The Black Velvet Waltz
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Black Velvet Waltz", also known as "Whiskey Waltz" is a Canadian (originally) and American<br> waltz in C Major. The parts are played AABB.<br> Perlman (1996) notes that Fred Mann (who had the tune from Howard<br> Beyer) named this tune for a brand of Canadian whiskey. It has also been attributed<br> to Winnipeg radio fiddler Andy De Jarlis, and (by Al Cherny) to Canadian radio CKNX<br> Barn Dance fiddler Ross Mann.<br> The tune entered Midwest U.S. repertoire probably from Canadian broadcasts and older fiddlers<br> from the region (e.g. Les Raber, Charlie Walden) are aware of its Canadian Roots. Fiddlers in<br> Oregon sometimes call it the "Cowboy Waltz" (not the same tune as the "Cowbot Waltz" played<br> by Henry Reed.<br> It was printed in Perlman's The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island (1996) and<br> Phillips' Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2 (1995).<br> It was recorded by Vesta Johnson on Down Home Rag.<br>
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