Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on February 20th 2002 by granama.
This tune has been added to 23 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Charleston, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
c2cB cBAB | cABA FADF | EAAG ABca |
fdBA GBed | BccB cBAB | cABA FADF |
EAAG Acfc |1 ecBc A3B :|2 ecBc A3z ||
|:bafa eAcf | eAce f3g | ae~e2 faec | dBcA Bfed |
BccB cBAB | cABA FADF | EAAG Acfc | ecBc A3z :|
Firstly, I apologise to all pipers, whistle and keyless flute players (except any flash gits who can play it anyway). Not to be confused with the popular dance of the 1920s(? - excuse my historical ignorance), this a mighty infectious little number composed by London-born piano-box player Tommy Keane (who now resides in New York, I believe). I like to lean liberally into that open e-string in the first bar-and-a-half - I don't know how traditional that is, but it works for me.
# Posted on February 20th 2002 by granama
Charleston
This was composed by Jimmy Keane, the piano accordion player, now living in Chicago, and who frequently plays with Mick Moloney & Robbie O'Connell and they recorded it on "There were Roses" Album. It is also commonly known as Jimmy Keane's.
Jimmy plays with a number of others, including Bohola.
Note from the album There were Roses : "Embarrased at not having a title for it, we christened it during a live public radio broadcast from Charleston, West Virginia."
# Posted on February 24th 2002 by banjowalsh
Shame on me! I got the composer's name AND the place where he lives wrong. Well, his name's only two letters different, and the city's in the same country.
# Posted on February 25th 2002 by granama