Annotation:Green Mountain Petronella

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 GREEN MOUNTAIN PETRONELLA. New England; Polka or Country Dance. G Major (Brody, Miller & Perron/1983, Phillips, Spadaro, Sweet): F Major (Miller & Perron/1978). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Miller & Perron/1978): AABB (Brody, Miller & Perron/1983, Phillips, Spandaro, Sweet). Canterbury, New Hampshire caller and musician Dudley Laufman has been credited with finding and disseminating this tune.  Source for notated version: Rodney Miller (Antrim, N.H.) [Phillips]; David Sullivan [Spandaro].  Printed sources: Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 126. Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 73. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 97. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 105. Spadaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980; p. 41. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1964/1981; p. 45.  Recorded sources: Fretless 119, Rodney and Randy Miller- "Castles in the Air." Alcazar Dance Series FR 204, Rodney and Randy Miller- "New England Chestnuts, Vol. II" (1981).  See also listing at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources

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