Tune Req: River John Sunset Waltz (F Killen)

Subject: St. John River Waltz Sheet Music
From: GUEST,Gladys
Date: 03 Dec 05 - 01:34 PM

Hi everyone....

First of all...I want to say a big 'thanks' for your help in
getting the Sheet Music to me for Maiden's Prayer. Thanks so much!

Today I am looking for sheet music for St. John River Waltz... I believe it to be a Canadian tune - I had expected to find it in my
Don Messar or Ned Landry books...but it's not there.

Any help would be appreciated :)

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Subject: RE: St. John River Waltz Sheet Music
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Dec 05 - 04:04 PM

No joy.

Subject: RE: St. John River Waltz Sheet Music
From: Anglogeezer
Date: 03 Dec 05 - 04:22 PM

What further information do you have??
Is it a song or tune?? Who has played it??
The more you tell us the more we can help.

There is a song "Canadian River Waltz" at www.cowboylyrics.com/tabs/hampton-r-w/canadian-river-waltz-5898.html

Otherwise there are quite a few St Johns Rivers on the American continent.
Jake

Subject: RE: St. John River Waltz Sheet Music
From: GUEST,Gladys
Date: 05 Dec 05 - 11:21 PM

Hello again...

The Waltz I was looking for... The Saint John River Waltz

When I heard it.... it was being played by a fiddler from Province of

New Brunswick, in Canada..   so I take it that the River in the title

refers to the Saint John River that passes through this Canadian

province.


Any idea where I might come upon it?   :)


Gladys

Subject: RE: St. John River Waltz Sheet Music
From: GUEST,Bardford
Date: 06 Dec 05 - 12:46 AM

Not the exact tune title, but found this citation at the Fiddler's Companion :

RIVER JOHN SUNSET WALTZ. Canadian, Waltz. Canada, Prince Edward Island. D Major. Standard. AABB. Composed by Nova Scotia musician Florence Killen, the tune was popularized by New Brunswick fiddler Ivan Hicks. Central New York fiddler Chad Miller reports that the tune has become somewhat of a 'standard' in his region, learned from visiting Canadian fiddlers. Source for notated version: Archie Stewart (b. 1917, Milltown Cross, South Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 172.

Also the dots here:

River John Sunset Waltz

Subject: RE: St. John River Waltz Sheet Music
From: GUEST,Gladys
Date: 15 Dec 05 - 12:46 PM

Thanks! You guys are just great!


Gladys

Subject: RE: St. John River Waltz Sheet Music
From: Stewart
Date: 15 Dec 05 - 02:39 PM

Here's a mp3 of the tune. I think this has both a and b parts complete. Nice tune, I think I'll learn it.

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: St. John River Waltz Sheet Music
From: Susan A-R
Date: 15 Dec 05 - 10:52 PM

A friend was just trying to play this in jam session last week. If it really doesn't come back to her, I'll look this up. Had never heard of the tune until last week. I love the way this site works.

Subject: RE: St. John River Waltz Sheet Music
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 16 Dec 05 - 06:56 AM

The link by GUEST,Bardford 06 Dec 05 - 12:46 AM to "the dots" got me a

"Page Revised December 16, 2005, all tabs removed for reorganization, try again later."

"Later" not defined.

Link by Stewart 15 Dec 05 - 02:39 PM for the mp3 failed when I tried to just click, but a right click and "save target" on the link got a nice mp3 fragment.

The mp3 sounds like I'll have to try the alltabs link again - whenever later comes.

John

Subject: Tune Add: RIVER JOHN SUNSET WALTZ (F Killen)
From: Bardford
Date: 16 Dec 05 - 10:57 AM

Yup - it appears that alltabs is temporarily no tabs.

Is this the tune you are seeking, Gladys?
If so, aybe a joeclone can change the subject line to reflect the correct tune title.

I found an abc here

X: 15
T:River John Sunset Waltz
R:waltz
C:Florence Killen
Z:added by Alf warnock [e-mail] - www.alfwarnock.info/alfs
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:D
A FE|"D"D3E FG|A2 F2 D2| "G"G3F GB|d4 dB|\
"D"A4 AG|"F#m"F2 G2 F2| "Em"E6-|E3A FE|
"D"D3E FG|A2 F2 D2| "G"G3F GB|d4 dB|\
"D"A4 AF|"A7"E2 F2 E2| "D"D6-|D3B AG||
"D"F3A de|"D7"f2 g2 a2| "G"g3a gd|B4 dB|\
"D"A2 d3d|d2 e2 f2| "A7"e6-|e3B AG|
"D"F3A de|"D7"f2 g2 a2| "G"g3a gd|B4 dB|\
"D"A2 d3d|"A7"e2 f2 e2| "D"d6-|d6|