Jenny Lind

X:26
T:Jenny Lind
% NFF Book 2017
C:Anton Wallerstein, C1850
S:collected from Joe Yates, Sofala, NSW
S:collected by Chris Sullivan & Mark Rummery
Z:transcribed by Mark Rummery, 1997
H:Chris Sullivan & Mark Rummery presented this tune at a NFF Masterclass in 1997
H:Wikipedia records that the tune was composed by Anton Wallerstein around 1850
N:Other versions of this tune were collected in Australia from:
N:- Bert Jamieson, Adaminaby, NSW, as "Bert Jamieson's Polka No 2"
N:- the Brown Boys, Cape Barron Island, Tasmania, as "King Pippin Polka"
N:- Orley Benson, Mudgee, NSW, as "George Large's Polka",
N:- Harry Schaefer, Forbes, NSW, as "Jenny Linds Polka 
O:Australia, NSW, Sofala
R:Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
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Jenny Lind - played by Greg O'Leary

A bush band version of this tune is also available at Jenny Lind 2.

Additional Information

Additional information may be available on the following people or organisations associated with the collection of this tune:
| Chris Sullivan | Joe Yates | Mark Rummery |