A/e/|A/B/c/d/ e/A/e/g/|f/d/e/c/ d2:|

                       

VALS DE MON PÈRE. French-Canadian, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’.

X:1

T:Vals de mon père

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Waltz

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

E3 E FA | G3 E FA | G2 e3 d | e6 | E3 E FA | G3 E FA | G2 d3 c | d4c2 |

A3 G AB | c2B2A2 | G3 E Gc | e2d2c2 | B3 G Bd | f2e2d2 | c3 B cd |1 c6 :|2 c2G2c2 ||

|: e3 e ef | e2d2c2 | A3 G AB | A2B2c2 | d3 c de | d2B2G2 | g3 g ga | g2G2c2 |

e3 e ef | e2d2c2 | A3 G AB | A2B2c2 | d3 c de | d2B2G2 |1 c3 B cd | c2G2c2 :|2 c (3ccc eg | [e6c’6] ||

 

VALS DU BAMBOCHEUR, LA (The Drunkard's Sorrow Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. G Major. GDgd tuning. ABB. Source for notated version: Balfa Brothers (La.) [Reiner & Anick]. Reiner & Anick (Old Time Fiddling Across America), 1989; pg. 154. Rounder 6001, Dewey Balfa ‑ "Louisiana Cajun French Music From the Southwest Prairies."

                       

VALS EFTER PER ROST. See "Per Rost Vals."

                       

VALS FRÅN ÄLVDALEN (Alvdalen Waltz).  Scandinavian, Waltz. A Minor. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Private Collection, A. Kuntz.

X:1

T:Vals från Älvdalen

M:3/4

L:1/8

S:Andrea Hoag

R:Waltz

K:Amin

E|:(A2 A)B cd|e4 c2|”tr”(c2B2)^G2|”tr”B2 (A^G) AE|(A2 A)B cd|e4 c2|

”tr”(c2B2) ^G2|1 A4 E2:|2 A4 e2||:a2 (a^g) eg|a2 (a^g) eg|a2 a^g e2|

(d3 e)(^f^g)| a2 (a^g) eg|a2 (a^g) eg|a2 a^g e2|c3 Bcd|e2 (dB) ^GB|A4:||                    

                       

VALS FRÅN BODA. Scandinavian, Waltz. E Minor ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. Private collection, A. Kuntz.

X:1

T:Vals från Boda

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Waltz

K:Emin

FGA|:B3 cBA|B3 cBA|B4 e2|B3 Bef|g4 g2|f4 e2|f6 {gf}|B6|

e4 e2|d3 cBc|B4 A2|G3 FEF|G3 A G2|F3 [EG][D2F2]|(E6|E6:|

|:e4 e2|g3f e2|d6|B6|A3B c2|c2B2A2|B4 c2|d6|

e4 e2|g3f e2|d6 {ed}|B6 {AG}|A3 B cA|D2E2F2|G3 AGF|G6:||

 

VALS FRÅN ORSA. Swedish, Waltz. Sweden, Dalarna. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'CD. The tune was originally printed in the 1974 publication "Latar fran Dalarna" (Tunes from Dalarna) by Paul Backstrom. It is a waltz "efter Blecka" (in the style of a fiddler named Blecka), from the village of Orsa, Dalarna. Matthiesen (Waltz Book II), 1995; pgs. 68-69. Sonet Records, "Tre Spelman, Vals Fran Orsa efter Gossa Anders" (1977).

X:1

T:Vals fraan Orsa

M:3/4

L:1/4

Q:1/4=192

R:Waltz

O:Sweden

A:Orsa

K:D

DF|\

A4A2| AB AG FA| {c}d3c de| d2 cA de|\

f4a2| a2 gf ec| Ac eg fe| d2 Bd BG|

{G}A4 A2| AB AG FA| d3c de| d2cA de|\

f3e fa| a2 gf ec| Ac eg fe| d4:|

|: g2|\

b2 gb gb| ba fd fa| ab ag ec| A2 df a2|\

b2gb gb| a2 fd fa| ab ag ec| d4:|

|: A2|\

A2 d2g2| f3e (d2| d2) gb gb| ab af (d2|\

d)e =f2 f2| e3d =c2| B2 Bd BG| A4 (A2|

A2) f2 a2| g3f g2| A2 d2 f2| e3d e2|\

AB c2d2| B3A B2| ab ag ec| d4:|

P:second voice

A,D|\

D4F2|FG FE DF| A4AB| A2F2A2| \

d4f2| f2 ed cB| AB AG EG| F2D2B,2|\

A,4F2| FG FE DF|

A4AB| A2F2A2| \

d4f2| f2 ed cB| AB AG EG| F4 :|\

|:A2|\

DG BG BG| F2DF Ad| cB AG EG| F2DF AF|

DG BG BG| F2DF Ad| cB AG EG| F4:|\

|:FE|\

D2A2G2| A3G (F2|F2)Ad Bd| AB AG (F2|\

F)A d2d2| =c(A A2)(A2|

A2)GF ED |[A,4E4]E2|\

F2A2d2|e3de2| D2F2A2| c3Bc2| \

AB c2d2| B3^G G2| AB AG EC| D4:|

 

VALS LEARNED FROM BERTIL FERNEBORG. AKA and see "Hokpers Vals."

                       

VALS TIL HANS. Swedish, Waltz. A Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Greger Siljebo (Goteborg, Sweden) in 1989, dedicated to his musical partner, Hans Rojas. Source for notated version: Greger Siljebo and Hans Rojas via Andrea Hoag and Bruce Sagan (who played it at Ashokan Northern Week in 1992) [Matthiesen]. Matthiesen (Waltz Book II), 1995; pg. 71.

                       


VALSE À ALIDA. Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Related tunes, according to Raymond Francois (1990), are Marc Savoy's and Gerald Broussard's "Valse de Carencro" (also known as "Valse de Prairie Ronde"), Aldus Roger's "Valse de Midway" and Leopold Francois' "T'as Vole Mon Idee." Source for notated version: Aldus Roger with Phillip Alleman (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 319-320. Swallow Records SW-LP6003, Aldus Roger.

                       

VALSE À BALLOT. Cajun, Waltz. From Cajun fiddler Dennis McGee.

                       

VALSE À BARGOIN. French, Valse (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC'. Stevens (Massif Central), vol. 2, 1988; No. 65.

                       

VALSE À BELISAIRE (Belisaire's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. This popular song is not Cajun in origin. Related songs, according to Raymond Francois (1990), include Roy Acuff's "Precious Jewel," "Phil's Waltz" and "Hills of Roane County." Source for notated version: Nathan Abshire (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 339-341.

                       

VALSE À BONNEJOIE. French, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. A traditional tune from central France. Stevens (Massif Central), vol. 1, 1987; No. 61.

                       

VALSE À BOUFFARD. French, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Patrick Bouffard. Stevens (Massif Central), vol. 1, 1987; No. 65.

                       

VALSE À BOUSCATEL. French, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Stevens (Massif Central), 1987, vol. 1; No. 70.

                       

VALSE À DENIS. French, Waltz.

X:1

T:Valse à Denis

C:Trad Berry

I:France

Q:1/4=150

M:3/4

L:1/4

K:D

|:A2 ^G |A2 B |A2 F |d3 |

A2 ^G |A2 B |A2 F |G3 |

G2 F |G2 A |G2 E |c3 |

A ^G A |c B G |F3 |D2 z |

A2 ^G |A2 B |A2 F |d3 |

B G A |B2 f |(e3 |e2) z |

d c e |d c B |A f3/2 d/ |A3 |

B G A |B c e |d c/d/f/e/ |d2z :|

A B/c/d/e/ |f e/d/c/B/ |A/^G/A/B/A/F/ |G3 |

A/B/c/d/e/f/ |g/f/e/d/c/B/ |A/B/A/G/F/E/ |(F2 D) |

A B/c/d/e/ |f e/d/c/B/ |A/^G/A/B/A/F/ |G3 |

A/B/c/d/e/f/ |g/f/e/d/c/B/ |A/B/A/G/F/E/ |D3 :|

                       

VALSE À DEUX TEMPS. Cajun, Waltz. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Varise Connor. The waltz is from Vermilion Parish, to the south of Lafayette where the fiddle is more influential, rather than from the accordion-dominated prairie country to the west of that city. Source for notated version: a field recording of Varise Conner (who may have learned the tune from Bascom Mouton) at a party, made by musicologist Barry Ancelet, via David Greely (Breauxbridge, LA) [Matthiesen]. Matthiesen (Waltz Book II), 1995; pg. 66. David Greely - "La Talle des Ronces." 

                       

VALSE À DONALD.  French-Canadian, Waltz. A Major. Celtic Crossings CD0299-02, Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin & Patrick Ourceau – “Tracin” (1999. Learned from California fiddler Bill Dennehy, who had it from fiddler Brendan Larrissey of Dundalk). Brendan Larrissey – “A Flick of the Wrist” (1994).

                       

VALSE À ERIC. French, Valse (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. A modern composition by Eric Elsener. Stevens (Massif Central), vol. 1, 1987; No. 73.

                       

VALSE À FLEURET. French, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Traditional tune from central France. Stevens (Massif Central), 1988, vol. 2; No. 64.

                       


VALSE À GUILBEAU (Guilbeau's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. This waltz was supposed to have been played by a condemned soldier to a general as a last request before his execution before a firing squad. "His handcuffs were removed and he sat on his coffin and played a song which Dennis (McGee) called 'Guilbeau's Waltz.'"  Upon finishing the tune, the soldier asked the general to play for him, and the general complied with a tune called "Napoleon's Waltz."  McGee believed the story to have happened during the Civil War.  See also notes for "Camp Chase [2]," "Gilderoy [2]," "MacPherson's Farewell," and "Last of Callahan" for other, rather similar fiddler's execution tales. Source for notated version: fiddler Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 157.

                       

VALSE À GUILLEMAN. French, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB. Stevens (Massif Central), vol. 2, 1988; No. 62.

                       

VALSE À JESSIE. Waltz. Flying Fish 586, “Trian.”

                       

VALSE À JUDET. Franch, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BBCC’.

X:1

T:Valse à Judet             

C:Traditionnel Berry             

I:France             

Q:1/4=200   

M:3/4    

L:1/4   

P:ABBCC

K:D

P:A

A/d/ |:F2 F/A/ |D2 F/A/ |d c =c |

B2 G/B/ |E2 E/G/ |C2 E/F/ |G E A |

F D A/d/ |F2 F/A/ |D2 F/A/ |d c B |

e2 c/A/ |E2 E/A/ |^G2 E/B/ |A ^G/A/ c/B/ |1

A2 A/d/ :|2 A2 A/A/

P:B

|:A ^G/A/ B/A/ |d2 F |

F E/F/ G/F/ |A2 D |C/D/ E/F/ G/A/ |B/A/ ^G/A/ B/A/ |1

c/B/ A/^G/ B/A/ |F D A :|2c3/2 A/ G/E/|D2 A :|

P:C

|B/A/ F/A/ ^G/A/ |B/A/ F/A/ ^G/A/ |d/c/ B/A/ G/F/ |A/G/ E/G/ F/G/ |

A/G/ E/G/ F/G/ |A/G/ E/G/ F/G/ |c/B/ A/G/ F/E/ |1F D A :|2D3 |]

                       

VALSE À KATHLEEN (Kathleen's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)ABB(Vocal)ABBAABB. The tune was named for a daughter of Sady Courville, Dennis McGee's longtime musical partner. Related tunes, according to Raymond Francois (1990), are Carrie "Mignonne" Royer Miller's "Valse des Grands Bois" [1] and The Walker Brothers' "La Breakdown la Louisiane." See also "Valse de Crowley," Will Kegley's "Valse a Will Kegley," Shirley Bergeron's "Valse de la Belle," Sady Courville's and Dennis McGee's "Valse de l'Anse Maigre" and Joseph Falcon's "Pocheville" (which is a mixture of "Tolan Waltz" in the 'B' part (turn) and "Valse des Grands Bois" in the 'A', or tune. Source for notated version: fiddler Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 191-192. Swallow Records SW-6030, Dennis McGee.

                       

VALSE À MACAREAU (Macareau's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. An instrumental waltz. Source for notated version: fiddler Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 208.

                       

VALSE À NAPOLEON [1] (Napoleon's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz and Two-Step. USA, Louisiana. C Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AAB. Francois' source, Cajun fiddler Dennis McGee, claims the tune was played by a general in response to part of the last request of a condemned soldier by the name of Guilbeau.  Just before being executed by a firing squad Guilbeau asked to play the fiddle and speak. The request being granted and handcuffs removed, he proceeded to play "Guilbeau's Waltz" and when he was done he asked the general to play a tune, "Napoleon's Waltz." McGee believes this incident happened during the Civil War. See also "Guilbeau's Waltz" and also tunes with similar "condemned fiddler" legends attached: "Camp Chase [2]," "MacPherson's Farewell," "Last of Callahan." Source for notated version: Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 235. Swallow Records SW-6030, Dennis McGee.

 


VALSE À NAPOLEON [2] (Napoleon's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. C Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AAABB. A waltz rhythm variation of version #1. Source for notated version: Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!),  1990; pg. 236.

                       

VALSE À PAP (Dad's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB(Vocal)A(Vocal)ABBBA(Vocal)BAA(Vocal)A. Source for notated version: Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 240-241. Morning Star 45002, "The Early Recordings of Dennis McGee (La.) 1929‑1930."

           

VALSE À SYLVIE.  French, Waltz. France, Breton. C Major. Standard tuning. ABB. Composed in 1997 by accordion player Bernard Loffet.

X:1
T:Valse à Sylvie
R:waltz 48
C:B. Loffet
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
K:C
E|AEAB cB|AE c3E|AEAB cB|AF c3A|
BABc dc|BG d3A|BABc dB|e4-eE|
AEAB cB|AE c3E|AEAB cB|AF c3A|
BABc dc|BG d3B|edcB A^G|A3 ABA||
|:F3 ABA|E3 ABc|d3 Gcd|e3 ABA|
F3 ABA|E4- EE|E^F^GA Bc|A3 ABA|
FABc BA|EABc BA|dG^FG de|eABc BA|
FDEF AF|EdcA Bc|edcB A^G|A4- A:|]

X:2
T:Valse à Sylvie
Z:René Quiniou (http://www.irisa.fr/prive/quiniou)
R:valse
C:Bernard Loffet
A:Bretagne
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Am  
E | "Am"AE AB cB | "Am"AE c3 E | "Am"AE AB cB | "Dm"AF c3 A |
"G"BA Bc dc | "G"BG d3 A| "G"BG Bc cB | "E"e4- e E |
"Am"AE AB cB | "Am"AE c3 E | "Am"AE AB cB | "Dm"AF c3 A |
"G"BA Bc dc | "G"BG d3 B | "E"ed cB  A^G | "A"A3 ABA |
"D"F3 ABA | "A"E3 ABc | "G"d3 Gcd | "C"e3 ABA |
"D"F3 ABA | "A"E4-EE |  "E"E^F ^GA Bc| "A"A3 ABA |
"D"FA Bc BA | "A"EA Bc BA | "G"dG ^FG de | "C"eA Bc BA |
"D"FD EF AF | "A"Ed cA Bc |"E"ed cB A^G | "A"A4-A E |]

           

VALSE À TANTE ADELE (Aunt Adele's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: Louis Cormier (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 468. La Louisiane Records LL-110 & LL-8064, Louis Cormier.

                       

VALSE À TANTE ALEEN, LA (Aunt Aleen's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz and Two-Step. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB(Vocal)AABBAA(Vocal)AABB. Related songs, according to Raymond Francois (1990), are Iry LeJeune's "Viens m' Chercher," Dewey Balfa's "Je Suis Orphelin," "L'Orphelin" (in Irene Whitfield's book) and "Valse des Musiciens." Source for notated version: fiddler Dennis McGee, Amede Ardoin (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 276-277. Swallow Records SW-6030, Dennis McGee.

                       

VALSE A' 'TIT 'DAM HANKS (Little Adam Hank's Waltz). See "Chere Alice" and "Rainbow Waltz."

                       

VALSE À TOLAN (Tolan Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB(Vocal)AABBAABB(Vocal)AABB. The song was named for a bartender in Eunice, Louisiana. The song "Pocheville," recorded by accordionist Joseph Falcon in the 1920's, is a mixture of "Tolan Waltz" in the turn ('B' part) and "Valse des Grands Bois [1]" for the vocal. Source for notated version: Chuck Guillory [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 291.

                       

VALSE À VAKERS. Cajun, Waltz. From Cajun fiddler Dennis McGee.

                       

VALSE À WILL KEGLEY. See "Valse des Grands Bois" [1], "Valse a Kathleen."

                       


VALSE ALDOR (Aldor's Waltz). AKA and see "Valse Louise." French-Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. ABB'. Composed by caller, stepdancer and harmonica player Aldor Morin in the 1950's. Lisa Ornstein reveals that Morin probably recorded on 78's with his brother Oscar but eventually became part of the "Famille Soucy" (Isidore Soucy), playing in the 1960's for the television series "Chez Isidore," originating in Montreal, and at the Trinidad Ballroom (Montreal) on Saturday evenings. She states the true name of the waltz is "Valse Louise," and that the "Valse Aldor" title was popularized by accordion player Philippe Bruneau (who subbed on occasion for regular Rene Allain in the "Famille Soucy"). Source for notated version: Last Gaspe Band (Madison, Wisconsin) via Elke Baker [Matthiesen]. Matthiesen (Waltz Book II), 1995; pgs. 64-65. Fresh Fish - "Turning of the Tide."

                       

VALSE AMERICAIN, LA. AKA and see "Valse Philippe," "Homage a Phillipe Bruneau."

                       

VALSE ARMANDINE. AKA - "Valse Claire," "La Valse Denise." French-Canadian, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'A"A"'B"B"'. The title was recorded under this title by Quebec violinist Fortunat Malouin, and as "Valse Claire" by Les 3 Copains and "La valse Denise" by Tommy Duchesne. Source for notated version: brothers Oscar and Aldor Morin (see note for "Valse Aldor), via French-Canadian button accordion player Philippe Bruneau (Québec) [Begin]. Begin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 17, pg. 27.

                       

VALSE BLEUE, LA. French-Canadian, Waltz. C Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. ABB. Source for notated version: transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, N.H.) who learned it from a record in Montreal called "Tour de Danse...Tour de Valse" [Miskoe & Paul]. Miskoe & Paul (Omer Marcoux), 1994; pg. 48.

                       

VALSE CLAIRE. AKA and see "Valse Armandine."

                       

VALSE CLARISSE. French-Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. ABA'B'. Source for notated version: French-Canadian button accordion player Philippe Bruneau (Québec) [Begin]. Begin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 15, pgs. 24-25.

                       

VALSE-CLOG DES COTEAUX. French-Canadian, Waltz-clog (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'A"A"'B"B"'. The waltz clog, a tap dance in ¾ time, is thought to be derived from German and British  immigrants after the American Civil War; as a fad it was popular in the early 1900’s, and perfected by Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and others. In French Canada the waltz-clog is the only British inheritance in the traditional step dancing of the region. It was mostly danced in Montreal and owes its influence mainly to Montreal fiddler Jean Carignan. Source for notated version: French-Canadian accordion great Alfred Montmarquette via French-Canadian accordion player Philippe Bruneau (Québec) [Begin]. Begin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 14, pg. 23. 

                       

VALSE-CLOG DES PYRÉNÉES. AKA and see "Pyrenees Waltz."

                       

VALSE-CLOG GUILMETTE.  French-Canadian, Waltz-Clog (3/4 time). B Minor. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. The waltz clog, a tap dance in ¾ time, is thought to be derived from German and British  immigrants after the Civil War; as a fad it was popular in the early 1900’s, and perfected by Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and others. In French Canada the waltz-clog is the only British inheritance in the traditional step dancing of the region. It was mostly danced in Montreal and owes its influence mainly to Montreal fiddler Jean Carignan. Hart & Sandell (2001) note the tune is often paired with “Valse-clog Lacroix.” Source for notated version: accordion player Joseph Guilmette (1886-1950), Rimouski, Québec, via accordion player Normand Miron (Saint-Béatrix, Québec) [Hart & Sandell]. Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 53, pg. 88. Philo 2003, “Philippe Bruneau” (1973). Smithsonian Folkways, Joseph Guilmette – “Masters of French Canadian Music, vol. 4” (1982, reissue of original 78 RPM).

 

VALSE-CLOG LACROIX.  French-Canadian, Waltz-Clog. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is often preceded by “Valse-Clog Guilmette.” Source for notated version: harmonica player Henri Lacroix (1895-1962), via accordion player Normand Miron [Hart & Sandell]. Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 55, pg. 90. Philo 2003, “Philippe Bruneau” (1973).

 

VALSE-CLOG MARIE-FRANCE. French-Canadian, Waltz-clog (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'A"A"'B"B"'. A modern composition by French-Canadian button accordion player Philippe Bruneau in honor of Marie-France Cyr, a performer with the Danseurs du St. Laurent. Bruneau incorporated French influences in the piece. Begin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 82, pgs. 122-123.

                       

VALSE CREOLE (Creole Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. The word Creole, notes Raymond Francois (1990), originally denoted those born in the Acadian colony in Louisiana. In modern times the word is used by blacks of French ancestry, while whites of similar background call themselves Cajun (from Acadian, though once it was a derogatory term). Source for notated version: Varise Connor [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 99.


                       

VALSE CRIMINELLE (Criminal Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)AABB(Vocal)AABBAA. Source for notated version: Mayuse LaFleur and Leo Soileau (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 102-103. Victor Vi-21770 (78 RPM), Mayuse LaFleur & Leo Soileau (1928).

                       

VALSE D'ALLEMAN (Alleman Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. E Major or C Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)BCA(Vocal)ABC [Francois/Prejean]: One part [Francois/Sonnier]. Alleman is a family name. The song was originally recorded, vocal with fiddle accompaniment, in the key of E major by Leeman Prejean. The C major version is from accordionist Shorty Sonnier, who had an instrument in that key. Source for notated version: 1st version- Leeman Prejean; Raymond Francois (La.); 2nd version- "Shorty" Sonnier (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 321-322 and 323-324. Swallow Records SW-101, Leeman Prejean.

                       

VALSE D'AMOUR I [1] (The Waltz of Love). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisianna. A Major. Standard tuning. AABA(Vocal)AABA(Vocal)AABA. Not related to version #1. The melody was recorded by Austin Pitre in the 1960's, but, according to Raymond Francois (1990), it is an old song. Leo Soileau also recorded a version of this song. See also note for "Gabriel." Source for notated version: Austin Pitre (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 17. Swallow Records SW-LP6041, Austin Pitre.

 

VALSE D'AMOUR [2] (The Waltz of Love). Cajun, Waltz and Two-Step. G Major. Standard tuning. AB(Vocal)BAB(Vocal)BAAA. Dennis McGee began playing on the radio at the age of thirteen or fourteen with a friend of the same age, Sady Courville. They were the first twin fiddlers, according to Courville, to be recorded (in New Orleans in 1928),though, as was the case with their early radio broadcasts, they were not paid for their work. Related songs, according to Raymond Francois (1990), are Oren 'Doc' Guidry's and Leroy 'Happy Fats' LeBlanc's "'Tit Maurice." Source for notated version: Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 19-20. Swallow Records SW-6030, Dennis McGee.

 

VALSE D'AMOUR [3] (The Waltz of Love). Cajun, Waltz. From Leo Soileau. A different tune than version #1 or 2.

                       

VALSE DE BALFA. Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: Balfa Brothers (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 335-336. Swallow Records SW-LP6011, Balfa Brothers.

                       

VALSE DE BAMBOCHE, LA (Drunkard's Sorrow Waltz). See "Valse d'Evangeline."

                       


VALSE DE BAYOU CHENE (Bayou Chene Waltz). See also "Valse de Duson." Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)BBA(Vocal)BBA(Vocal)B. A related song is "Big Boy Waltz", also by Iry LeJeune, according to Raymond Francois (1990). Bayou Chene is an upper tributary of Bayou Lacassine, and can be found south of Welsh, Louisiana. Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 33-35. Goldband Records GB-LP7741, Iry LeJeune.

                       

VALSE DE BAYOU TECHE [1], LA.(Bayou Teche Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. ABA(Vocal)BBA(Vocal)A(Vocal)BA(Vocal)BA. Bayou Teche is described by Raymond Francois (1990) as a "long, sluggish meandering stream" whose name comes from a Choctaw Indian word meaning "big snake." The Acadian people first settled along this stream when transported to Louisiana, navigating it in light boats called pirogues. Source for notated version: Columbus Fruge (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 39-40. Arhoolie CD433, Any Old Time String Band - “I Bid You Goodnight” (1978-1980). Bay 217, Any Old Time ‑ "Ladies Choice" (May be version #2). Old Timey Records OT-108, Columbus Fruge.

 

VALSE DE BAYOU TECHE [2]. Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. A different song and melody than version #1. Source for notated version: accordionist Nathan Abshire (Basile, La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 41-42. Swallow SW-LP6014, Nathan Abshire.

                       

VALSE DE BELISAIRE (Belisaire Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. La Louisiane Records LL-139, Nathan Abshire.

                       

VALSE DE 'CADIEN (Cajun {Acadian} Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. A(Vocal)BBA(Vocal)BBA(Vocal)B. 'Cadien is a shortened version of Acadien (or Cajun in modern vernacular), referring to the French population forcibly dispersed from Nova Scotia (known as Acadia) by the English in 1755 who resettled in the country west of New Orleans at the encouragement of the Spanish, who at the time controlled the region and welcomed settlement by a Catholic people. Various theories have been proferred about the origin of the word Acadia, but it may be that it was derived from an Indian word, aquaddie, referring to the pollok fish found in the banks off Nova Scotia. Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 58-59. Goldband Records GB-LP7741, Iry LeJeune.

                       


VALSE DE CALCASIEU (Calcasieu Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Calcasieu is the name of the parish in southwest Louisiana where Lake Charles is located. Raymond Francois (1990) remarks Calcasieu is an Indian word meaning Crying Eagle, the name of a chief who lived there. Related songs are Lee Sonnier's "War Widow Waltz", Ambrose Thibodeaux's "La Valse d'Elton", "Pine Grove Waltz" and "La Valse de la Veuve", Moise Robin's "Quoi C'est T'as?", and "Poor Man's Waltz" (Francois, 1990). Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 60-61. Goldband Records GB-LP7741, Iry LeJeune.

                       

VALSE DE CARENCRO (Carencro Waltz). AKA - "T'as Vole Mon Idee" (You Stole My Mind), "Valse de Prairie Ronde" (Prairie Ronde/Rhonde Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Carencro is a town just north of Lafayette, Louisiana. The town's curious name derived from the buzzards abundent in the region when it was unsettled, perhaps, speculates Raymond Francois (1990) because a buzzard rookery was located there. In due course 'carrion crow', or buzzard, became 'Carencro' in among both French and English speaking people. A related song is Aldus Roger's "Valse a Alida". It was a signature tune of Cajun fiddler Cheese Read, who recorded it as “Prairie Ronde Waltz.” Source for notated version: Leopold Francois (the father of Raymond Francois, who called the tune "T'as Vole Mon Idee") [Francois]. R. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 62. Swing Cat 1612, “Al Berard & Friends” (appears as “Prairie Rhonde”).

                       

VALSE DE CHATAIGNIER (Chataignier Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB(Vocal)AAAA(Vocal)A(Vocal)A. Chataignier is not only the French word for chestnut tree, but the name of a community northeast of Eunice, Louisiana, on the road to Ville Platte. A related song is Joe Bonsall's "Dodge City Waltz", according to Raymond Francois (1990), though Pitre's version was recorded much earlier. Source for notated version: Austin Pitre (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 68-69. Swallow Records SW-LP6009, Austin Pitre.

                       

VALSE DE COEUR CASSE (Broken-hearted Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. A related song is "Sorrow Waltz." Source for notated version: Jimmy Thibodeaux (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 360-361. Swallow Records SW-LP6028, Jimmy Thibodeaux.

                       

VALSE DE COURVILLE ET McGEE (Courville and McGee's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. BBBAA. Source for notated version: fiddlers Dennis McGee and Sady Courville (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 95. Morning Star 45002, "The Early Recordings of Dennis McGee (La.) 1929‑1930".

                       

VALSE DE CREVE DE FAIM (The Starvation Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. E Minor. Standard tuning. One part. Raymond Francois (1990) states the song is really a blues tune, though played at a faster tempo, as does Hobo Bertrand, it can be danced like a waltz. A related song is Leopold Francois' "Working Blues." Source for notated version: "Hobo" Bertrand (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 100-101. Goldband Records GB-1136, Hobo Bertrand.

 

VALSE DE CROWLEY. See "Valse des Grands Bois" [1], "Valse a Kathleen."

 


VALSE DE DURALD (Durald Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Related songs are Iry LeJeune's "Duraldo Waltz" and "Duralder Waltz." Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune, Wilson Granger and Raymond Francois (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 119-120. Goldband Records GB-LP7741, Iry LeJeune.

 

VALSE DE DUSON (Duson Waltz). Cajun, Waltz, USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)BBAABB(Vocal)BBAAAAB. Raymond Francois (1990) identifies Duson as a town west of Lafayette, Louisiana, named for a Saint Landry Parish sheriff, C.C. Duson. Duson is remembered for helping to bring the railroad to southwest Louisiana, laying out the town that bears his name and selling tracts. Related songs are Iry LeJeune's "Valse de Bayou Chene" and Lawrence Walker's "La Valse qui m' Fait du Mal." Source for notated version: Don Guillory and accordionist Aldus Roger (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 121-122. Goldband Records GB-1084, Aldus Roger.

 

VALSE DENISE, LA. AKA and see "Valse Armandine."

 

VALSE D'ENNUI (Lonliness Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. A related song is Chuck Guillory's "Drunkard's Waltz." Source for notated version: Aldus Roger & Phillip Alleman (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 370-371.

 

VALSE D'EVANGELINE. Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern USA. A Major. Standard tuning. A(Vocal)B(Vocal)A(Vocal)A. Related tunes, according to Raymond Francois (1990), are Leo Soileau's 1935 "Quand Je Suis Bleu," Jemmy Newman's "Valse du Grand Chenier" and Johnny Janot's "Cajun Bandstand." Source for notated version: Lawrence Walker (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 124-125. La Louisiane Records LL-LP126, Lawrence Walker.

 

VALSE DE FAMILLE (Family Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. A related song, according to Raymond Francois (1990), is Iry LeJeune's "Big Boy Waltz." Source for notated version: Aldus Roger (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 132-133. La Louisiane Records LL-LP114, Aldus Roger.

 

VALSE DE GRAND BASILE. See "'Tit Maurice."

 

VALSE DE GRAND BOIS, LA. See "Valse des Grand Bois" [1].

 

VALSE DE GRANDE PRAIRIE (Grand Prairie Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Grand Prarie is a town located east of Ville Platte, Louisiana. Raymond Francois (1990) says the song has different moods, with the first verse being a happy one (love gained) while the second is unhappy (love lost). Source for notated version: Joe Bonsall [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 155-156. Swallow Recoreds SW-LP6049, Joe Bonsall.

 


VALSE DE GUEYDON, LA. Cajun, Waltz. USA, La. A variation of "Jol(i)e Blon." Bluebird 2171 (78 RPM), Leo Soileau's Three Aces, 1935.

 

VALSE DE HOLLY BEACH (Holly Beach Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. Holly Beach is a vacation area in Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico popular with the Cajun population (it is sometimes jokingly referred to as the 'Cajun Riviera'). See note for "Les Bons Temps."

 

VALSE DE HUIT JOURS.  See "Chere Tout-Toute."

 

VALSE DE JOSEPHINE (Josephine's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)AA(Vocal)AAB(Vocal)AA(Vocal)BA. A related song, according to Raymond Francois (1990), is Lawrence Walker's "Chere Alice." Source for notated version: accordionist Moise Robin and fiddler Leo Soileau (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 185-186. Old Timey Records OT-125, Leo Soileau.

 

VALSE DE KAPLAN [1] (Kaplan Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. A(Vocal)AB(Vocal)ABA. The town of Kaplan is located near marshland in southwest Louisiana not far from the Gulf of Mexico. According to Raymond Francois (1990), related songs include Varise Connor's "Kaplan Waltz," Angelas LeJeune's "Valse de Pointe Noire" and Don Guillory's "Valse de Kaplan variation." Source for notated version: accordionist Nathan Abshire (Basile, La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 187-188. Swallow Records SW-LP6023, Nathan Abshire.

 

VALSE DE KAPLAN [2] (Kaplan Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)BBAABB(Vocal)BBAABB. Francois opines that the fiddle sounds better tuned down with a C-accordian, which is also better for vocalists. See also related tunes Nathan Abshire's version of "Valse de Kaplan" [1], Angleas LeJeune's "Valse de Pointe Noire" and Varise Connor's "Kaplan Waltz." Source for notated version: Don Guillory (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 189.

 

VALSE DE KAPLAN [3]. See "Kaplan Waltz."

 

VALSE DE KLFY. See "KLFY Waltz."

 

VALSE DE LA BELLE. See "Valse des Grands Bois" [1], "Valse a Kathleen."

 

VALSE DE LA LOUISIANE (Louisiana Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. G Major. Standard. One part. Source for notated version: Aldus Roger, Tunice Abshire (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 401-402. La Louisiane Records LL-LP114, Aldus Roger.

 

VALSE DE LA PRISON. Cajun/Creole, Waltz. Canray Fontenot’s signature tune. Arhoolie CD445, Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin with Canray Fontenot.

 


VALSE DE LA ROSA (Rosa's Waltz), LA. AKA and see "Ma Chere 'Tite Fille." See also "Donnez-moi Mon Chapeau," "Aimer et Perdre."

 

VALSE DE LA VIE. Cajun, Waltz. Written by Pierre Varmon Daigle, author of the book about Cajun music, Tears, Love an Laughter. The song was originally recorded by his son Paul Daigle with the group Cajun Gold. Swallow SW-6131, The Tracy Schwarz Trio - “Mes Amis!”

 

VALSE DE LAFAYETTE. See "KLFY Waltz."

 

VALSE DE L'AMITIE, LA (Friendship Waltz). French-Canadian, Waltz. G Major. Standard. ABB. Source for notated version: transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, N.H.) who learned the melody from a record he obtained in Montreal called "Tour de Danse...Tour de Valse" [Miskoe & Paul]. Miskoe & Paul (Omer Marcoux), 1994; pg. 51.

 

VALSE DE l'ANSE MAIGRE. See "Valse des Grands Bois" [1], "Valse a Kathleen."

 

VALSE DE LEBOEUF (LeBoeuf's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. LeBoeuf is a family name. Source for notated version: Johnny Richard, "Boy" Fruge, Ray Cormier (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 400.

 

VALSE DE MADAME SOSTEN, LA. AKA and see "Madame Sosthene."

 

VALSE DE MALCHANCEUX (The Unlucky One's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AB(Vocal)CBAB(Vocal). Source for notated version: Lawrence Walker (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 407-409.

 

VALSE DE MARAIS BOULEUR. See "Chere Tout-Toute."

 

VALSE DE MIDWAY. See "Valse a Alida."

 

VALSE DE MINUIT (Midnight Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: Lawrence Walker (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 426-427. Swallow Records SW-LP6001, Lawrence Walker.

 

VALSE DE MON PÈRE.  French-Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. The tune was played in G Major by Montréal harmonic player Gabriel Labbé (b. 1938). Source for notated version: Gabriel Labbé, who learned the tune from his father, via Lisa Ornstein (Maine) [Hart & Sandell]. Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 54, pg. 89. Smithsonian Folkways Records, Gabriel Labbé – “Masters of French Canadian Dance, vol. 3” (1980).

 

VALSE DE MUSICIEN. The title of a 78 RPM recording of “Wednesday Night Waltz” re-titled and re-relaesed in Québec.

 

VALSE DE MUSICIENS (Musician's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. A modern song. Source for notated version: Rodney LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois, 1990; pg. 425. Crazy Cajun Records, Rodney LeJeune.

 


VALSE DE NEWPORT (Newport Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB(Vocal)AABB(Vocal)AABB. Composed by accordionist Dewey Balfa in honor of the famous jazz festival held at Newport, Rhode Island. Source for notated version: Dewey Balfa (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 428-429. Swallow Records SW-LP6011, the Balfa Brothers.

 

VALSE DE OPELOUSAS (Opelousas Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Raymond Francois (1990) remarks that the town of Opelousas, Louisiana, is an old city, once the site of an Indian trading post. The name derives from an Indian word for "dark or murky water." The original recording was made in 1959, "...among the first records to be made at Floyd Soileau's studio in Ville Platte." Source for notated version: accordionist Austin Pitre, Aubrey "Cabri" Menier (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 436-437. Swallow Records SW-LP6041, Austin Pitre.

 

VALSE DE POINTE NOIRE (Black Point Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. A(Vocal)AA(Vocal)ABB(Vocal)A(Vocal)ABB(Vocal)ABB. Raymond Francois (1990) remarks that Pointe Noire, which lies near the present-day community of Richard, was named for a point of woods that looks dark or black when viewed from the north, near the site of an old forge. "The area had a reputation for some terrible knife fights in the old days; it was the sort of place where you visit only if you were invited. This area produced many fine musicians." See also the several related versions of "Valse de Kaplan [1]" (Kaplan Waltz). Source for notated version: Angelas LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 260-261. Old Timey Records OT-114, Angelas LeJeune.

 

VALSE DE PORT ARTHUR (Port Arthur Waltz). AKA and see "Port Arthur Waltz." La Louisiane Records LL-122, Aldus Roger.

 

VALSE DE PRAIRIE RONDE. AKA and see "Valse de Carencro." Cajun, Waltz. From Gerald Broussard and Marc Savoy. See also related tune "Valse a Alida." Crazy Cajun Records 536, Gerald Broussard.

 

VALSE DE PRISON (Prison Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard. AA(Vocal)AAAABB(Vocal)AA. A related tune is "Manuel's Bar Waltz" in the 'B' part or turn. Source for notated version: Marc Savoy & Dallas Roy; Leroy Broussard (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 454-455. Crazy Cajun Records Cr-Cj-508, Dallas Roy. Goldband Records GB-1048, Leroy Broussard.

 

VALSE DE QUATRE-VINGT-DIX-NEUF ANS. AKA - "Convict Waltz." Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard. One part. Related songs, according to Raymond Francois (1990), are Dunice Theriot's and Bobby Leger's "Mermentau Waltz," Iry LeJeune's "Convict Waltz" and Ambrose Thibodeaux's "Valse du Vieux Homme." Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 265-266. Goldband Records GB-LP7740, Iry LeJeune.


 

VALSE DE RENO. See "Reno Waltz."

 

VALSE DE SAINTE MARIE, LA. See "Tous les Deux Pour la Meme."

 

VALSE DE SAMEDI SOIR (Saturday Night Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Mixolydian. Standard. One part. Joseph Falcon made the original recording, though Francois gives the modern version, with no turn or 'B' part. Source for notated version: Dallas Roy (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 463-464. Crazy Cajun Records Cr-Cj-506, Dallas Roy.

 

VALSE DE SEPARATION (Parting Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard. One part. A related song is Ambrose Thibodeaux's "Ridge Road Waltz." Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 274-275. Goldband Records GB-LP7740, Iry LeJeune.

 

VALSE DE TASSEAU (Tasseau Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Raymond Francois (1990) explains that tasseau is a Cajun word for sun-dried strips of meat, deriving from the Spanish word 'tasajo.' It is spicy and smoked and can be bought in local markets, being used for seasoning gumbo, sauce piquante, chicken, beans or okra etouffee. There is a community called Tasseau some seven miles southeast of Eunice, Louisiana, where the Indians at one time dried their stips of meat. See also the related song "Valse Penitentiare," by fiddler Leo Soileau and Moise Robin (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 278-279. La Louisiane Records LL-119, Ambrose Thibodeaux.

 

VALSE DE TOUT L' MONDE (Everybody's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana.  G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: Chester "Pee Wee" Broussard (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 480. Swallow Records SW-LP6045, Chester Broussard.

 

VALSE DE VERTOUJIT. French, Valse (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Stevens (Massif Central), vol. 2, 1988; No. 51.

 

VALSE DE VILLE PLATTE (Ville Platte Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. A related song is Harry Choates' "Lawtell Waltz." Source for notated version: fiddler Wallace "Cheese" Reed (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 314-315. La Louisiane Records LL-8135, Wallace "Cheese" Reed.

 

VALSE D'ENNUI, LA (Loneliness Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. A related tune is Chuck Guillory's "Drunkard's Waltz." Source for notated version: Aldus Roger, Phillip Alleman (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 370-371. La Louisiane Records LL-LP114, Aldus Roger.

 


VALSE D'EVANGELINE (Evangeline Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. A(Vocal)AABB(Vocal)AABA(Vocal)AAA. Related songs, according to Raymond Francois (1990), are Johnny Janot's "Cajun Bandstand," Jimmy Newman's "Valse du Grand Cheneir" and Leo Soileau's 1935 "Quand Je Suis Bleu." In addition, Dewey Balfa's "Drunkard's Sorrow Waltz" (La Valse de Bamboche) reminds him of this tune. Source for notated version: Lawrence Walker [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 124-126.

 

VALSE DES AMOUREUX. The 78 RPM era recording of “Goodnight Waltz,” re-titled and re-released in Québec for the French-speaking market.

 

VALSE DES CHEROKIS (Cherokee Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)BBAA(Vocal)AABB. Raymond Francois (1990) relates the name Cherokis denotes not only the Indian tribe but also a small tree often used as firewood on the prairie. Related songs are Aldus Roger's and Don Guillory's versions of "Two-Step a' Comeaux." The “Midland Two-Step” is also a duple-time version of the melody. Source for notated version: Ambrose Thibodeaux and Gervais Quibodeaux (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 81-82. La Louisiane Records LL-119, Ambrose Thibodeaux.

 

VALSE DES FRUGES (Fruge's Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB(Vocal), etc. An old tune whose lyrics have probably been forgotten, remarks Raymond Francois (1990). A related song is "Old Country Waltz [1]" ("but not the one Lawrence Walker recorded.") Source for notated version: fiddlers Dennis McGee and Ernest Fruge (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère), 1990; pg. 140. Swallow Records SW-6030, Dennis McGee.

 

VALSE DES GRANDS BOIS [1]. Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Francois (1990) had forgotten the words which went with this tune. Related songs include the Walker Brothers' "La Breakdown la Louisiane," Sady Courville's and Dennis McGee's "Valse a Kathleen" and "Valse de l'Anse Maigre," Shirley Bergeron's "Valse de la Belle," Will Kegley's "Valse a Will Kegley," and "Valse de Crowley." Source for notated version: Carrie "Mignonne" Royer Miller (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 143. Greenblatt (Cajun Fiddle Book), 1985; pg. 32.

 

VALSE DES GRANDS BOIS [2]. Cajun, Waltz. Recorded by Dewey Balfa. A different tune than version #1. See also "Valse d'Alleman."

                       

VALSE DES GRANDS CHEMINS (Highway Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major (1st part) & D Major (2nd part). Standard tuning. AAB(Vocal)AAB(Vocal)AABBA. Related songs include Joseph Falcon's "The Waltz that Carried Me to My Grave" and Irene Whitfield's "Mon Coeur est Barre dans l'Armoire." Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 144-145. Goldband Records GB-LP7740, Iry LeJeune.

                       


VALSE DES GRANDS PINS (Waltz of the Big Pines). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. A related song, according to Raymond Francois (1990), is Archange "Coon" Touchet and the Louisiana Aces' version of "La Valse des Grands Pins." Source for notated version: accordionist Blackie Forestier (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 153-154. La Louisiane Records LL-128, Blackie Forestier.  Rounder Records 6003, Archange "Coon" Touchet & the Louisiana Aces.

                       

VALSE DES JEUNES FILLES, LA (The Waltz of the Little Girls). French, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Matthiesen (Waltz Book I), 1992; pg. 53. Flying Fish, Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen ‑ "Thunderhead."

                       

VALSE DES JONGLEMENTS, LA. Cajun, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA. Greenblatt (Cajun Fiddle Book), 1985; pg. 9.

                       

VALSE DES JOUETS, LA (The Waltz of the Toys). French‑Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by singer and storyteller Michel Faubert (Montreal, Canada) [Matthiesen]. Matthiesen (Waltz Book I), 1992; pg. 54.

X:1

T:Valse des jouets, La

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Waltz

C:Michel Faubert

S:Transcribed by fiddler Pascal Gemme (of the group Genticorum) http://tradquebec.over-blog.com/archive-1-2007.html

K:D

fe fg fe|dB AF D2|fe fg fe|dB AF D2|ed ef ed|c3 e dB|

AE AB cA|dB AF D2|fe fg fe|dB AF D2|fe fg fe|dB AF D2|

ed ef ed|c3 d cB|AB AF GE|1 D3 A de:|2 D3 d dc||

|:dA FA GA|B3 d dB|cA Bc de|f2 ff df|bfdf bf|g3 e ed|

ce Ac ae|f2d2c2|BF FB BF|G3 e ed|cB AG FE|

F6|GF GA Bc|de f4|ge ce BA|1 d3 d dc:|2 d3 A de||

                       

VALSE DES MECHES (Waltz of the Reed Marshes). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)AABB(Vocal)AABBA. Raymond Francois (1990) comments on the huge marshes (and the mosquitoes!) of south Louisiana near the Gulf of Mexico, "with reeds higher than a man's head."  A related song is Ambrose Thibodeaux's "Ton 'Tit Bec Est Doux." Source for notated version: accordion player Nathan Abshire (Basile, La.), Maurice Berzas (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 233-234. La Louisiane Records LL-139, Nathan Abshire. Swallow Records, Maurice Berzas.

                       

VALSE DES MUSICIENS. See "Valse a Tante Aleen."

                       

VALSE DES NATIONS. French‑Canadian, Waltz. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB' (Carlin): AA'BB"A"A"'B" (Begin). This piece was recorded by French-Canadian accordion great Alfred Montmarquette on a 78 RPM disk. Source for notated version: French-Canadian button accordion player Philippe Bruneau (Quebec) [Begin]. Begin (Phillipe Bruneau), 1993; No. 18, pg. 29. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 88, pg. 57.

                       

VALSE DES OPELOUSAS. Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard. One part. The town of Opelousas, Louisiana, takes its name from an old Indian trading post; the name is Indian for "dark or murky water," states Raymond Francois. The original 1959 recording was among the first records to be made by Floyd Souleau's Ville Platte studio. Source for notated version: Austin Pitre, Aubery "Cabri" Menier (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 436-437.

                       

VALSE DES PYRENEES. AKA and see "Pyrenees Waltz."

                       

VALSE DES ROSES [1]. French‑Canadian, Waltz. G Major (Carlin). Standard. AA'BB'. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 86, pg. 56.

 


VALSE DES ROSES [2]. French-Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard. ABB'. Source for notated version: French-Canadian button accordion player Philippe Bruneau (Québec), learned from his father [Begin]. Begin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 9, pg. 18. 

                       

VALSE DES VACHERS (Cowboy Waltz).  AKA – “Valse de Vacher.” Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. GDad or Standard tuning. AB (Fret/Doucet): AA(Vocal)BB(Vocal)BAA(Vocal)A(Vocal)B. Dennis McGee recorded the song twice in the 1st half of the 20th century, with different words. He used an open tuning. Related songs, according to Raymond Francois (1990), are Adam Hebert's "My Rope and Spurs" and Shirley Bergeron's "Valse du Passe." “Port Arthur Blues” is a duple-time version of the melody. Source for notated version: Cajun fiddler Dennis McGee via Michael Doucet (La.) [Frets Magazine]; Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 303-305. Frets Magazine, "Michael Doucet," September 1987; pg. 49. Arhoolie 5036, Beausoleil ‑ "Allons A Lafayette". Morning Star 45002, "The Early Recordings of Dennis McGee (La.) 1929‑1930." Swallow Records SW-6030, Dennis McGee. Swing Cat 1612, “Al Berard & Friends” (appears as “Cowboy Waltz”).

                       

VALSE D'HIVER (Winter Waltz). French-Canadian, Waltz. B Minor ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. Composed in 1988(?) by Danielle Martineau (Ste. Melanie, Quebec), "a thanks to Quebec City accordionist Denis Pepin, for his warmth and friendship." Matthiesen (Waltz Book II), 1995; pg. 67. Green Linnet GLCD 3043, La Bottine Souriante - "La Traversee de l'Atlantique" (1988). Danielle Martineau - "Autrement."

                       

VALSE DU COQ. French‑Canadian, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 87, pg. 56.

                       

VALSE DU COTEAU MAGNOLIA. See "'Tit Maurice."

                       

VALSE DU GRAND CHENIER. See "Valse d'Evangeline."

                       

VALSE DU MALCHANCEUX. Cajun, Waltz. La Louisiane Records LL-LP126, Lawrence Walker.

                       

VALSE DU PASSE (Waltz of the Past). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. See also the related songs "Valse des Vachers" (Dennis McGee) and "My Rope and Spurs" (Adam Hebert). Source for notated version: Shirley Bergeron (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 441-442. Lanor Records 505, Shirley & Alphee Bergeron.

                       

VALSE DU VIEUX HOMME. See "Valse de Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf Ans."

                       

VALSE ÉCOSSAISE. Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. A waltz time setting of “Leaving Lismore.” Helicon identifies it as a “waltz from Cape Breton.” Helicon – “The Titan” (appears as “Isle of Lismore”).

X:1
T:Valse Eccossaise
S:Cathy Boyer
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:D
D>EF | A2d | BAF | AFE | D>EF | A2A | B    AF | E2 A, |
D>EF | A2d | BAF | A3  | ABd  | F2E | F/E/ D2 | D3   :|
d>cd | B2A | BAF | A3  | d>cd | B2A | B    AF | E3    |
d>cd | B2A | BAF | A3  | ABd  | F2E | F/E/ D2 | D3    |
d>cd | B2A | BAF | A3  | d>cd | B2A | B    AF | E3    |
D>EF | A2d | BAF | A3  | ABd  | F2E | F/E/ D2 | D3   |]

                       

VALSE EVELINE. French-Canadian, Waltz. F Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Rhythmically, the tune is similar to a waltz-clog. Joyal (Joseph Allard), 1994; pgs. 25 & 89. Victor 263744-B (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1930).

                       

VALSE INDEPENDANCE, LA. See "Love Bridge Waltz."

                       


VALSE JESSY. AKA and see "Jessy's Waltz."

                       

VALSE JOYEUSE, LA. See "Joyous Waltz."

                       

VALSE LOUISE. AKA and see "Valse Aldor."

                       

VALSE PENITENTIAIRE (Penitentiary Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB(Vocal)A(Vocal)A(Vocal)

A(Vocal)A(Vocal)A(Vocal)A(Vocal)ABB. A related tune is Gervais Quebedeaux's and Ambrose Thibodeaux's versions of "Valse de Tasseau." Source for notated version: fiddler Leo Soileau and accordion player Moise Robin (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 249-250. Old Timey Records OT-108, Leo Soileau.

                       

VALSE PETIT DEJEUNER. Belgian, Waltz. A modern tune composed by Jean-Charles Lequerre.

                       

VALSE PHILIPPE. AKA and see "Hommage a Philippe Bruneau," "La Valse Americain." French-Canadian, Waltz. G Major ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed for the melodeon by Gilles Losier (Montreal, Québec), who prefers his own title, "Valse Philippe," for the tune. Matthiesen (1995) says the tune has surfaced in France as "La Valse Americain." Matthiesen (Waltz Book II), 1995; pg. 70.

                       

VALSE POUR LES PETITES JUENES FILLES, LA (The Waltz for the Little Girls). AKA and see “Waltz of the Little Girls.” French, Waltz. Traditional. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Flying Fish FF‑266, Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen ‑ "Thunderhead" (1982).

X:1
T:Waltz of the Little Girls, The
D:The Pearl, Phil Cunningham/Aly Bain
C:Trad/Rasmussen
N:Originally in Eb
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:D
dc BA|F2 FE DE|F2 dc BA|F2 FE DF|G2 GF GA|B2 BA GF|E2 EF GA|
B2 BA Bc|BAdc BA|F2 FE DE|F2 dc BA|F2 FE DF|G2 GF GA|B2 BA GF|
E2 EF GA|Bd/B/ Ac Ac|d2::DF Ad|c2 cB AF|DF BF AF|E3 A Ec|
d2 DF Ad|c2 cB AF|DF BF AF|E3 A Ec|d2:|]

                       

VALSE QU'A FINI DANS l' COIN. Cajun, Waltz and Two-Step. USA, Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. AAA'BBAAA'BBA. Source for notated version: fiddler Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 135. Swallow Records SW-6030, Dennis McGee.

                       

VALSE-QUADRILLE (premiere partie). French-Canadian, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The waltz-quadrille is a composite dance form consisting of four parts. See also listings under "Waltz Quadrille" for other examples of this hybrid genre. Source for notated version: Montreal accordionist Arthur Pigeon (1884-1966), a member of the popular trio "Les trois copains," along with fiddler Henri Wattier and pianist Edmond Moreau. Pigeon was a student of the great Montreal diatonic accordion player Alfred Montmarquette [Joyal]. Joyal (Joseph Allard), 1994; pgs. 71 & 117. Starr 16370 (78 RPM), Arthur Pigeon (1940).

                       

VALSE QUE J'AIME, LA (The Waltz I Like). See "Chere Petite." La Louisiane Records LL-112, Ambrose Thiboduaux.

                       

VALSE QUI M' FAIT DU MAL, LA. See "Valse de Duson."

                       


VALSE WALTER, LA. French-Canadian, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, N.H.) who learned the melody from a record he obtained in Montreal called "Tour de Danse...Tour de Valse" [Miskoe & Paul]. Miskoe & Paul (Omer Marcoux), 1994; pg. 52. 

                       

VAN BUREN. AKA and see "Forked Deer."

                       

VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. AKA and see “Convict of Van Diemen’s Land,” "The Gallant Poachers." Irish, Air (6/8 time). Ireland, County Donegal. D Dorian. Standard tuning. One part. The title comes from the refrain of the song known as "The Gallant Poachers;" it has become as common a title for the tune as the original. Petrie identifies it as a “Donegal melody.” Source for notated version: “From William Allingham” [Stanford/Petrie]. Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) identifies the source as William Allington, of Donegal, who contributed several airs to the Petrie collection. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 808, pg. 201.

X:1

T:Van Dieman’s Land

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”A Donegal melody.”

N:”Moderato”

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 808

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Minor

F/G/ | A2d d2=B | c2=B AGE | G2E D2D | (D3 D2) D | D2E G2A | {A}(d2B) e2d |

c2A =BAG | (A3A2) G/E/ | D2E G2A | d2B e2d | c2A B>AG | A3 A2 F/G/ |

A2d d>c=B | c2=B (A>G)E | {E}G2E D2D | D3 D2 ||

                       

VAN ROTTERDAM OP DORT. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). D Minor ('B' part in F Major?). Standard tuning. AABB. The name is Dutch, implying origins in that country; however, the melody is from Straight and Skillern's Two Hundred & Four Country Dances (vol. 1, pg. 20, 1775), reprinted in Skillern’s Compleat Collection of Two Hundred & Four Reels…Country Dances (pg. 92, 1780). Kidson (Old English Country Dances), 1890; pg. 14.

X:1

T:Van Rotterdam op Dort

M:C|

L:1/8
S:Frank Kidson – Old English Country Dances (1890)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Minor

A2|d2e2f2g2|a2 gf e2 fg|a2e2f2d2|edcB A2A2|

d2e2f2g2|a2 gf e2 fg|f2 ed ^cdec|d6:|

|:AB|c2A2B2G2|AGAB A2 AB|c2A2B2G2|A6 AB|

c2A2B2G2|AGAB A2 AB|c2A2B2G2|A4 A2:|

                       

VANDALLS OF HAMMERWICH [1]. English, Morris Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. ABBCC [Raven]: ABB (x4), AABB [Bacon, Mallinson]. The melody is used for a stick dance, collected from the village of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in England's Cotswolds. Source for notated version: "Collected form Mr. L. Parkes, leader of the British Legion Band, Lichfield; a member of the city band for 30 years" [Raven]. Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pg. 234. Mallinson (Mally’s Cotswold Morris Book), 1988, vol. 2; No. 4, pg. 4. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 90. Carthage CGLP 4406, Hutchings et al - "Morris On" (1983/1972).

X:1

T:Vandalls of Hammerwich [1]

M:2/4

L:1/8

K:G

G2D2|B2G2|dBGE|D z (DE/F/)|Gz Gz|Gz Bc|

|:d2 dd|d2 ddegfe|d3d|(dc)cc|(cB)BB|dcBA|1 Gz Bc:|2 GzB||

|:GBBB|GBBB|d2 c>c|B3B|GBBB|GBBB|dcAF|1 G2 zB:|2 B4||

 

VANDALLS OF HAMMERWICH [2]. English, Morris Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. ABB ABB ABB ABB AABB. Variant of version #1. From the area of Lichfield, England, "Noted by F.C. Phillips, as remembered by many citizens." Raven includes a quote from the Staffordshire Pleas of the Forest (14th, Jan., 1262): "...a certain heath was burnt by the vills of Hamerwich, to the injury of the King's game..." Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 89.

X:1

T:Vandalls of Hammerwich [2]

M:2/4

L:1/8

K:G

B|GB[Bd]B|GB[Bd]B|d2 c>c|B3B|GB[Bd]B|GB[Bd]B|dcAF|G3||

Bc|d2dd|d2dd|egfe|d3d|dccc|cBBB|dcAF|G3:|

                       

VANISHING LEPRECHAUN, THE. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3; No. 4, pg. 2.

                       

VAQUERA, LA (The Cowgirl). Tex‑Mex, Schottische. USA, New Mexico. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Cleofes Ortiz (Chotis, New Mexico) [Phillips]. Phillips (Fiddlecase Tunebook), 1989; pg. 45. Ubik C3342, Cleofes Ortiz.

                       


VARGUS'S JIG. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Darley & McCall note that their source, a flutist and farm laborer named John Ferguson, was the only one in his district who remembered this tune and it began to be called after him ("Vagus being the local equivalent of Ferguson"). Source for notated version: flutist and farm laborer John Ferguson (Rathangan, Co. Wexford, Ireland) [Darly & McCall]. Darley & McCall (Darley & McCall Collection of Irish Music), 1914; No. 78, pg. 36.

                       

VARSOVIANA (Waltz). AKA – “The Waltz Vienna.” AKA and see "The Silver Lake [2]." English, Canadian; Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The 'varsouvienne' is a dance step in which the first part is a waltz hold with a turning and pointing the toe movement, while the second part is a mazurka. The date of 1853 is generally accepted for its introduction among society circles in the British Isles. Jarman, for copyright reasons, credits the tune to one Jim Magill, a Canadian fiddler of the mid-20th century, but the melody is clearly very much older. Bayard believes the tune sounds ‘thoroughly German’. There are several tunes that share one or the other strain, or both, of this tune, including "Kick a Dutchman," "Varsovienne" (Ford), and "Varsovienne" (Boehme), and "Old Mazurka" (Bayard, 1981; No. 650, pgs. 568‑569). The title "Varsovienne" appears in a list of the repertoire of Maine fiddler Mellie Dunham. The elderly Dunham was Henry Ford's champion fiddler in the late 1920's. Hingham, Norfolk, England, hammered-duclicmer player Billy Cooper (1883-1964) knew the tune as “The Waltz Vienna” and said it ws one of the first tunes he ever learned. “I daren’t tell you what we used to sing to it when I was a boy,” he told Reg Hall in 1962. Jarman (Cornhuskers Book of Square Dance Tunes), 1944; pg. 33. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 137 (appears as "The Silver Lake"). Topic TSCD607, Billy Cooper, Walter & Daisy Bulwer – “English Country Music” (2000. Appears as “The Waltz Vienna,”originally recorded 1962).

X:1

T:Varsoviana Waltz

M:3/4

L:1/8

K:G

D>G | B>c B2 D>G | B>c B2 D>G | B2c2B2 | A4 D>F | A>B A2 D>F |

A>B A2 D>F | A2B2A2 |1 G4 D>G :|2 G4 B>c |: d2g2f2 | A4 A>B |

c2e2d2 | B4 B>c | d2g2f2 | A4 A>B | c2 B2 A2 |1 G4 B>c :|2 G4 z2 ||

                       

VARSOVIENNE [1], THE. AKA and see "Father Halpin's Topcoat [2]," "Shoe the Donkey [1]." Irish, Varsovienne or Mazurka (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB, Trio. The varsovienne is a couple dance, whose French title translates as “The Girl from Warsaw,” indicating it had either Polish origins or was devised supposedly in the Warsaw style. The dance consists of one pharse of stepping—heel, toe, chassé, chassé—and on phrase of waltzing. It was introduced into Parisian society in 1853 and quickly became popular, spreading throughout Europe and America. An original composition by Francisco Alonso, it had eight parts, and while traditional musicians have develped melodic variations the tunes they play as the “Varsovienne” or “La Varsoviana” generally relate to some part of the original. The trio section matches the third section of Ford's "Varsovienne" and the first section of Begin's version.

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An Irish variant of the tune is "Shoe the Donkey," but it is also known by the titles “Verse Vienne,” “La Va”, “Step Waltz,” “Paddy Candy,” “Cock Your Leg Up Hi Ho” and “La Valse Du Pauvre Garçonnet.” Caoimhin Mac Aoidh reports that in County Donegal the tune is sometimes referred to as "The Reverse of Vienna," an interesting distortion of the title. In that part of Ireland 'reversing' is a term used for fiddle duet playing in octaves, and "The Varsovienne" (or "Shoe the Donkey") is a tune that is often played in octaves or in reverse, thus the 'reverse of vienna.' Mac Aoidh says: “Varsovienne - As I understand it, this is understood in Ireland to mean a single tune - the Shoe the Donkey (in its many forms). As such, it is simply a mazurka under a different name; Sligo fiddler Michael Gorman says it was danced much the same way as the Polka Mazurka (there is a 1952 recording of him playing the tune on one of Peter Kennedy’s Folktracks tapes). Native speakers of Irish in Donegal often called it a ‘Reverse of Vienna’ in confusion with the term "reverse" meaning to play in octaves.” Similarly, some dialect pronunciations have led to the word varsovienne being construed as “Verse of Vienna.” County Clare tin whistle player Micho Russell (1915-1994) is remembered fondly for singing the following lyrics to the tune:

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Take it aisy, take it aisy, take it aisy like me.

Take it aisy, take it aisy, take it aisy like me.

(2nd part)

Take it aisy like me, take it aisy like me,

Take it aisy like me, take it aisy like me.'

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These were repeated for the duration of the performance. “The Varsovienne” is also a standard Mazurka among Auvergnat musicians on the Continent.

Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 150, pg. 49.

X:1

T:Varsovienne, The

M:3/4

L:1/4

Q:"Gaily"

K:G

B3/4c/4|BDB3/4c/4|BDB3/4c/4|ded|A2A3/4B/4|\

ADA3/4B/4|ADA/B/|ced|G2::B/c/|dgf|A2A3/4B/4|\

ced|B2B3/4c/4|BAB|c2A3/4B/4|ced|G2:|

"Trio   Tempo di Redowa"

B/c/|(dB)d|(g2d)|(fe)c|(A2G)|(FA)c|(f2e)|(e/d/)^c/d/e/d/|\

 

VARSOVIENNE [2]. American, Waltz-varsovienne (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Ford describes the dance, 'The Varsonvienne', on page 234‑235. See note for version #1. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 150 (appears as "Varsovienne No. 1").

X:1

T:Varsovienne [2]

M:3/4

L:1/8

S:Ford – Traditional Music in America (1940)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D2 | B3 B B2 | B2A2B2 | c3c c2 | c2B2c2 | d3d d2 | d2e2f2 | a2g2e2 |

d2B2D2 | B3B B2 | B2A2B2 | c3c c2 | c2B2c2 | d3d d2 | d2e2f2 | a3g g2 |

(g2 g2) :: d2 | b3b b2 | b2c’2b2 | e2a2g2 | e4 e2 | a3a a2 | abagfe | d3 edc |

B4 d2 | b3b b2 | b2c’2b2 | e2a2g2 | e4e2 | d2f2a2 | d2f2a2 | g3g g2 | (g2g2) z2 :|

|: d3Bd2 | g4 d2 | f3 ecA | E6 | D2F2A2 | c4e2 | e3 dBG | D6 | d3Bd2 | g4d2 |

f3 ecA | E6 | D2F2A2 | e2d2F2 | B3B B2 | (B2B2) z2 :|

 

VARSOVIENNE [3], LA. French-Canadian, Waltz-varsovienne (3/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. See note for version #1.  Michael Herman is said to maintain the arrangement with the waltz part is Swedish in origin. Source for notated version: French-Canadian button accordion great Philippe Bruneau (Québec) [Begin]. Begin (Philippe Bruneau), 1993; No. 10, pg. 19.

 

VARSOVIENNE [4]. AKA and see "Put Your Little Foot (Right Out/There)." American, Dance Tune (3/4 time). USA, Arizona. G Major (‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’, ‘G’ I’, ‘J’ parts) & D Major (‘H’ part) {Kennedy}:D Major ('A', 'B' and 'D' parts) & G Major ('C' parts) {Ford} . Standard tuning. AB (Ruth): AABBCCDD (Ford): AABBCCDDEE’FFGGHHII’JJ (Kennedy). A multi-part dance piece, once extremely popular. It is common to hear parts of “Varsoviana” ensconced in various fiddling traditions in Britain, Ireland and North America (see Kennedy’s version for the full piece). Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner said it was popular at dances for seventy‑five years. See also "The Varsoviana Waltz" for one variation on this tune, and the Native American “Varsovienne [6]” for another. Lloyd Shaw, who wrote Cowboy Dances, taught the Varsouvianna to Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones for the movie "Duel in the Sun." Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 151 (appears as "Varsovienne No. 2). Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 187, pg. 50. Ruth (Pioneer Western Folk Tunes), 1948; No. 34, pg. 13. Folkways FW8827, Arbuckle, Mikkelson & Clifton - "Old Time Couple Dances" (1961).

X:1

T:La Varsouvienne [4]

M:3/4

L:1/8

S:Viola “Mom” Ruth – Pioneer Western Folk Tunes (1948)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A>d|f>g f2 A>d|f>g f2 A>d|ff g2f2|e4 A>c|e>f e2 A>c|

e>f e2 A>c|ee f2e2|d3 (ABc)||d2c2B2|A4 e>f|

g2f2e2|a3 (ABc)|d2c2B2|A4 (ef)|g2B2c2|d4||

 

VARSOVIENNE [5]. Irish, Varsovienne (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. In Ireland a dance called “Shoe the Donkey” is performed to this tune, in which the musicians sometimes tacit on the downbeat of the second part in order that the feet of the dancers hitting the floor is the only thing heard at that moment (Phillipe Varlet). Source for notated version: Frankie Kennedy and M. Mooney (members of Altan, County Donegal) [Sullivan]. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3; No. 36, pg. 14 (appears as “Verse of Vienna”).

X:1

T:Varsovienne [5]

M:3/4

L:1/8

K:G

GA | ~B3A GE | DB, ~D2 B,D | EC ~E2 CE | DB, D2 GA | ~B3 A GE |

DB, ~D2 B,D | E2F2D2 | G4 :: GA | B2B2 dB | cB c2 DF | A2A2 dc |

BA B2 GA | B2B2 dB | cB c2 DF | A2 Ac BA | G4 :|

 

VARSOVIENNE [6].  American (Indian), Varsovienne (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. A traditional Native American melody from the village of Gu-Achi, Arizona. West coast fiddler Dave Barton writes: “The similarity to the old-timey varsovienne, “Put Your Little Foot” (see “Varsovienne [4]”), is no accident; both are descendents of an Austrian or French tune ca. 1850. In the reign of Maximillian, Spanish missionairies brought European musical instruments to Mexico, gave them to the Indians, and taught them to play. Over the years, the music evolved. As in the village of Gu-Achi, several isolated regions have developed unique styles.”

X:1

T:Varsovienne [6]

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Varsovienne

S:Larry Edelman, Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, 2004

Z:Transcribed and arranged by Dave Barton

K:G

z3DGB |: ed .B AGB | ed .B AGB | ed B2 (3BcB | A3 DFA |

dc .A DFA |1 dc .A DFA | dc A2 F2 | G3 DGB :|2 dc A2 FA |

fe dc BA | G2G2 (3def ||: g2g2 ga | g4 ga | gf ed cB | A2A2(3efg |

a2a^g ab | a2a2ag | fe dc BA |1 G2G2 (3def :|2 G3 DGB ||

                       

VARVINDAR FRISCA. Swedish, Hambo Tune (3/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The hambo is a type of couple dance. Thompson, (Fiddler's Almanac), pg. 56.

                       

VAS Y CARREMENT. Cajun. See "T'en As Eu, T'en N'auras P'us." Old Timey Records OT-114, Amede, Ophy & Cleoma Breaux.

                       

VASTOPOL. AKA and see “Seige of Sevastopol.

                       

VAUGHAN'S FAVORITE. AKA and see “Have a Drink with/on Me.” Irish (?), Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune may possibly be associated with Tom Vaughn, and early blackface minstrel banjo player. Part of the tune do sound like the American folk-song “There’s a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza…” Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 64. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 94.

X:1

T:Vaughan’s Favorite

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(d/c/)|BAG EGD|EGD EGD|BAG EGD|EAA ABc|

BAG EGD|EGD EGD|BAG EGD|E(.G.G) G2:|

|:D|GBd e2d|dgd “tr”B2A|GBd e2d|eaa a(ga)|

bag agf|(gfg/e/) dBA|BAG EGD|E(.G.G) G2:|

           

VAUGHN’S RAMBLE.  English, Jig (9/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody was composed by dancing master Nathaniel Kynaston (1683-1757). Although very little is known about him, Kynaston appears to have been active from 1705 to about 1722 in the Shropshire/Wales border area. Walsh published some 120 of Kynaston’s tunes and dances over several publications; this tune is from 1711. The Selattyn parish register in Shropshire records that a “Nathanial Kynaston, gent., & Mrs. Elizabeth Davies, both of Oswestry” married on August 25th, 1719—although whether this was the dancing master is unknown. Kynaston appears to have been a not uncommon name in Shropshire, and the family includes Sir Humphrey Kynaston, a notorious 16th century highwayman and Robin Hood figure, who preyed on the wool merchants of Shrewsbury.  Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 137. Wild Goose Records WGS 314, Belshazzar’s Feast – “Mr. Kynaston’s Famous Dance” (2003).

           

VAUNTING, THE. Scottish, Pibroch. A piece of piobaireachd music attributed to Ranald MacAilean Og of Cross on the Island of Eigg (c. 1662-1741), said to have been a good performer on harp and fiddle, though he was best known as a piper (he was Piper of the family of MacDonald of Morar). There are numerous stories and legends about Ranald, colorful and robust. He is said to have been a man of enormous physical strength—he stopped a mill-wheel turning at full speed, and was called upon to hold down the dying chief of Clanranald, Evil Donald (Domhnall Dona Mac ‘ic Ailean), when the Devil came to claim him in payment for a debt Donald owed. Ranald was supposed to have overcome the ghost of a headless woman that was terrorizing the district of Morar and Arisaig. He was known to have been on good terms with the local witches (though he avoided participating in their rites), and they warned him that they had forseen impending danger, saving him from drowning on the river Lochy. In his old age he became blind and bedridden, but scarcely diminished in temper, for if he thought himself neglected by his kin he would lull them into approaching by his pleasant talk and calm demeanor, then cuff them a terrible blow about the head (Sanger & Kinnaird, Tree of Strings, 1992).

                       

VAUXHALL DANCE. English?, Country Dance (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Vauxhall Gardens opened in 1660 as a place of entertainment for Londoners, on the south bank of the Thames. It was long one of the most famous of the London pleasure garden spas, where one could find dancing, fireworks and other entertainments. The gardens provided secluded walks and garden havens for privacy, or lit walks for public display. The finest singers and orchestras played for the delight of the crowds. Walpole, in one of his letters, says that at Vauxhall he ‘picked up Lord Granby, arrived very drunk from Jenny’s Whim’ (the latter was a resort in the south-west of London in the fields near Chelsea). The British Magazine reported on a visit to Vauxhall in 1782 by the Prince of Wales, who was able to enjoy the entertainment until the music concluded, and attentions wandered. He was discovered and some ladies in the crowd, anxious to be near the royal celebrity, began to pursue him. They were in turn pursued by the attending gentlemen, with the curious crowd soon joining in. Thus ensued a half-hour chase in which some minor injuries were sustained, along with many ruined dress outfits.

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Vauxhall, main gazebo.

 

Birds-eye view of Vauxhall Gardens, London

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Hardings All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 4, pg. 2.

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T:Vauxhall Dance

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S:Harding’s All Round Collection (1905), No. 4

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

c | f2c cdc | A2F FAc | cBA BGE | GFF FAc | f2c cdc | A2F FAc | BGE CEG | F2F F2 :|

|: c | e2e edc | f2f fef | g2g gfe | a2a agf | d2d def | c2c cBA | dcA BGE | F2z F2 :|

                       

VAUXHALL (WALTZ), THE.  English, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 188, pg. 50.

 

VEGA MANDOLIN. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. D Mixolydian. AABB’CC’CC’. Reminiscent of “Banish Misfortune.” Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 225, pg. 65.

                       


VELOCIPEDE HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Highland Hornpipe," "High Level Hornpipe [1]." American, Hornpipe. B Flat Major ('A' part) & F Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. "Can be used as a Clog" (Ryan). A velodipede was a 19th century bicycle, with pedals attached to the front wheel, knick-named the ‘boneshaker’ descriptive of the experience of riding the contraption. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 110. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 147.

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S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

F2 |: (Bd)(FB) .D.F.B.d | (fb)(df) .B.d.F.B | (ce)(cB) .A.F.C.F | .A.F.c.A (ag)(ec) | (Bd)(FB) .D.F.B.d |

(fb)(df) .B.d.F.B | ((3c=Bc e>)c .A.F.G.A |1 B2 [F2d2][D2B2]F2 :|2 B2 [F2d2][D2B2] || (c/B) |:

A>fc>f A.fc>f | A>FA>c f2 (f=e) | d>fB>f d>fB>f | d>Bd>f b2 (3bgf | =E.Gc>g e>gc>g |

=e>ce>g b>ge>c | {g}(f=e) (3fga b>ge>c |1 f2 [A2f2][A2f2] (cB) :|2 (f=efg) (f_ecA) ||

                       

VELVET'S WALTZ. American, Waltz. A Major ('A' part) & E Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Dale Morris. Source for notated version: Dale Morris [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 320.

                       

VENDANGES, LES.  French, Country Dance (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. From the contradance book (tunes with dance instructions) of Robert Daubat (who styled himself Robert d’Aubat de Saint-Flour), born in Saint-Flour, Cantal, France, in 1714, dying in Gent, Belgium, in 1782. According to Belgian fiddler Luc De Cat, at the time of the publication of his collection (1757) Daubat was a dancing master in Gent and taught at several schools and theaters.  He also was the leader of a choir and was a violin player in a theater. Mr. De Cat identifies a list of subscribers of the original publication, numbering 132 individuals, of the higher level of society and the nobility, but also including musicians and dance-masters (including the ballet-master from the Italian opera in London). Many of the tunes are written with parts for various instruments, and include a numbered bass. Daubat (Cent Contredanses en Rond), 1757; No. 40.

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T:Vendanges, Les

M:6/8

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S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 40

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A2A | cBA e2e | f2e {b}agf | e2d c2^d | e3 A2A | cBA e2e | f2e {b}agf |

e2d c2^d | e3 :: e>fe | e2{b}a A2A | B2A Bcd | cde {e}”tr”e2c | {c}”tr”B3 efe |

e2{b}a A2A | B2A Bcd | cde “tr”c2B | A3 (ce).A | (ce).A BcA | GFE (ce).A |

(ce).A BAG | A3 (ce).A | (ce).A BcA | GFE (ce).A | (ce).A BAG | A3 :|

                       

VENDOME HORNPIPE. AKA and see “The Independent.” American, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. "Can be used as a Clog" (Cole). The title perhaps refers to Boston’s Vendome Hotel (160 Commonwealth Ave.), as so many of the titles in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection have Boston-area associations. It has been a popular name for hotels, however, in imitation of the famous Place Vendome, a Paris square with residences for the wealthy along the sides, and its luxurious Hôtel de Vendôme.  The first section of the Boston hotel was built in 1871, with a second section by architect J. F. Ober completed in 1882, at which time an independent plant designed by Thomas Edision was installed to give Boston it’s first eletrically-lit commercially building..

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The Vendome Hotel, Boston, c. 1890’s.

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Darley & McCall print the tune as “The Independent” in the Feis Coil collection. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 112. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 388, pg. 43. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 148. “Fiddlers Three Plus Two.” Rounder LP7005, Carl MacKenzie – “Welcome to Your Feet Again” (1976. Appears as second hornpipe of “Robert Cormack, Aberdeen” medley). Rounder Heritage Series 1166-11592-2, Carl MacKenzie (et al) – “The Art of Traditional Fiddle” (2001. Appears as second hornpipe of “Robert Cormack, Aberdeen” medley).

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Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

(AB) | c>fe>f d>ba>g | (3fga f>c (3ABc A>F | E>FG>A B>cd>c | (3BAG (3AGF E>dc>B |

A>fe>f d>ba>g | 93fga f>c (3ABc A>F | E>dc>B (3AGF (3GFE | (3FAc (3fcA F2 :|

|: A2 | (3BAG (3AGF (3EGB (3dcB | (3c=Bc (3Acf (3agf (3fed | (3BAG (3AGF (3EGB (3dcB |

(3c=Bc (3Acf (3agf (3edc | (3d^cd (3g^fg (3bag (3fed | (3c=Bc (3geg (3agf (3edc |

(3dfe (3dcB (3AGF (3GFE | (3FAc (3fcA F2 :|

                       

VENETIAN HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard. AABB. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 97. White’s Unique Collection, 1986; No. 99, pg. 18.

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T:Venetian Hornpipe

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S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 99

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

(a/g/) | fFF (a/g/) | f/e/d/^c/ d (d/=c/) | BGG (g/f/) | e/b/g/e/ [Af] :|

(e/f/) | .a/(f/e/f/) .a/(f/e/f/) | .d/(B/A/B/) .d/(B/A/B/) | .g/(B/A/B/) .g/(B/A/B/) |

.e(c/=B/c/) .e/(c/B/c/) | .A/(F/E/F/) .A/(F/E/F/) | .d/(B/A/B/) .d/(B/A/B/) |

Gc c/d/c/B/ | A[A,F][A,F] :|

                       

VERDIGRIS BOTTOM. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA. F Major. Standard tuning. AA'BBC. Thede: "'Verdigris Bottom' has reference to the bottom land along the Verdigris River in what is now Oklahoma." Source for notated version: S.A. McReynolds (Oklahoma) [Thede]. Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; pg. 152‑153.

                       

VERMONT JIG, THE. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’C. Composed by Eamonn Flynn, originally from Limerick and now resident of Vermont state. Black (Music’s the very Best Thing), 1996; No. 95, pg. 49.

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T: Vermont Jig

C: Eamon Flynn

Q: 300

R: jig

M: 6/8

L: 1/8

K: G

D |: G,B,D GDB, | CEG cBc | dBG cAF |1 GDC B,CA, :|2 AGF G2 ||

B | dgb afd | gdB cBc | dBG cAF | GDE FGA |

dgb afd | gdB cBc | dBG cAF | AGF G2 ||

B | dgb afd | gdB cBc | dBG cAF | GDC B,CA, |

G,B,D GDB, | CEG cBc | dBG cAF | AGF G2 :|

                       

VERRADENENE GELIEFDEN, DE (The Betrayed Lover).  Dutch, Jig. D Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 10.

 

VERSE OF VIENNA. See “Varsovienne.

                       

VERTIGO. Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. McGlashan (Collection of Scots Measures), 177?; pg. 1.

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T:Vertigo

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

B:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G2G F2F|G2G A3|Bdc BAG|ABG FED|G2G F2F|G2G A3|Bdc BAG|AFG A3:|

dcd D2d|D2d dcB|cBc A,2c|A,2c cBA|G2G F2F|G2G A3|Bdc BAG|AGF G3:|

                       

VERVES DE LA COULEE, LES. Cajun, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'. Greenblatt (The Cajun Fiddle Tune Book), 1985; pg. 22.

                       

VERY POOR PAY. AKA and see "Three Halfpence a Day."

                       

VERY PRETTY MARTIN. AKA and see "Pretty Betty Martin," "Betty Martin."

                       

VERY THIN SOWANS. AKA and see "The Fife Hunt," "Brochan Lom Tanna Lom."

                       

VESTAPOL. AKA and see “Seige of Sevastopol.”

                       

VESTRI'S HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. "Can be used as a Clog" (Cole). The title may refer to the English actress, dancer and singer Madame Vestris, who produced comedies and extravaganzas at the elegant little theatre, the Olympic, in the 1830’s. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 111. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 148.

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S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F>G | A>FGA> B>cd>B | A>df>e d>cB>A | A>GG>F F>EE>D | E>DE>F E2 F>G |

A>FG>A B>cd>B | A>df>e d>cB>A | A>gb>g f>ed>c | d2f2d2 :|

|: e>f | g>fg>e A2c2 | d>Ad>e f2f2 | g>fg>e A2c2 | d>fe>d c>BA>G |

A>FG>A B>cd>B | A>df>e d>cB>A | A>gf>e c>AB>c | d2f2d2 :|

                       

VETERAN, A. English?, Jig. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Harding’s All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 152, pg. 48.

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T:Veteran, A

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S:Harding’s All-Round Collection (1905), No. 152.

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B Minor

B/c/|d2B BcB|F2B B2d|c2A AcA|ecA ABc|d2B BcB|

F2B B2f|fed cBc|Bdc B2::B|B2c d2e|f2g a3|gbg a2f|

ecA A2B|B2c d2e|f2^a bab|fed cBc|F2B B2:|

                       

VEUVES DE LA COULEE (Widows of the Gully). Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)BBAA(Vocal)BBAA(Vocal)BB. Source for notated version: Leroy "Happy Fats" LeBlanc and Oran "Doc" Guidry (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 306-307. La Louisiane Records LL-103, Leroy "Happy Fats" LeBlanc.

                       

VEXED EDITOR, THE. American (?), Quickstep. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 70.

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T:Vexed Editor, The

M:2/4

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S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G/B/d/B/ AA | G/B/d/B/ AA | G/B/d/B/ cc/e/ | d/c/B/A/ GG :|

|: g/d/c/B/ cc | e/c/e/c/ AA | g/d/c/B/ cc/e/ | d/c/B/A/ GG :|

                       

VICAR OF BRAY, THE. AKA and see "The Country Garden(s)." English, Air (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. This popular English song dates from the latter 18th century. The vicar of the title is said to have been one Simon Aleyn, whose parish was in the village of Bray on the Thames, near Windsor, according to Kidson. Aleyn was remarkable for maintaining his position from 1640 to 1688, throughout the intense political and religious turmoil and changes in England at the time; a proverbial saying arose from his tenure, that “the Vicar of Bray will be the Vicar of Bray still.” Nichols, in Select Poems, says that this song "was written by a soldier in Colonel Fuller's troop of Dragoons, in the reign of George I" (Chappell, 1859). Kidson, however, finds an early version of the song printed in the reign of Queen Anne in volume iii of Miscellaneous Writings in Prose and Verse (2nd edition, 1712), by Edward Ward, who had a reputations as a satirical writer. His song or poem is called “The Religious Turncoat,” or “The Trimming Parson,” and begins:
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I loved no King in forty one

When Prelacy went down

A cloak and band I then put on

And preached against the Crown;

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The original tune was not the now-familiar “Country Gardens,” but the words instead were set to other well-known song tunes, including “(Oh) London is a Fine Town” and “Bessy Bell and Mary Gray.” For example, “Vicar of Bray” is set to the latter in Walsh’s British Musical Miscellany, vol. I (1734), and this is the tune sung until about 1770 or 1780 (Kidson calls the melody “quite unvocal and inappropriate”). In fact, states Kidson, the use of “Country Gardens” is a late 18th century marriage. The tune appears as “The Country Gardens" in The Quaker's Opera (1728) and other ballad operas. Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Times), vol. 2, 1859; pgs. 122‑123.

                       

VICTOIRES AUTRICHIENNES, LES (The Austrian Victory).  French, Country Dance (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. From the contradance book (tunes with dance instructions) of Robert Daubat (who styled himself Robert d’Aubat de Saint-Flour), born in Saint-Flour, Cantal, France, in 1714, dying in Gent, Belgium, in 1782. According to Belgian fiddler Luc De Cat, at the time of the publication of his collection (1757) Daubat was a dancing master in Gent and taught at several schools and theaters.  He also was the leader of a choir and was a violin player in a theater. Mr. De Cat identifies a list of subscribers of the original publication, numbering 132 individuals, of the higher level of society and the nobility, but also including musicians and dance-masters (including the ballet-master from the Italian opera in London). Many of the tunes are written with parts for various instruments, and include a numbered bass.  The title also comes with the note “du 18. Et 20. Juin 1757” which refers to the electrifying news that Prussian monarch Fredrick the Great had suffered a heavy defeat at the Battle of Kolín by the Austrians under field marshall Leopold Joseph, Count Von Daun, during the Seven Years War. Daubat (Cent Contredanses en Rond), 1757; 1st tune.

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S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

[G,2E2c2] cc | (.c.c.c.c) | BcdB | cG EC | [G,2E2c2] cc | BcdB AGD^F | GD G,2 :|

|: {e}”tr”d2 de | dcde | {tr}dcfe | {e}”tr”d4 | “tr”f2 fe | (dc)(fe) | dcdB | c4 :|

                       

VICTOR WILD. AKA and see "Athens," "The Clogher Reel," "The Dublin Lasses [3]," "The Dublin Reel," "Jackson's Reel [2]," "Miss Daly's Reel," "The Shuffle Reel," "The Twelve Locks," "The Twister,” "The Union Reel," "The Westmeath Hunt."

                       

VICTORIA BRIDGE. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 60.

                       

VICTORIA HORNPIPE [1]. Scottish, Hornpipe. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 171.

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T:Victoria Hornpipe [1]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection  (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

e2|a2 e2 dcBA|a2e2 dcBA|(dc)BA =G2 AB|=G2 d2 d2 e^g|a2e2 dcBA|dcBA ^GBed|c2A2A2:|

|:(cB)|(AB)cd e2 e=g|f2 df e2 ce|(dc)BA =G2 AB|=g2 d2 d2 (cB)|(AB)cd e2 e=g|

f2 df e2 ce|dcBA ^GBed|c2A2A2:|

 

VICTORIA HORNPIPE [2]. American, Hornpipe.  A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. "As performed by J. Hand” (Ryan). James Hand, to whom several melodies are credited to in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, way have been a (brass) band leader in Boston in the mid-19th century. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 93. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 128.

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T:Victoria Hornpipe [2]

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R:Hornpipe

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A