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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 | + | H:Waltz’ by Brad Tate in his 1988 publication, ‘Down and Outback’. I was present |
| − | H: | + | H:with Brad on the occasion and recorded the whole session. What happened was this: |
| − | + | H:Stan had just finished playing a waltz and while he was taking a breath to go on | |
| − | + | H:to another tune, Brad asked Stan what that tune was? Stan not comprehending the | |
| − | + | H:context of the question went on to say the name of the tune he was about to play. | |
| − | H:He said. "The Midnight Waltz" and then went on | + | H:He said. "The Midnight Waltz" and then went on to play it. Brad unfortunately |
| − | H: | + | H:misunderstood what had happened and went on to call the earlier tune ‘The Midnight |
| − | H:It is | + | H:Waltz’ and so this is how ‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ appeared as ‘Midnight Waltz’ in |
| − | H:traditional players." | + | H:Brad’s ‘Down and Outback’. It is worth knowing that the two tunes that Stan played, |
| + | one after the other, ‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ & ‘Midnight Waltz’ were both in the Treacy | ||
| + | H:78 record collection. They were recorded in 1930 and 1929 respectively by the | ||
| + | H:Kessinger brothers (The Old Fashioned Boys’) and the Stripling brothers. These were | ||
| + | H:popular tunes and were widely distributed among traditional players." | ||
| + | H: Dave de Hugard, Feb 2017 | ||
| + | N:This tune also collected in Australia by: | ||
| + | N:- John Meredith, from Tom Chapman, Mudgee, as "Sally's Flat Waltz", See FSA Vol 2, p 240 | ||
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 | ||
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| − | <br><caption>'''[ | + | <br><caption>'''[https://bushtraditions.wiki/recordings/The_Mary_Jane_Waltz.mp3 The Mary Jane Waltz - played by Greg O'Leary]'''</caption> |
== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
Latest revision as of 08:57, 28 September 2022
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 finished playing a waltz and while he was taking a breath to go on H:to another tune, Brad asked Stan what that tune was? Stan not comprehending the H:context of the question went on to say the name of the tune he was about to play. H:He said. "The Midnight Waltz" and then went on to play it. Brad unfortunately H:misunderstood what had happened and went on to call the earlier tune ‘The Midnight H:Waltz’ and so this is how ‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ appeared as ‘Midnight Waltz’ in H:Brad’s ‘Down and Outback’. It is worth knowing that the two tunes that Stan played, one after the other, ‘The Mary Jane Waltz’ & ‘Midnight Waltz’ were both in the Treacy H:78 record collection. They were recorded in 1930 and 1929 respectively by the H:Kessinger brothers (The Old Fashioned Boys’) and the Stripling brothers. These were H:popular tunes and were widely distributed among traditional players." H: Dave de Hugard, Feb 2017 N:This tune also collected in Australia by: N:- John Meredith, from Tom Chapman, Mudgee, as "Sally's Flat Waltz", See FSA Vol 2, p 240 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 |
