New Dominion Polka

X:1
T:New Dominion Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
S:Blair of Truro (N.S.)
N:Barry had contempt for Blair as a musician, referring to him as a 'tramp',
N:and complained in his diary "Blair is down in the kitchen scratching at the fiddle --
N:very poor player indeed. He only has half an ear -- poor bow hand, indeed."
B: James Barry music manuscript collection (No. 1230, p. 359)
N: Barry (1819-1905) was a prosperous dairy farmer, miller and fiddler
N:who lived at Six Mile Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
N:Barry noted his source for the tune (perhaps the composer) was "Blair
N:of Truro (Nova Scotia).
F:  https://jamesbarrymusic.ca
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
e/f/|ga gTe/d/|TeG Tc2|dG AA/B/| cd ce/f/|ga ge/d/|TeG Tc2|dG AA/B/|cdc||
A/B/|cG eG|cG Tc2|dG AA/B/|cd cA/B/|cG eG|cG Tc2|dG AA/B/|cdc||

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