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HELVETIA POLKA. AKA and see : "Bluebird Schottische (The)," "Hi-Lo Schottische," "Poor Uncle Davy," "Rochester Schottische (2)," "What the Devil Ails You? (2)." American, Polka. D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. Stacy Phillips says this is a polka version of the "Military Schottische," although it does not appear to be the "Military Schottische" that Ford prints.
Source for notated version: Argel Kaufman [Phillips].
Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; p. 349.
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