Difference between revisions of "Pub With No Beer Varsovianna"

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H:"Music Makes Me Smile", p160, Pioneer Performer Series, contains a different B part,  
 
H:"Music Makes Me Smile", p160, Pioneer Performer Series, contains a different B part,  
 
H:collected at a dance in Nariel, 1982.  
 
H:collected at a dance in Nariel, 1982.  
N:The original poem was written by Dan Sheehan in 1943. Beer was rationed to Pubs during WWII
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N:The original poem was written by Dan Sheehan in 1943, after staying at the Lees Hotel, Brisbane.
N:and American servicemen had drunk the Lees Hotel dry the previous night. The poem was rewritten  
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N:Beer was rationed to Pubs during WWII and American servicemen had drunk the Lees Hotel  
N:by Gordon Parsons in 1956 and presented to Slim Dusty who recorded it in 1957. Slim Dusty based
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N:dry the previous night. The poem was rewritten by Gordon Parsons in 1956 and presented to  
N:the tune on "Beautiful Dreamer" composed by Stephen Foster about 1862.  
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N:Slim Dusty who recorded it in 1957. Slim Dusty based the tune on "Beautiful Dreamer"  
N:
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N:composed by Stephen Foster about 1862.  
R:Varsovienna
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R:Varsovianna
 
M:3/4
 
M:3/4
 
L:1/8
 
L:1/8
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[[Category:Meter_3/4]]
 
[[Category:Meter_3/4]]
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[[Category:Rhythm_Varsovianna]]
 
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Revision as of 15:42, 30 March 2016


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T:Pub With No Beer Varsovianna
% NFF Book 2016
S:collected from the Nariel Band
S:collected by Peter Ellis, 1982
H:This came to me from Peter Ellis in a booklet prepared for the Binalong Music Day, 10 Aug 1991
H:"Music Makes Me Smile", p160, Pioneer Performer Series, contains a different B part, 
H:collected at a dance in Nariel, 1982. 
N:The original poem was written by Dan Sheehan in 1943, after staying at the Lees Hotel, Brisbane.
N:Beer was rationed to Pubs during WWII and American servicemen had drunk the Lees Hotel 
N:dry the previous night. The poem was rewritten by Gordon Parsons in 1956 and presented to 
N:Slim Dusty who recorded it in 1957. Slim Dusty based the tune on "Beautiful Dreamer" 
N:composed by Stephen Foster about 1862. 
R:Varsovianna
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:C
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Pub With No Beer Varsovianna - 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:
| Nariel Band | Peter Ellis |