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 Theme code Index    1524 551H6
 Also known as    Rock Valley 2nd Change
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:John Burt
 Region    Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, Down-East/Maritime
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    USA(New England), CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Ottawa Valley/Ontario)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Harry E. Jarman
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Cornhuskers Book of Square Dance Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 14
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1944
 Artist    Biography:George Wade & His Cornhuskers
 Title of recording    My Darling Nellie Gray/Rock Valley Jig
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Victor 216569 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1933
 Media    
"Rock Valley, 2nd Change", George Wade & His Corn Huskers, Victor 216569 (1930's)
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Rock Valley 2nd Change N:From the playing of George Wade and his Corn Huskers. M:C| L:1/8 D:Victor 216569b (78 RPM), George Wade and his Corn Huskers (c. 1930's) D:https://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f7/16444.mp3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C (3G,A,B,|C2 E GFE|D2E F2A|GAG GBd|cBc AGE| C2 E GFE|D2E F2A|GAG GBd|c2c c2:| |:g|gag gag|e2c cBA|Gcc {d}cBc|ed^c d2 g| gag gag|e2c cBA|G2c B2d|[E3c3]-[E2c2]:|


X:1 T:Rock Valley M:6/8 L:1/8 K:C C2E GFE|D2E F2A|GAG GBd|cBc AGE| C2E GFE|D2E F2A|GAG GBd|cdc c3:| |:gag gag|e2c cBA|G2c B2c|e2d d^cd| gag gag|e2c cBA|G2c B/c/dB|cdc c3:|


X: 1 P: Rock Valley Jig R: Jig C: by John Burt C: from C. Falt (www.trytel.com/~cfalt/Fiddle/) C: arr. T. Traub 8-3-03 M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: C |: G,|"C"C2E GFE|"Dm"D2 E F2 A|"G"GAG GBd|"C"cBc "F"AGE| "C"C2E GFE|"Dm"D2E F2A|"G"GAG GBd|"C"c3 c2:| |: ef|"C"gag gag|"C"e2c "F"cBA|"C"G2 c "Am"cBc|"D7"ed^c "G"def| "C"gag gag|"C"e2c "F"cBA|"G7"GAc Bcd|"C"c3 c2:|


X:1 T:Rock Valley R:Rock Valley, 2nd Change M:6/8 L:1/8 N:From an August 1, 1966, field recording of the playing of Fidel N:Martin (1891-1976) of Berlin N.H., originally from Rogersville, NB, recorded N:by folklorist Art Rosenbaum. Martin, a WWI veteran, had a repertory that N:consisted of “Down East,” Acadian, Irish, American and French-Canadian tunes. D: https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/index.php/Detail/objects/331630 N:The tune was recorded by George Wade and his Corn Huskers in 1933. F:UGA Brown Media Archives: identifier artrosen_00180 (Track 10 -19:44 of the tape) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:C .C2 E GFE|D2E FGA|GzG GAB|(cBc A)GE| C2E GFE|D2E FGA|GGG GAB|[M:3/8]ced | [M:6/8]c2 E GFE|D2E FGA|G3 GAB|c(Bc A)GE| C2E GAG|DDE FGA|(GAG) GAB|(c"4"ed) c2|| e|(gag) {a}(g^fg)|ecc c((3B/c/B/A)|G>cc cGc|e>dd d2e| gag (g{a}g{^f}g)|ecc c-BA|G>cc B-dd|[M:3/8]c2 e| [M:6/8]gag (g{a}g{^f}g)|e>cc c-BA|G>cc cGc|e>dd de^f| g>gg g-ag|e>cc c-BA|G>cc B-dd|[M:3/8](c/B/c2)||