Walking In The Parlor
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Walking in the Parlor", also known sometimes as "Rochester Schottische"<br> is an American breakdown in D major.<br> The tune was known by the title "Rochester Schottische" to fiddler<br> Ben Jarrell (1880-1946) and his son, Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985),<br> the influential old time fiddler from Mt. Airy, N.C., though it<br> bears no resemblance to the "Rochester Schottishe" that is printed<br> in older American collections, nor is it, for that matter, a<br> schottische at all. It also seems unrelated to other "Walking in the<br> Parlor" titled tunes. The tune was known as "Walking in the Parlor"<br> by Ben Jarrell's comtemporary, Charlie Lowe (1878-1964), and others<br> in the Round Peak, North Carolina region.<br> The structure is very unique. The A and B parts are each 12 measures repeated,<br> the C part is 8 measures repeated and the D part is 4 measures repeated.<br> I expect Tommy Jarrell just played each section until he got tired of it<br> and then moved on to the next section.<br> It was printed in Leftwich's Old-Time Fiddle Round Peak Style (2011).<br> It was recorded on Sail Away Ladies by Tommy Jarrell (1976).<br>
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