Ralph Page Olde Tyme Quadrille
Woodland Dream
The Boys of Antrim
Alouette's Waltz
Amelia
Good Bye, Old Man
In Honor of "The NEW Old Man of the Mountain"
A Poster by Hilliare Wilder. Click the link to see it!
This slightly nutty waltz is dated November 2007
The dedication reads:
“Good Bye, Old Man - Bob McQuillen Nov '07
At the Lake City Dance in Seattle in May, 2003, Dave Kaynor was the caller that night and he told the crowd of a tragic event.
He said, "New Hampshire has lost face." Well, it did - the Great Stone Face (AKA The Old Man of the Mountain)
that Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote about so many years ago finally fell down on May 3, just before Dave came out.
And it really was a tragedy. We sure miss him."
The message in the deleted measure reads, "don't ask; just play the damn tune" with an arrow pointing to the next measure.
It's tough to read from Bob's score, but we played this tune on March 19, 2023 at Pierce's Hall, East Putney, Vermont.
Nominated by Bill Tomczak
"Everyone knows it, everyone plays it and it's damn beautiful.
I believe I've played it more than once every year since I first learned it. A classic!"
Hear Bob play it with New England Tradition (April Limber, Pete Colby & Bob) in a medley after Alouette's Waltz Alouette's/Amelia
Nominated by Tod Whittemore
"Unusual and fits Washington Hey to a T,
I think The Boys of Antrim is one of the best and most unique tunes that Bob wrote."
Nominated by Mary Cay Brass, Athens, VT
"Slow, haunting, mystical."
Peter Yarensky, Newmarket NH says, "One of my favorites ever since I first heard it.
In the dedication he makes the comment 'I saw a Bear this trip!'
Each recording in the links is different, and I really enjoy all of them."
Hear it on YouTube
Old New England
Dick Nevell
Sarah Bauhan - Elmwood Station
Applejack
Used with permission from Great Meadow Music / CDSS
Nominated by Justin Godin, Merrimack NH
"It’s a classic, feels almost like he was channeling the ancients, but still feels like Bob.
I am also partial to the chromatic run in Bar 23."
Hear it on YouTube Hand it Down
Used with permission from Great Meadow Music / CDSS
One of Bob's most joyful tunes. Nominated by Deborah Maynard.
Hear it on YouTube Old New England
Applejack
Used with permission from Great Meadow Music / CDSS