Difference between revisions of "My Father Was A Dutchman"
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T:My Father Was A Dutchman | T:My Father Was A Dutchman | ||
| + | T:La Cachucha | ||
% NFF Book 2019 | % NFF Book 2019 | ||
% Bush Traditions recording played by Ray Mulligan | % Bush Traditions recording played by Ray Mulligan | ||
| + | C:Gioachino Rossini, (1792–1868) | ||
S:collected from Pearly Watling, Goulburn, NSW | S:collected from Pearly Watling, Goulburn, NSW | ||
S:John Meredith Collection, NLA | S:John Meredith Collection, NLA | ||
| − | + | H:This tune was composed for Rossini's opera, "La donna del lago", 1819, | |
| − | + | H:It was popularized by Austrian dancer Fanny Elssler, when it was introduced to London in the 1830s. | |
| − | N:Pearly Watling used | + | H:La Cachucha in Spanish describes a solo dance by a female. |
| − | N:aka Spanish | + | N:Pearly Watling used the tune as her Spanish Waltz. |
| + | N:The tune was collected widely in Australia where it was known by | ||
| + | N:a variety of names: aka Spanish Cachucha, 'A Far nicer Girl', 'Mayflower Waltz', | ||
N:'Sally', 'Connie', 'Mary is a weeping', 'Once She Was a Virgin' | N:'Sally', 'Connie', 'Mary is a weeping', 'Once She Was a Virgin' | ||
B:David Johnson, "Bush Dance", The Bush Music Club, 2001 | B:David Johnson, "Bush Dance", The Bush Music Club, 2001 | ||
| − | O:Australia, NSW, Goulburn | + | %O:Australia, NSW, Goulburn |
R:Waltz | R:Waltz | ||
M:3/4 | M:3/4 | ||
Latest revision as of 16:32, 17 March 2025
X:29 T:My Father Was A Dutchman T:La Cachucha % NFF Book 2019 % Bush Traditions recording played by Ray Mulligan C:Gioachino Rossini, (1792–1868) S:collected from Pearly Watling, Goulburn, NSW S:John Meredith Collection, NLA H:This tune was composed for Rossini's opera, "La donna del lago", 1819, H:It was popularized by Austrian dancer Fanny Elssler, when it was introduced to London in the 1830s. H:La Cachucha in Spanish describes a solo dance by a female. N:Pearly Watling used the tune as her Spanish Waltz. N:The tune was collected widely in Australia where it was known by N:a variety of names: aka Spanish Cachucha, 'A Far nicer Girl', 'Mayflower Waltz', N:'Sally', 'Connie', 'Mary is a weeping', 'Once She Was a Virgin' B:David Johnson, "Bush Dance", The Bush Music Club, 2001 %O:Australia, NSW, Goulburn R:Waltz M:3/4 L:1/8 K:G |:D2|"G"G3F GA|B2G2E2|D2E2B,2|D2C2B,2| "D7"A3G AB|c3B AG|1D2E2D2|"G"B,4:|2D2E2F2|"G"G4 DG|| |"G"B4 DG|B4 DG|B2c2d2|e2d2B2|"D7"A4 DF|A4 DF|"(Am)"A2B2c2|"D7"e2d2c2| "G"B4 DG|B4 DG|B2c2d2|e2d2B2|"D7"A3G AB|c3B AG|D2E2F2|"G"G4||
My Father Was A Dutchman - played by Ray Mulligan
Additional Information
Additional information may be available on the following people or
organisations associated with the collection of this tune:
| John Meredith Collection | Pearly Watling |
