Mary Jane Waltz (The)
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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 Z:converted to abc by Ray Mulligan H:This tune has been misnamed as the "Midnight Waltz". It is in fact "The Mary Jane" H:"I was present on the occasion of that this recording of Stan was made. I recorded the whole session. H:What happened was this: Stan had just played the waltz, which you have called "Midnight Waltz". H:He finished the tune. And while he was taking a breath to go on to another tune, Tate asked ‘what was that one...’. H:Stan not comprehending the 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 the play it. Brad Tate misunderstood the reference and went on to H:misname the "Mary Jane" as the "Midnight Waltz" in his book "Down and Outback". H:It is important to correct this misunderstanding because both tunes and variants of them were collected from H: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
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| Brad Tate | Ray Mulligan | Stan Treacy |