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Say Box, I don’t use it either. But for me it works without iCloud. For me, I clicked on the link that Mike provided, then on the video itself, which is the picture to the lower left. Good luck!
I noticed that the posted sheet music uses straight eighth notes in some sections and (the characteristically "schottishy") dotted eighths in others. Whereas Mike's A section example is played dotted. I wondered which is correct, at least as far as "correct" has any meaning when it comes to folk music.
When in doubt, I try to go to audio sources, the older the better. So I found this recording from 1928, which has some interesting differences from the "E. Olzen" arrangement:
Well either way you play it (or a "pick and choose" combo of both!), it's a lovely ditty.
- Eighth note rhythm is dotted throughout
- There are few tiny differences in the melody, as to be expected with folk music. For example, in the first measure of the second line, it goes down to D instead of up to F.
- But some larger differences in what I guess we could call the second half of the C section, on the bottom of the second page of the sheet music. Almost reminds me of a hornpipe there, even more than schottishes usually do already.
This is an amazing site! I played, or tried to play this tune some 55 years ago and what I remember the most after listening to these recordings… my Mom would start bouncing all over the kitchen whooping and yelling, dancing a Schottische dance to my accordion music (mortified me as a kid!) should have learned how to dance! Going to dances was her youth social life and probably my love for the accordion as well.
That was my thought on hearing this
I had planned to play this at a seniors nursing home for October fest. I hope it’s close enough to German! Lots of Swedish/Finnish Scandinavian background in my area. I hope they at least offer the old timers a dark beer! It fits on my accordion!
You’ll be fine, they will love it!!!! That’s hard work and thank you, Mike, for doing this. I’m doing an ADRC site for my Oktoberfest volunteering this year.
That could be risky!!
That’s funny! Years ago, about 40, a friend and I went to hear an accordion player at a German restaurant, he was amazing! He asked if anyone in the crowd played accordion and my friend said Mike does! (I hate being volunteered) I played “Just Because Polka,” and then had to drink two of the tallest glasses of dark beer (not my favorite) that I’ve ever seen. I guess my great, great, great, German ancestors wouldn’t be very proud of me! At least it was cold!That could be risky!!
