Richmond Polka
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Richmond Polka", also known as "Green Mountain Polka", "Plaza Polka", "Redman's Reel" or<br> "Richmond Cotillion" is an American reel or polka in cut time and D Major ('A' part) &<br> A Major ('B' part).The parts are played AABBAA.<br> "Richmond Polka" is a version of the reel usually known as "Richmond Cotillion"; the first<br> strains are similar, but the second strains are more distanced. It was recorded in<br> 1929 for Brunswick Records by West Virginia fiddle and guitar duo Clark and Luches Kessinger,<br> known on recordings as The Kessinger Brothers, despite that Luches was Clark's nephew.<br> Brunswick released the Kessingers' "Richmond Polka" recording in Canada as "Le Reel de Richmond".<br> A popular "Richmond Polka" was published in the 1850's and reprinted frequently for several<br> decades, however, it is not the same tune as the Kessingers' "Richmond Polka" or any of the<br> "Richmond Cotillion" variants. Because it was the title of a popular polka, it probably became<br> a "floater" in folk-processing. Paul Gifford notes that Henry Ford’s orchestra recorded the<br> tune in a medley with “Jenny Lind Polka” for the dance Heel and Toe Polka. The tune was<br> recorded in the mid-20th century by Curly Herdman and His West Virginia Boys. "Redman's Reel"<br> in Ira Ford's Traditional Music in America (1940) is similar to the Kessingers' version.<br> It was printed in Phillips' Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2 (1995).<br> It was recorded by The Kessinger Brothers (78 RPM)(1929),<br> The Kentucky String Ticklers (78 RPM)(1933),<br> Clark Kessinger on Clark Kessinger, Fiddler (1966),<br> Bobby Taylor on Bobby Taylor Plays 'Ragged Shirt' and Other Favorite Fiddle Tunes from West<br> Virginia (2009), Vivian and Phil Williams on Dance Music of the Oregon Trail (2014) and<br> The Kessinger Brothers on Done Gone. <br>
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