Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on September 15th 2003 by swisspiper.
This tune has been added to 24 tunebooks.
Also known as Big Red, Danny's Favorite, Danny's Favourite.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Philadelphia
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
|:A,B, | CF~F2 {d}BAFA | ceef ecAc | B/2B/2B fB {d}cBfB | B/2B/2B fB {d}cBAE |
FA{d}cA {d}BAFA | cAef ecAc | B/2B/2B fB {d}cAec | {d}BAGE F2 :|
|:AB | cf~f2 defa | ec{d}cB A3 B | ceef ecAB | cB{d}BA GBEB |
cf~f2 defa| ec{d}cB A3 B | ceag fecA | {d}BAGE F2 :||
Any others?
Thanks for posting this one so fast!
Does anyone out there know of any other tunes written for Philadelphia and environs beside this one and Wissahickon Drive? I'm collecting "Philadelphia" tunes.
Thanks!
# Posted on September 16th 2003 by grymater
Didn't Loudon Wainright do one about necrophilia ("They call me a necrophiliac, and I never even been to Philadelphia...")?
# Posted on September 16th 2003 by Will Harmon
Check out some of Reavy's tunes and tunes from Eugene O'Donnell. They both lived in the Philadelphia area. Also there's a song written by Mark Knopfler called "Sailing to Philadelphia" on the album of the same name. Not trad but good song nonetheless.
# Posted on September 16th 2003 by carafiddle
Philadelphia reel
This fine reel was written by Phillippe Varlet and called 'Big Red'.
While passing several sessions it lost its name and was named by the House Band Philadelphia Reel. AFAIK Phillippe is (was) French and lives in Washington DC area - so not that much connection to Philly
# Posted on September 17th 2003 by swisspiper
Hello, this is Philippe Varlet, and I approve this ABC...
Yes, I composed this tune maybe 15 years ago or so, and named it after this big red fiddle I own. My friend Danny Noveck, also the author of very nice tunes, was playing it with some of his in New England, where it started to be performed by some of the contra bands. From there, the House Band got hold of it. As far as I know the latest recording of it is Winnie Horan and Mick McAuley's "Serenade" (first track)--they didn't have the right title either.
# Posted on March 5th 2009 by groovycelt
Hi Philippe. My daughter whis is a fiddle, loves this tune. It's often played in Paris.
# Posted on December 4th 2009 by Emmanuel Delahaye
YouTube vid
I gave this really great tune a go on fiddle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EZckgGLn68
# Posted on March 17th 2012 by I ♥ Dow