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S:collected from Stan Treacy, Limerick, NSW | S:collected from Stan Treacy, Limerick, NSW | ||
S:collected by Brad Tate and Dave de Hugard | S:collected by Brad Tate and Dave de Hugard | ||
| − | H:"This tune, ‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ was mistakenly given the title ‘Midnight | + | H:"This tune, ‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ was mistakenly given the title ‘Midnight |
| − | H:by Brad Tate in his 1988 publication, ‘Down and Outback’. I was present | + | H:Waltz’ by Brad Tate in his 1988 publication, ‘Down and Outback’. I was present |
| − | H:on the occasion and recorded the whole session. What happened was this: | + | H:with Brad on the occasion and recorded the whole session. What happened was this: |
| − | H:just played the waltz that you have called "Midnight Waltz". He finished the tune. | + | H:Stan had just played the waltz that you have called "Midnight Waltz". He finished |
| − | + | H:the tune. And while he was taking a breath to go on to another tune, Brad asked | |
| − | H:that tune was? Stan not comprehending the context of the question went on to say | + | H:Stan what that tune was? Stan not comprehending the context of the question went |
| − | + | H:on to say the name of the tune he was about to play. He said. "The Midnight Waltz" | |
| − | H:went on to play it. Brad unfortunately misunderstood what had happened and went on | + | H:and then went on to play it. Brad unfortunately misunderstood what had happened |
| − | + | H:and went on to call the earlier tune ‘The Midnight Waltz’ and so this is how | |
| − | + | H:‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ appeared as ‘Midnight Waltz’ in Brad’s ‘Down and Outback’. | |
| − | + | H:It is worth knowing that the two tunes that Stan played, one after the other, | |
| − | + | H:‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ & ‘Midnight Waltz’ were both in the Treacy 78 record collection. | |
| − | + | H:They were recorded in 1930 and 1929 respectively by the Kessinger brothers (The Old | |
| − | + | H:Fashioned Boys’) and the Stripling brothers. These were popular tunes and were widely | |
| − | H:among traditional players." - Dave de Hugard, Feb 2017 | + | H:distributed among traditional players." - Dave de Hugard, Feb 2017 |
B:p77, Down and Outback, Brad Tate, Popinjay Publications, 1988 | B:p77, Down and Outback, Brad Tate, Popinjay Publications, 1988 | ||
O:Australia, NSW, Limerick | O:Australia, NSW, Limerick | ||
Revision as of 08:16, 31 January 2017
X:58 T:The Mary Jane Waltz T:Midnight Waltz % NFF Book 2009 S:collected from Stan Treacy, Limerick, NSW S:collected by Brad Tate and Dave de Hugard H:"This tune, ‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ was mistakenly given the title ‘Midnight H:Waltz’ by Brad Tate in his 1988 publication, ‘Down and Outback’. I was present H:with Brad on the occasion and recorded the whole session. What happened was this: H:Stan had just played the waltz that you have called "Midnight Waltz". He finished H:the tune. And while he was taking a breath to go on to another tune, Brad asked H:Stan what that tune was? Stan not comprehending the context of the question went H:on to say the name of the tune he was about to play. He said. "The Midnight Waltz" H:and then went on to play it. Brad unfortunately misunderstood what had happened H:and went on to call the earlier tune ‘The Midnight Waltz’ and so this is how H:‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ appeared as ‘Midnight Waltz’ in Brad’s ‘Down and Outback’. H:It is worth knowing that the two tunes that Stan played, one after the other, H:‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ & ‘Midnight Waltz’ were both in the Treacy 78 record collection. H:They were recorded in 1930 and 1929 respectively by the Kessinger brothers (The Old H:Fashioned Boys’) and the Stripling brothers. These were popular tunes and were widely H:distributed among traditional players." - Dave de Hugard, Feb 2017 B:p77, Down and Outback, Brad Tate, Popinjay Publications, 1988 O:Australia, NSW, Limerick R:Waltz M:3/4 L:1/8 K:C "C"E6|E2D2C2|"Dm"F6|F2E2F2|"G"G6|G2A2B2|"Dm"d2c2A2|"C"G2G,2C2| E6|E2D2C2|"Dm"F6|F2E2F2|"G"G6|B2A2B2|d2"C"c2c2|c6|| K:G |:"G"d3edc|B4d2|d2D2G2|B6|"D7"A3BcA|F4d2|e2d2d2|1"G"B6:|2"G"G4||
The Mary Jane Waltz - 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:
| Brad Tate | Ray Mulligan | Stan Treacy |
