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X:22
X:63
T:Fred Holland's Polka
T:Fred Holland's Polka
% NFF Book 2017 (replacing renamed former X:22 "Fred Holland's Polka")
T:The Girl With The Blue Dress On
C:collected from Keith & Vince Holland, Mudgee, NSW
% NFF Book 2017
C:John Meredith Collection, NLA
S:collected from Keith Holland & Vince Holland
B:J Meredith, H Anderson, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 1, UNSW Press, 1967, p231
S:John Meredith Collection, NLA
H:The tunes is based on the "The Kitty Schottische" composed by Charles D'Albert
H:Bob Ballantyne, a Northumbrian born whistle player who lived in central Victoria
H:Published by Woolcott and Clarke, Sydney Australia around 1855.
H:used this as his signature tune for many years.
N:Variants of the tune were collected by John Meredith from Bill Cooper
N:This tune has similarities with Bill Coopers polka, and with Stan Treacy's polka
N:as "Bill Cooper's Polka", by Peter Ellis as "Girl With The Blue Dress On",
B:Peter Ellis, "Collector's Choice, Vol 1", Victorian Folk Music Club Inc., 1986, p50, ISBN 0959826920
N:and by Chris Sullivan from Charlie Batchelor as "Harry's Polka".
O:Australia, NSW, Mudgee
Q:120
R:Polka
R:Contra
D:Bonny North Tyne 12TS239, Northumbrian Country Music
M:2/4
M:2/4
L:1/8
L:1/8
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<br><caption>'''[https://bushtraditions.wiki/recordings/Fred_Hollands_Polka.mp3 Fred Holland's Polka - played by Greg O'Leary]'''</caption>
<br><caption>'''[https://bushtraditions.wiki/recordings/Fred_Hollands_Polka.mp3 Fred Holland's Polka - played by Greg O'Leary]'''</caption>
== Additional Information ==
Additional information may be available on the following people or
organisations associated with the collection of this tune:<br>
| [[austtradpeople:John Meredith Collection|John Meredith Collection]] | [[austtradpeople:Keith Holland|Keith Holland]] | [[austtradpeople:Vince Holland|Vince Holland]] |


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Revision as of 05:06, 30 May 2019


X:63
T:Fred Holland's Polka
% NFF Book 2017 (replacing renamed former X:22 "Fred Holland's Polka")
C:collected from Keith & Vince Holland, Mudgee, NSW
C:John Meredith Collection, NLA
B:J Meredith, H Anderson, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 1, UNSW Press, 1967, p231
H:The tunes is based on the "The Kitty Schottische" composed by Charles D'Albert
H:Published by Woolcott and Clarke, Sydney Australia around 1855.
N:Variants of the tune were collected by John Meredith from Bill Cooper
N:as "Bill Cooper's Polka", by Peter Ellis as "Girl With The Blue Dress On",
N:and by Chris Sullivan from Charlie Batchelor as "Harry's Polka".
Q:120
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:C
|:"C"ge/g/ "Dm"fd/f/|"C"ec c/B/c/e/|"G7"dB B>B|"C"dc cz:|
||"C"EG c>B|"F"BA Az|"G7"DF B>A|"C"AG Ez|
"C"EG c>B|"F"BA Az|"C"GE/G/ "G7"FD/F/|"C"ECC2||



Fred Holland's Polka - played by Greg O'Leary