Westphalia Waltz

The McAuley/Horan/O'Coaimh Trio, with John Mortensen joining them on piano, play The Westphalia Waltz.

[@bobwallace1880]

GREAT JOB !! I am a 75 year old man from Central Texas. My mom and dad went dancing every Saturday night. We young kids danced to it also. The song was written by Cotton Collins. He played with the Lone Star Cowboys. Its named after a very small town in Texas. In different parts of the state the melody is named differently. Anyway it brought happy tears to an old man, thank you so much.

[@geraldnickerson7234]

Wonderful! One of my favorites and very well executed by a very talented group! Thanks! Gerry in New Brunswick, Canada God bless.. John 3 16

[@jezebeljones659]

This was the song for my opening dance with my husband , at our wedding long ago. This is a very beautiful rendition!

[@itzabella100]

Absolutely beautiful....my favourite waltz .....

[@fineartist7710]

This is the kind of magical music...that paints images... in your mind's eye.

[@maestrafrancom]

I like your version of part B. It's so smooth.

[@dwaynenakrayko5314]

So well done by all on stage. Top marks, love it, cannot imagine what you could do to make it any better. Wicked! Thx.

[@johnrothfield6126]

Beautiful fiddling!

[@JorgeRubio8]

performed exceptionally well, this is beautiful music, i haven't heard such beautiful music for a long time. Thanks!!

[@gail9933]

My dad's favourite waltz he played on his violin

[@candygirl6323]

this tune never grows old... my wife and I still dance to it.(2024)

[@markbarsamian]

Gorgeous!

[@ToastedCigar]

I absolutely love this tune. And beautifully played!

[@melaniemoore6469]

I LOVE the feel of this. Beautifully done👏👏👏

[@georgepavlov3350]

George Pavlov You won my heart . One of the best renditions ,if not the best

[@acousticshadow4032]

Well Beyond Excellent!

[@lowellirish]

Winnie and Mick... You guys are awesome!! :) Jamie

[@kandilokai]

Beautifully done. We often play this at The Dublin Pub in Dayton Ohio during Tuesday night open mic/irish session. One of my favorites.

[@jacquesbrouyer8687]

Also very famous in Québec Great playing ❤❤❤

[@cappuccino1968]

Pure merveille, bravo

[@buddyroeginocchio9105]

Exquisite.

[@lanslay7342]

Absolutely beautiful and very beautifully done!!❤️👍👍✝️✝️🌹💕🌹🌹🌹🌹💕💓🛐🇱🇷🇺🇸

[@MUETZE198]

welp greeting from westphalia

[@marad5610]

Beautiful but this is Pytala Sie Pani...Polish..played at many a' parents weddings. I knew it from my Father but when hearing by a group in Zakopane Poland it really hit home..

[@lorraineb682]

It's such a good tune that it got spread around and enjoyed a lot

[@j0natron]

Is there a chart that has that last short bridge they did? I've never played it with that addition. This is probably my favorite song ever and this is such a wonderful performance.

[@user-oc3ex9ny7g]

My grandmother is a Westphalia girl. I am Eileen Greger Halfmann's grandson. I'm number two grandson.

[@paul29671]

There's a really beautiful version of this tune done by Stephen Bennett on harp guitar (on YT)

[@timothythorne9464]

Knice!

[@kimtaylor808]

Absolutely beautiful. She plays so well, who is she?

[@cedarvillemusic]

Winifred Horan is the fiddler for the Irish group Solas.

[@allanmerovitz871]

Westphalia Waltz actually according to a lot of research is a European/ Polish tune.

[@ericsprado4631]

My parents were German/Russian Eastern European immigrants and there are SO MANY songs from there that became famous here...Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain is one where both words and music were translated into English...I learned it from an old Chech man in Ely Nevada.... Du Kanst Nicht Treu Sein (sp?) is one I grew up playing at home.. It too had both music and words trsanslated into English.. It was a BIG hit for several stars after WWll known as "You Can't Be True Dear"...

[@reggie6871]

was this at the centrum festival for american fiddle tunes? i recognize the stage

[@rueridge7597]

Really nice

[@willpeadon1002]

Is there any way I could obtain the guitar chords for this piece? It is wonderful.

[@deandaniel4911]

@@nskimharris Nice !

[@mollymoses2220]

1:11- 1:33

[@mollypember]

This is the French way to play this song!

[@northcountryhermit5057]

I THOUGHT THAT WAS WINNIE! :) :)

[@melaniecouture98]

Do you know the name of the lady playing the fiddle!!! She’s so good!!!

[@briangrosseth5066]

It is not an American tune at all, rearranged perhaps, it is actually a famous Polish song that the Yanks copied. The polish song is: "Pytala Sie Pani Waltz" . So lets get the facts straight.

[@TModel15]

When playing "Westphalia Waltz", it is shame people don't bother to research it's origin. Far from it being an American tune it's origin is so far as definitely known is Polish! However, there is some evidence that it could be French! when played at a dancehall in Westphalia, Texas, as far as they knew, it had no name! So, like many people have done, they gave it one. Really too bad they didn't ask the Polish people who immigrated to that area it's real name! If interested look it up, but don't ask wickipedia, they have it wrong!

[@jwylde2]

Read Joe Weed's chronology. It is at: www.joeweed.com/documentaries/westphalia_waltz.htm It is a Polish tune (with a few Texas touches} but there really is a Westphalia, Texas. Probably the people in Westphalia, Texas don't even know about the original North Rhine-Westphalia.

[@acousticshadow4032]

Think I first heard it blaring out of a VW bus ~ driven by a Polish-American from Texas.

[@magusl9628]

Stonebridge Farm Caravan Park Glad I'm not the only one that knows Westphalia is in Germany. Although I'm pretty sure that rather than a town, is a region/state.

[@hizaleus]

I can not remember the Polish title but it translates to something like "Why so sad, lady? Tunes have been adopted across national boundaries, sometimes with variations, for centuries. Nearly all "Old Time" "American" tunes are originally from the British Isles, and scholars believe those "folk" tunes were simplified imitations of court music. "Tradition" is what your grandfather did :)

[@timothythorne9464]

Yea, it's definitely Polish. I think it's a dance known as a "varsovienne" which originally came from the Warsaw region. And that area of Central Texas was settled by Poles in the 19th century. Nearby towns include Zabcikville and Rosanky, and Bremond has a celebration of "Polish Days" in August.