Yankee Notions (1910..Benjamin Richmond.

[Steve Harrison]

Name that tune! This is another medley of popular tunes arranged by Richmond as a march. I recognize the usual subjects but there are a few that I don't, maybe someone can name them all? It's my 6th 'Yankee' featured tune and my 309th arrangement. I quite like this and it's not too hard on the fingers. The score and midi are in the library..Steve.

[Jody Stecher]

Intro : Yankee Doodle plus ?

Reuben Reuben I've Been Thinking

Arkansas Traveler

Little Brown Jug

Turkey In The Straw

?

Yankee Doodle

[Steve Harrison]

Hi Jody, many thanks, you're yet again the fount of all knowledge re American music. I'd never heard of Reuben, Reuben so I had a listen on You Tube, it's a delightful childrens song that doesn't appear to have crossed the Atlantic. Tune number 6 is still a mystery but maybe someone will eventually to put a name to it....Steve.

Jody Stecher said:

Intro : Yankee Doodle plus ?

Reuben Reuben I've Been Thinking

Arkansas Traveler

Little Brown Jug

Turkey In The Straw

?

Yankee Doodle

[Jody Stecher]

In the 19th century Reuben Reuben was  Reuben and Rachel, a pop song for people of all ages. The 20th century children's song is a parody. I vaguely  remember hearing the original as a boy. My impression is that " I've always known it". 

I do know some things about old music, and not just from America, but many of my posts to this forum have been informed  by using an internet search engine.  So I recognized the melody of RR because I was born early enough to have heard it "everywhere".  I "knew" who composed the original (it was Birch and Gooch) from 11 seconds spent on a wikipedia page.