Mudcat Café message #4200157

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Thread #26592 Message #4200157
Posted By: Jack Campin
31-Mar-24 - 04:13 PM
Thread Name: Help: Approx. date needed for song
Subject: RE: Help: Approx. date needed for song

I found this from Paul Roberts:

he earliest appearance of this tune of which I am aware is in English fiddle manuscripts from about the 1840s. It occurs in the well known Michael Turner Ms (Sussex, c.1841-51) as "Polish Polka" and in another...I forget which...as "Old Country Polka".