Jenny Lind

polka

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on August 21st 2005 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 71 tunebooks.

Also known as The Heel And Toe, Jenny Lind's, Jenny Lind's Favorite, Jenny Lind's Favorite Serenading, Jenny Lind's Favourite, Jenny Lind's Favourite Serenading, The Jenny Lind, Jenny Ling, Jenny Linn, Johnny And His Camera.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

An Gaoth Aduaidh - The North Wind by Various Artists
Concertina Workshop by Alistair Anderson
English Fiddle Tunes by Pete Cooper
Farewell To Lissycasey: The Traditional Music Of County Clare by Various Artists
Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
Folktrax-077 The Jolly Tinker: Michael Gorman, Irish Fiddler by Michael Gorman
On Lough Erne's Shore by Cathal McConnell
Rig-a-jig-jig: Dance Music Of The South Of England by Various Artists
Show The Lady: Music For The Sets Volume 5 by Various Artists
Slán Le Loch Eirne by Seamus Quinn And Gary Hastings
Stepping Up: English Country Dance Music by Various Artists
The Broken Pledge by Marc Pollier, Christian Maes, Christophe Raillard
The Coming Of Spring by Cliff Moses
Trip To Fanore by Eugene Lambe
Upstream by The Bismarks

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Jenny Lind
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
A/G/|:FA GB|Af f/e/f|Ge e/d/e/A/|Fd d/c/d/A/|
FA GB|Af f/e/f|Ge e/d/c/d/|1 ed/c/ dA/G/:|2 ed d (3A/B/c/||
K:G
|:dg B/c/d/B/|GA B2|c/B/A/B/ cc/d/|ed dB/c/|
dg B/c/d/B/|GA B2|c/B/A/B/ cF|1AG GB/c/:|2AG G2||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Source: an gaoth aduaidh (the north wind) - solo flute playing from the irish tradition
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

# Posted on August 21st 2005 by gian marco

Actually a three parter

i came across the original version of this from a mid-Western USA source for chemnitzer concertina. Jenny Lind was originally a three parter but the third part is naff and it works much better as a two parter.

TRhere is a suggestion that the tune may have been written in america (as Jenny lind "The Swedish nightingale" did tour the music halls in the States but its likely to have been composed in England. its most certainly not Irish an it does work well as a Southern English polka or even as a northumbrian Rant.

I ave been to Jenny Linds country retrat in the malverns. She had a pair of quite oridnary English farm cottages rerrofed in the steep swedish style and had an an industrial strength Victorian heating system installed. The cellars are very hot and make an ideal breeding site for the rare lesser Horsesho Bat - hence my visit.

Angels of the North link Jenny Lind with Dark Girl dressed in Blue and La Russe for La Russe and similar dances.

Noel
Angels of the North

# Posted on August 21st 2005 by noelbats

I think Mary Custy recorded a very similar tune with Sharon Shannon.

# Posted on August 22nd 2005 by slainte

Versions usually played at English sessions are much less ornamented, and I have never come across this B Part. There is a Shetland polka which is nearly the same as the trad English one.

# Posted on August 27th 2005 by tradplayer

I used to play the Shetland one but lost the sheetmusic years ago, and the name with it. Did it have a different name? Can you put it in abc?

# Posted on August 27th 2005 by Dr. Dow

Jenny Lind ~

Born in Stockholm, Johanna Maria Lind, October 6, 1820 – November 2, 1887, a coloratura soprano, considered by many to be the greatest ever, she was known by the name "Jenny Lind", and referred to by many as "The Swedish Nightingale". She toured throughout Europe, including Eire / Ireland...where they also adored her. Several tunes and versions and dances (sets of quadrilles) survive there...

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/lind-jen.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lind

http://ok.essortment.com/jennylind_rtiv.htm

http://chnm.gmu.edu/
http://chnm.gmu.edu/lostmuseum/searchlm.php?function=find&exhibit=nightingale&browse=nightingale

"In September 1850, P. T. Barnum ( YES! ~ that Phineas Taylor Barnum of 'Barnum and Bailey Circus' fame, famous and infamous 19th Century showman, promoter and circus man) embarked on a nationwide tour with a Swedish opera singer that would bring him a vast fortune and create a new cultural phenomenon: the celebrity. Barnum succeeded in building such great public anticipation about the "Swedish Nightingale" that 40,000 people showed up to greet the arrival of her ship in New York harbor. From her opening concert in New York Citys Castle Garden to subsequent performances in cities and towns across the country, Barnum fueled public fascination with Lind by orchestrating events and negotiating Lind-endorsed products (including Jenny Lind songs, clothes, chairs, and pianos). "Lindomania" lasted until 1852, when the partnership collapsed over logistical and financial issues. Barnum shrewdly promoted Lind’s character--her modesty, benevolence, and selflessness--as much as her artistry. One scholar contends that because of Barnum’s promotion, Lind became "the standard for measuring not just sopranos, or even women artists, but women" throughout the 1850s."

She even had a locomotive engine named after her, "The Jenny Lind":

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAjenny.htm

& food ~ "Jenny Lind Soup"

http://www.soupsong.com/rjennyli.html

Yeah, I have a lot of versions of this one, even Shetland somewhere. I'm damned surprised it has taken this long to get on the site here. I've also seen a 19th Century transcription for the tune and will see if I can find that too...

# Posted on September 20th 2005 by ceolachan

Jenny LInd and more ~

Some promised early sources ~
Music for some of the many tunes given her name, from "The Jenny Lind March" to "Jenny Lind's Bird Song" :

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mussmhtml/mussmTitles225.html

More here, as always:

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/JENN.htm

Dances were also choreographed in her honour, from a couple polka, "The Jenny Lind Polka", recorded by Elias Howe, to a full set, "Jenny Lind's Set of Waltz Quadrilles"...

Someone's search for the source:

http://home.tiac.net/~cfiddle/jennylind.html

"The first reference to the Jenny Lind "Polka" is in a collection of "popular" tunes for cornet orchestras, published in 1846. However, in this collection, the composer of the tune was not listed. A dance was later composed to fit the tune, and was published by inventor Elias Howe in 1858, as part of a ball room dance book. Its possible that the "reel" version also comes from this time period. ~ "

# Posted on September 20th 2005 by ceolachan

# Posted on December 19th 2005 by nigelg

Da Boannie Polka

Thanks Nigel. I took the liberty of posting that here http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5559.

# Posted on May 9th 2007 by Dr. Dow

Da Boannie polka

my grandad (a fiddle player) always sang johny and his camera,camera,camera to this tune!
Up jumped johnny with his camera,camera,camera!He was born 1918 and went to school with Jimmy Power the fiddler.
He had lots of words to remember tunes, some of them bawdy!

# Posted on September 27th 2009 by southeast fiddler

"Jenny Lind" ~ more to consider ~ 4-parts

Vivian Williams takes a bow to it, Phil Williams accompanies on guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKga_qpUN30

"This polka was written in the 1840s, and is believed to be the tune used by New York dancing master Alan Dodsworth in 1844 when he introduced the polka to America. Today, only the first two parts of this tune usually are played, and it is often used for the "Heel & Toe" polka, which we danced to as kids. Vivian plays the original four part version, backed up by Phil Williams, guitar. Video by Shirley Calvert at the District 9, Washington Old Time Fiddlers Show, Chehalis, WA, September, 2006."
http://www.wotfa.org/

Phil and Vivian's music is available on CD from Voyager Recordings at http://www.voyagerrecords.com/

# Posted on July 27th 2010 by ceolachan

"Jenny Lind" ~ one take in 4-parts

The Bassett Street Hounds - a mixed border morris team
from Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.
http://bassett-street-hounds.org/
http://bassett-street-hounds.org/dances/jenny_lind.php

Doubling the parts they give and a few minor other adjustments ~

X: 3
T: Jenny Lind Polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: DMaj
|: A/G/ |\
FA GB | Af f/e/f | Ge e/d/e | Fd dA/G/ |
FA GB | Af f/e/f | ge c/d/e/c/ | df d :|
|: F/A/ |\
dB B/c/d/B/ | AF F/G/A/F/ | GE E/F/G/E/ | FD DF/A/ |
dB B/c/d/B/ | AF F/G/A/F/ | GE E/F/G/E/ | DF D :|
|: F/G/ |\
AA dF | AG G/F/G | AA gc | ed d/c/d |
AA dF | AG G/F/G | AA gc |[1 df d :|[2 df d>d ||
K: GMaj
|: B/c/d B/c/d | eF F/E/F | eF F/E/F | ge d2 |
B/c/d B/c/d/B/ | eF F/E/F | eF dF |[1 GB G2 :|[2 G2- G |]

# Posted on July 27th 2010 by ceolachan

"The Jenny Lind" ~ another 4-parter

http://www.goess.org/
http://www.goess.org/mason/other-abc/
http://www.goess.org/mason/other-abc/pdf/jennylindspolka.pdf?key=&t=0

X: 4
T: The Jenny Lind Polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: DMaj
|: A/G/ |\
FA/F/ GB | Af f/e/f | Ae e/d/e | Ad d/c/d/A/ |
FA/F/ GB | Af f>f | ge e/c/A/c/ | ed d :|
K: GMaj
|: (3d/e/f/ |\
gg/f/ e/f/g/e/ | dB B/A/G/B/ | cA A/F/D/F/ | AG G (3d/e/f/ |
g>f e/f/g/e/ | dB B/A/G/B/ | cA A/F/D/F/ |[1 AG G :|[2 AG G2 ||
K: DMaj
|: AA dF | AG G/F/G | AA gc | ed d/c/d |
AA dF | AG G/F/G | AA gc | df d2 :|
K: GMaj
|: B/c/d B/c/d | eF F/E/F | eF F/E/F | ge d2 |
B/c/d B/c/d | eF F/E/F | eF DF |[1 GB G2 :|[2 GB G |]

# Posted on July 27th 2010 by ceolachan

"The Jenny Lind" ~ and yet another 4-parter

X: 4
T: The Jenny Lind Polka
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: DMaj
|: D/E/ |\
FA GB | Af f/e/f | Ae e/f/e | Ad d/c/B/A/ |
FA/F/ GB/G/ | Af fe/f/ | Ae e/g/f/e/ | dc d :|
|: (3A/B/c/ |\
dB B/c/d/B/ | AF F>F | GE E/F/G/E/ | FD DF/A/ |
dB Bd/B/ | AF FA/F/ | GE A,/B,/C/E/ | DF D :|
K: GMaj
|: B/c/ |\
d/^c/d g/d/B | dc c/B/c | d/^c/d =c'f | ag g/f/g |
d/^c/d gB | dc c/B/c | d/^c/d =c'/a/f |[1 gg g :|[2 gg g2 ||
|: B/c/d B/c/d | ec c/B/c | A/B/c A/B/c | gd d/^c/d |
B/c/d B/c/d | ec c/B/c | A/B/c a/g/f |[1 g2 g2 :|[2 g2- g |]

This is similar to what Vivian Williams plays, only she plays it AABBACCDD...

# Posted on July 27th 2010 by ceolachan

"Jenny Lind Polka" ~ a little history via Kerr's

X: 5
T: Jenny Lind Polka
B: "Kerr's Third Collection of Merry Melodies", page 50, tune #439
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: DMaj
|: FA GB | Af f/e/f | Ge e/d/e | Fd d/c/d |
FA GB | Af f/e/f | Ge e/d/e |[1 dd dz :|[2 dd da ||
|: d'b b/a/b | af f/e/f | ge e/d/e | fd d/c/d |
d'b b/a/b | af f/e/f | ge e/d/e | df dz :|

# Posted on July 27th 2010 by ceolachan

The tune is attributed to Anton Wallerstein of Germany. It seems that it may have been composed for Jenny Lind's tour of the US.

http://pictures.abebooks.com/PETRILLA/571115018.jpg

# Posted on December 28th 2011 by Weejie

See the publishers misspelled his name too!

# Posted on December 28th 2011 by Weejie

"The Jenny Lind Polka" ~ another way of melody in her honour

Submitted on December 27th 2011 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/11663

Clearly related, but different enough to survive on its own?