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The Portland Collection, Vol. 2

Errata and Addenda

Most of the changes were made in the 2nd printing below were made in the 2nd printing of The Portland Collection, Vol. 2. These changes are signified by a 2P (for 2nd printing) after each revision. The remainder of the Errata will be corrected in the 3rd printing.

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Add Ellen Hansen to the list of people who assisted us in our quest for details. Add Carol Peining and Eric Schlorff to the list of people who assisted us in the technical production of the book. 2P

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Brasstown - Donna mailed her tune to us long before the printing deadline. It took the U.S. Postal service 9 months to deliver her letter, which arrived shortly after the book was published. Click here to see Donna’s setting. 2P

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Buzz the 9 - Add the following bassline notes to the chords in measures A-5, -6, and -7:
          | D    D/C | G/B    G/B flat   | D/A       |   2P

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Cattle in the Cane - The courtesy key signature at the end of the tune should have just 2 sharps, F sharp and C sharp. 2P       

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Dedicado à Jos - In measure A-7, change the 6th note from an F sharp to an E.  This is the only change, but it eliminates the need to include measure A-7 in the first and second endings. Click here to see the revision.

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The Derry Reel - The very last measure of the tune should have an E chord on the first beat and an A chord on the second beat. We discovered this error after the 2nd printing was finished. It will be corrected in the 3rd printing.

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Flying Home to Shelley -  In measure A-4, the last note should be a C rather than a D. 2P

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Lost Everything - In measures B1 and B5 the last note should be a B rather than an A, and those quarter B notes should tie to the eighth B notes at the beginning of measures B-2 and B-6. 2P

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Mad River - B Part: alternate version. In measures B-2 and B-6, the chords should be E rather than A. 2P

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Monique at the Anvil - Alternate chords: In the B part, the repeat sign should be placed at the in front of the Dm starting the 3rd line rather than at the beginning of the 4th line.

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The Reel of Mullinavat - Place a repeat sign at the beginning of the 5th line of music, which is the beginning of the B part. 2P

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The New Stove - The key signature of the tune should be 6/8 rather than cut time.    (We discovered this error after the 2nd printing was finished. It will be corrected in the 3rd printing.)

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6/8 du Petit Sarny - Measure B-4 should not have a repeat sign. 2P

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Through the Gates - Measure A-4 should not have a repeat sign. 2P

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Turkey in the Peapatch - Possible cross tune should be ADAE. 2P

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Le 24 Juin - The second line of the play directions should read: “Or, play ABCB (once through this sequence is twice through a contra dance).”  2P

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Le 24 Juin - Information below the tune should read: “This tune was composed with the following structure: AA, BB, CC, BB, ending on AA with the coda replacing the last 3 measures of A-2.”  2P

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Becky’s Mode - Correct spelling is Becky Hollingsworth. 2P

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Billy in the Lowlands - Correct spelling is Emery Bailey. 2P

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The Breakwater Boys Breakdown - The third line from the end should read: “but leaving the C’s natural.”  2P

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The Cincinnati Rag - Correct spelling is Clarence Green. 2P

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Girl with the Blue Dress On - The second line should read: “New York fiddler George Wilson.” 2P

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Mary Ann’s Reel - Insert: “with alternate chords played in Portland.” 2P

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Monique at the Anvil - Insert after Bob Pasquarello “who provided the alternate chords.” 2P

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Old John Tate - Correct spelling is Glenn Berry. 2P

Page 278

The Other Good Host - Correct spelling is Chris Roe. 2P

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Swing Away - Substitute this text beginning with: “George tells us that he and hammer dulcimerist Bill Spence plucked the tune out of Cole’s 1,000 Fiddle Tunes, where it was called “Humors of Boston Hornpipe,” in the key of B flat. Then the mills of the folk process began to grind. They changed the key to G to make it more adaptable to the dulcimer—and also because, as George says, “’I couldn’t play it in B flat, anyway.” They recorded it that way on one of Spence’s albums, and that’s where the title got switched. “All the titles were wrong on that album!” Then later, George switched it over to A, which is how it lies on the Kicking Mule album and under the fingers of most players these days. Whichever key you choose to play it in, it has an unmistakable New England ring to it. This is a truly great contra dance tune.” 2P

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Tam Lin - The alternate version is from Rex Blazer. 2P

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Le Tourment - Should read “We played the tune in G, but Jean-Paul recorded it in C (as notated here)...” 2P

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Willafjord - AKA Wullafjord. 2P

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Add: Wullafjord see Willafjord 2P

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