This week's winner is Sunday River Waltz. I'm not familiar with this tune, but it sure is a pretty one! Here is a link to standard notation, and abc, on Folk Tune Finder.
Wow! I've been late posting a winner before, but never a day early! I thought it was Friday already....what was I thinking? I've already put the poll up for next week, too, but it's that time of year where I am camping on that particular day, so I will post the winner when I can!
That's indeed a very lovely waltz, Barbara! From what I can see online, it was written in 1989 by the Vermont fiddler and songwriter Pete Sutherland. Sunday River is a small river and a nearby ski resort in Maine. My recording uses harmonies by the Princeton Country Dancers: http://harbormist.com/tunes1/pdf/sun...nd_harmony.pdf Played on two vintage Italian bowlbacks, with tenor guitar backing. 1915 Luigi Embergher mandolin 1890s Umberto Ceccherini mandolin Vintage Viaten tenor guitar Martin
That's a very fine version of a lovely tune, Martin. Thanks too for the link to the harmony part.
Very nice version Jonas... I like the tune and try to record something as well
here's my version... I tried tremolo first, but I seem to be sounding better without this time..
Wow Hendrik, that was really well done. Your version is now my favorite. My version not so much, is in the key of C and played on my mandola with some concertina and piano.
David.. I love your version so much. Your timing and the accents on some notes give the tune that special atmosphere!
I picked out David Hansen's recording of this to play at my daughter's wedding reception for the father-daughter dance. It received a lot of compliments and "what was that tune?" My special thanks to David and to all you fellow café members who share your music.
How could I miss such a beautiful waltz back in 2016? As with many other waltzes, the eighth notes can be played straight or in swing fashion. This time, I opted for swing eighths. Thanks Ginny of Celtic Mandolins for making me know this tune.
That is a pretty tune and very well played crisscross. I think I need to work on my tremolo so I can play some of these.
Fine playing, crisscross. And nice you resurrected this tread. Listening to all the versions of our fellow group members I couldn’t decide which my favorite is. I feel an urgency to play along with each of you – so I forced to print out the sheet music in three keys. Nice to have an abc converter available.
Another lovely arrangement and fine playing, crisscross.
Thanks Robert, Frithjof and John! Today, I tried it on my bowlback. Still not perfect, but I'm working on it!
Another fine version. It is hard to decide which mandolin I like better. Both are very enjoyable.
I enjoyed both versions very much Crisscross.
Thanks Robert, thanks Hendrik!
