Annotation:New Iberia Polka

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NEW IBERIA POLKA. Cajun, "Polka" (3/4 time). USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard (fiddle). One part (x5). The rhythm seems similar to a waltz and two step (valse a deux temps). New Iberia is the name of a parish (county) in Louisiana.

The Segura Brothers, Dewey and Edier

Source for notated version: Segura Brothers [1] (La.) [Francois].

Printed sources: Francois (Yé Yaille Chère!), 1990; p. 237.

Recorded sources: Columbia 40507-F (78 RPM), The Segura Brothers (1928). Old Timey Records OT-108, the Segura Brothers.

See also listing at:
See/hear the tune played on melodeon on youtube.com [2]
Hear the Segura Brothers' original recording at Juneberry 78's [3]

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