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Elsey’s waltz

Also known as Elsie’s.

There are 5 recordings of this tune.

Elsey’s has been added to 9 tune sets.

Elsey's has been added to 76 tunebooks.

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One setting

1
X: 1
T: Elsey's
R: waltz
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:AG|F3 E F2|D2 F2 A2|B2 G2 d2|A4 g2|f3 e d2|d2 c2 d2|d2 A2 f2|e4 AG|
F3 E F2|D2 F2 A2|B2 G2 d2|A4 g2|f3 e d2|A2 B2 c2|d6|d4 A2|
f3 g fe|d2 e2 f2|g2 B2 g2|f4 A2|f3 g fe|d2 c2 d2|d2 A2 f2|e4 AG|
F3 E FE|D2 F2 A2|B2 G2 d2|A4 g2|f3 e d2|A2 B2 c2|d6|d4:|

Four comments

Elsey’s Waltz

A Northumbrian waltz composed by Archie Dagg (1899 -1991), a shepherd and fiddler who took to making smallpipes and reeds late in life; he composed a number of tunes, which have been collected (“A Coquetdale Garland”).

Re: Elsey’s

This tune was one of the “hits” at a North Eastern fishing/seaside town festival which I visited last week.
🙂

It seemed to get played in every session.
Although I was quite familiar with the tune, I only realised that it was this one after visiting the festival. I’ve obviously played it at Newcastleton and the like over the years too.