Annotation:Springtime in Battersea
X:1 T:Springtime in Battersea C:Tommy Williams Z:Anahata D:Eponymous Free Reed album of interview and music from Tommy Williams M:3/4 L:1/8 K:C "intro (then play ABACAB)" GA | B6 | A4 G2 | B6 | A4 G2 | (3GAG ^F2 G2 | e4 d2 | c6- | c4 || P:A CD | E4 G2 | E4 G2 | E6- | E2D2E2 | F4 A2 | F4 A2 | F6- | F2 G2 A2 | B4 f2 | B4 f2 | B6- | B2 A2 B2 | c4 e2 | c4 A2 | G6- | G4 CD | | E4 G2 | E4 G2 | E6- | E2D2E2 | F4 A2 | F4 A2 | F6- | F2 G2 A2 | B4 f2 | B4 f2 | B6- | B2 A2 B2 | c4 e2 | c4 e2 | c6- | c6 || P:B c6 | B6 | d6 | c6 | c2 e2 f2 | A4 f2 | A6- | A2 G2 A2 | B6 | A4 G2 | F6- | F2 E2 F2 | A6 | G6 | E6- | E4 G2 | c6 | B6 | d6 | c6 | c2 e2 f2 | A4 f2 | A6- | A2 G2 A2 | B4 B2 | A4 G2 | B6 | A4 G2 | (3GAG ^F2 G2 | e4 d2 | c6- | c4 || P:C K:G D2 | (3GAG D2B2 | (3GAG D2 B2 | A2 z2 F2 | D6 | D2 F2 A2 | d3c BA |\ B2 G2 E2 | D4 D2 | (3GAG D2B2 | (3GAG D2 B2 | A2 z2 F2 | D6 | D2 F2 A2 | d3c BA |\ G2 B2 A2 | G4 :|
SPRINGTIME IN BATTERSEA. English, Waltz (3/4 time). C Major (‘A’ and ‘B’ parts) & G Major (‘C’ part). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABACAB. 'Composed' by Tommy Williams, a duet concertina player, who recorded an album for Free Reed Records in 1976 at the age of 86. On the recording he talked about his career playing and tuning concertinas for the famous maker Lachenal in London in the early 20th century. He took his concertina to the trenches in France to entertain the troops in World War I. The tune, however, is Williams adaptation of a tune popular in Germany and Austria that goes by the names of "Der Schneewalzer" (Snow Waltz), "Schneewaltz" and "Apfel Strudel Waltz," among others.
