I only learned White Rose Waltz recently when I taught it to one of my students.
It’s a beautiful tune, and I really like the way it transitions from the Key of D to Bb and then back again.
I just finished playing for a wedding today at the Wild Basin Lodge in Allenspark, CO (near Estes Park), and I got the photographer to record my fiddle tune while I was still in my tux.
This recording demonstrates one of the ways that Fiddle Tune a Day has made me uncomfortable this year. When I record a tune, I really want to play it beautifully, and I want the notes I play to be the notes I intended to play.
In this recording, I totally botched one of the chords I played near the beginning, and today was a one-take opportunity, so the way I played it in that one take is they way it is on record for all of eternity. And, uncomfortable is good, I guess. 😉
There isn’t much on this tune online, (there are a couple of other tunes by this name as well). I did find a recording of Aly Bain playing it without attribution, and notation referencing England. So if you have information to contribute, I would love to hear it.
White Rose Waltz according to Fiddler’s Companion
WHITE ROSE (WALTZ) [2]. American, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Page, Northern Junket, vol. 6, No. 3, March 1958; pg. 13.
You really can't tell. It sounded lovely.
I was waiting for the mistake but could hardly tell…maybe a tad off but not glaring to my ears.
I admire your concentration with the noise (moving stuff) in the background. That’s what it takes!
Thanks, Taquitobro. I always aim for excellence in my playing, and don’t always play up to my standards. 🙂 Thanks for your kind words.
I was waiting for the mistake but it wasn’t glaring…just a bit creative.
Your concentration through the background noise is commendable…that’s what it takes.
Thanks,
Taquitobro
Thanks Deborah. It's OK that I didn't play what I intended and that I didn't play it as well as I intended. Music is in the moment you create it, and it's good to be outside your comfort zone now and again. 🙂
Very pretty! But isn't music for the audience? As an audience member it was beautiful!. (Never could hear anything wrong.)
Very beautiful!