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Published in [[John Simpson]]'s [[The Minstrel]], this tune seems to have enjoyed a measure of popularity as it subsequently appears in various manuscripts and published music books and surfaces in Australia between 1954 and 1961 when [[Sally Sloane]] was recorded by Australian collector [[John Meredith]].
Published in [[John Simpson]]'s [[The Minstrel]], this tune seems to have enjoyed a measure of popularity as it subsequently appears in various manuscripts and published music books and surfaces in Australia between 1954 and 1961 when [[Sally Sloane]] was recorded by Australian collector [[John Meredith]].


The original tune/dance was probably ''Le Nouvelle Fantasie'' and would have appeared in a dance collection prior to being published in [[The Minstrel]] where it is among ''a Selection of the most admired National Airs''. In later appearances it has the title ''Le Garcon Vola(n)ge'' and as there is [[Le Garcon Volage]]|another tune with this title], it likely refers to the Quadrille figure that was danced to it.
The original tune/dance was probably ''Le Nouvelle Fantasie'' and would have appeared in a dance collection prior to being published in [[The Minstrel]] where it is among ''a Selection of the most admired National Airs''. In later appearances it has the title ''Le Garcon Vola(n)ge'' and as there is [[Le Garcon Volage|another tune with this title]], it likely refers to the Quadrille figure that was danced to it.


* [[John Simpson]] as ''Le Nouvelle Fantasie''
* [[John Simpson]] as ''Le Nouvelle Fantasie''

Revision as of 15:48, 13 September 2008

Published in John Simpson's The Minstrel, this tune seems to have enjoyed a measure of popularity as it subsequently appears in various manuscripts and published music books and surfaces in Australia between 1954 and 1961 when Sally Sloane was recorded by Australian collector John Meredith.

The original tune/dance was probably Le Nouvelle Fantasie and would have appeared in a dance collection prior to being published in The Minstrel where it is among a Selection of the most admired National Airs. In later appearances it has the title Le Garcon Vola(n)ge and as there is another tune with this title, it likely refers to the Quadrille figure that was danced to it.