Annotation:Hillside (2) (The)

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 HILLSIDE [2], THE. American, Quadrille (6/8 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A variation of "Hillside (1) (The)." Samuel Bayard (1981) identifies this as a member of a huge proto-tune group which includes "Oyster Wives' Rant (The)," "Haughs o' Cromdale (The)," "Wate You How the Play Began," "Welcome Home (3)," "(Fare Thee Well) Sweet Killaloe," among others. "Sets belonging more to the 'Hillside' group (Nos. 47 and 48) include Journal of American Folklore, XXXI, 163, to 'The Heights of Alma;' Kidson (Traditional Tunes), p. 98; H.C. Buck, ed. The Oxford History of Music, Introductory Volume, p. 195, ''The Drunken Sailor;' Thomas D'Urfey, Songs Compleat (1719), II, 83, and VI, 300; Amy Murray, 'Father Allan's Island, pp. 172-173; Joyce 1872, No. 19; Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909, Nos. 73, 155, 193, 241. Petrie, Nos. 318, 319, 1500; O'Neill's Irish Music, Nos. 311, 331; White's Excelsior Coll., p. 15, 'Joe Kennedy's Jig'. Jigs and Reels, p. 4; Hardings Orig. Coll., Nos. 81, 135. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1598. White's Unique Coll., Nos. 8, 10; Hardings All-Round Coll., Nos. 124, 125 (1st part). Robbins, No. 74; Kerr, Nos. 265, 294, 301, 331; Cole, p. 52, 'Joe Kennedy's Jig,' p. 54, 'Katy is Waiting,' p. 58, 'Lark in the Morning,' p. 62, 'Sunday is My Wedding Day,' p. 62, 'Hills of Glenurchie', JEFDSS, I, 143, 'Donald the Dancer;' Costello, 'Amhrain Mhuighe Seola, p. 60, 'ffrench of Tyrone;' Ord, 'Bothy Songs and Ballads,' pp. 39, 52; Scanlon, p. 40, 'The Waves of Torey,' p. 68, 'The Tenpenny'" (Bayard, 1944). See also Bayard's note for "Bonaparte Crossing the Alps."  Source for notated version: John Kubina, (near) Davistown, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1943 (learned from Ann Peterson, fiddler, in East Pittsburgh) [Bayard].  Printed sources: Bayard (Hill Country Tunes), 1944; No. 47 (appears as "Quadrille").  Recorded sources:

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