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RED STAR LINE, THE. American, March (2/2 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A modern composition by contra and English dance musician Kathy Talvitie of the groups Joyful Noise and Hold the Mustard. The Red Star Line was an American steamship company of the latter 19th century.



Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; p. 7 (appears as “Autumn in Amherst,” the name of a dance set to the tune by Philippe Callens).

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