Stan Treacy's Polka

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T:Stan Treacy's Polka
% NFF Book 2007
S:collected from Stan Treacy, Crookwell, NSW
S:John Meredith Collection, NLA
N:This tune is a variant of Charles D'Albert's "Kitty Shottische, also known as "Girl With The Blue Dress On". 
N:Versions were collected in Australia from:
N:- Bill Cooper, by Chris Sullivan and Dave de Hugard, as "Bill Cooper's Polka"
N:- Fred Holland, by John Meredith as "Fred Holland's Polka"
N:- Bruce Smith, by Barry McDonald, as "Bruce Smith's polka"
N:- Joe Yates, by John Meredith, "Joe Yates 5th Reel"
B:J Meredith, R Covell, & P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p71
O:Australia, NSW, Crookwell
R:Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
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Stan Treacy's Polka - played by Greg O'Leary

Additional Information

Additional information may be available on the following people or organisations associated with the collection of this tune:
| John Meredith Collection | Stan Treacy |