6/107 Nicole Freres key-wind Cartel Serial No. 36495 circa 1858
Tunes
1. Willie We Have Missed You, by Stephen Foster (1826-1864), was published in the United States in 1854 and is first mentioned by the Australian press in 1857. Within a year the family at Rouse Hill Estate had purchased a locally printed copy of the sheet music. The song’s theme of longing for the return home of the absent ‘Willie’ named in the title is often associated with the American Civil War but predates this conflict by a number of years.
2. I'm off to Charlestown - MacKney
3. Beautiful Star, by Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
As one of America's principal and most influential songwriters, Stephen Foster shares his birthday with that of the nation. Born on 4 July 1826 in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, Foster revealed an early interest in music but received little formal training.
Even though by 1853 Foster had an exclusive contract with music publisher Firth, Pond, and Company, his financial situation became unstable, due in part to the lack of copyright protection for his songs. His personal life also suffered, and after numerous conflicts with his wife, the couple separated in 1854. Burdened with the loss of his parents the following year, as well as with his declining health and alcoholism, the quality of Foster's creative output greatly diminished. In the 1860s, he focused on sentimental ballads rather than minstrel songs, and of the many songs penned during his last years, only "Beautiful Dreamer" has achieved the status of his earlier works. Although penniless when he died on 10 January 1864, Foster bestowed on America a rich legacy of memorable songs.
4. Wait for the Waggon - Moreheney
5. Hoop De Dooden Do - T. Westrop
A country dance by the same composer as Pop Goes the Weasel, The British Grenades, Compton Races and Polly Put The Kettle On and many more
6. The Limerick Races - William Grantham
First published in 1858. This song, made famous by the Irish comic Sam Collins, appears in songsters and broadsheets throughout the late 19th and early 20th century. It has been collected from a number of traditional singers on both sides of the Atlantic.William Grantham‘s name appears as arranger on a number of Music Hall and minstrel songs published between 1840 and 1870. Limerick Races is one of a relatively small number of songs which list him as author and composer.
1. Willie We Have Missed You, by Stephen Foster (1826-1864), was published in the United States in 1854 and is first mentioned by the Australian press in 1857. Within a year the family at Rouse Hill Estate had purchased a locally printed copy of the sheet music. The song’s theme of longing for the return home of the absent ‘Willie’ named in the title is often associated with the American Civil War but predates this conflict by a number of years.
2. I'm off to Charlestown - MacKney
3. Beautiful Star, by Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
As one of America's principal and most influential songwriters, Stephen Foster shares his birthday with that of the nation. Born on 4 July 1826 in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, Foster revealed an early interest in music but received little formal training.
Even though by 1853 Foster had an exclusive contract with music publisher Firth, Pond, and Company, his financial situation became unstable, due in part to the lack of copyright protection for his songs. His personal life also suffered, and after numerous conflicts with his wife, the couple separated in 1854. Burdened with the loss of his parents the following year, as well as with his declining health and alcoholism, the quality of Foster's creative output greatly diminished. In the 1860s, he focused on sentimental ballads rather than minstrel songs, and of the many songs penned during his last years, only "Beautiful Dreamer" has achieved the status of his earlier works. Although penniless when he died on 10 January 1864, Foster bestowed on America a rich legacy of memorable songs.
4. Wait for the Waggon - Moreheney
5. Hoop De Dooden Do - T. Westrop
A country dance by the same composer as Pop Goes the Weasel, The British Grenades, Compton Races and Polly Put The Kettle On and many more
6. The Limerick Races - William Grantham
First published in 1858. This song, made famous by the Irish comic Sam Collins, appears in songsters and broadsheets throughout the late 19th and early 20th century. It has been collected from a number of traditional singers on both sides of the Atlantic.William Grantham‘s name appears as arranger on a number of Music Hall and minstrel songs published between 1840 and 1870. Limerick Races is one of a relatively small number of songs which list him as author and composer.