Clarinet Polka - Vivian Williams, fiddle 

You can see how absolutely proud Phil is of Vivian and her playing. He just can't stop smiling!!

This is the best rendition on fiddle of this great tune that I've ever heard, with exquisite accompaniment all around.

That is some great footage of our close family friends, Vivan, Phil, Barney, and Sue. It is with great heartache to hear of Phil's passing. He was Vivan's musical soul mate. Rest in peace Phil, your traditional music will live on.

The best version of clarinet polka that I've ever heard.

Love this tune and her version is great!

Vivian is one of the all time heroes in old time music. She's still playing beautiful music today along with her husband, Phil, who can play just about anything!

A esto solo le falta el canto a la tirolesa. Brutal pickin de violín y banjo. Enhorabuena

The Polka goes Country...very well done, sounds beautiful...

Bravo Vivian. I have always thought that polka as a Czech dance can only be played in a wind-instruments version, or in a symphonic version. But the country music performance of the polka as in this case is very successful ! Greeting from CZ.

Nice to hear the polka. We call it "Der Klarinettenmuckl". Greetings from Germany.Dieter

Accuracy and fun...describes this ten fold!

Freaking awesome, and this is from a hard rock lover

one of my favourite tunes. I could listen to it overr and over.

I had the incredible good fortune to hear them (as the Turkey Pluckers) in the living-room of my boarding house on Corbett St. in Portland, in the winter of 1964. Talk about "National Treasures"..! ^..^

It can't get any better than that... Thanx...

In French Canada (Québec and Acadia), it goes by the name of 'La Polka de Caraquet'. It was part of Paul Cormier's répertoire (a.k.a Mr Pointu). Very well played, in deed.

Wowie! Stumbled across you via Jenny Lind polka. You can play for my contra dances any time!

Wow...that is "gettin down"!!! Very good!

This tune was first published in America in 1940, crediting composers Jan Dvoraky and Laurence Paul, although it may be based on an older traditional Polish tune. You can order sheet music for this version of it from the Voyager Recordings website listed at the top of this page, in the "Repertoire Builder Series" No. 110, couple dances.

Simply fantastic ! This music and tune is awesome.

This video is absolutely fantastic. I listed to it often.

Nothing better!

really great to hear a good ol clarinet polka on the fiddle. vivian williams did a very nice job also. thanks for sharing this wonderful video.

1981????? It looks like 1959. Awesome Job to you Vivian, MUCH Respect.

Excellent fiddling. Sure makes yo want to dance.

I really enjoyed this. Very well played. fiddlebob

This is great....never mind the age.!!!!!! NH

Amazing!

@Suprasylph Yes, you're right, the older tune that the 1940's publication was based on is Austrian. There's a great version of on RU-vid - search for Klarinett Polka Hupfata for a great version of it played by a brass band, plus some more information about the tune.

Marvelous!

very nice tune.well played

vivian must be the worlds greatest fiddle player ever

Bravo !

wow!!!!!!!

Cómo se llama está polca y de dónde es pues también la tocan los conjuntos norteños, excelente interpretación.

BRAVOOO!!!

EXELENTE !!!!!

genial !! *.*

bravo...!

Buenisimaaaa

Hello! I'm polish. I was made artikel about this melody in Polish wikipedia and English wikipedia. Now I going to made in Deutsch wikipedia, and Boarich wikipedia. You writting that this melody in USA at 40's. Have you got sources? (For wikipedia) Greetings from Polnad I finder information that this melody is from Poland an in 1915 in Chichago, but I know that this isn't rigt. This melody is popular i n Poland only because this melody is in Polskie Radio.

But you have to enter the Candy Mountain Cave, Charlie!!!!

It's fascinating to watch her fingers fly like that. BTW; wasn't this an Austrian polka from the 19th century?

F A NT A S T I C !!!!

Onkohan Vivian koskaan ollut Kaustisella ?

hard lookin pill but great music!!

Ok

Elle est excellente. Un peu trop vite cependant.

His smile is weird, who smiles like that for that long??

Nice job. But not Clarinet Polka. It's Allentown Polka.

Good job Vivian! Barney - get a haircut bro!

Clarinet polka... without a clarinet!

I'm pretty sure a clarinet is absolutely unnecessary for a Clarinet Polka so the clarinetists should do a Banjo or Violin or Accordion Polka etc. but I don't think they could pull off a Double Bass Polka

Excellent skills, just played too fast.

poor bass player needs to learn the harmonies. oooppps!!! one stanza he consistantly plays the wrong harmonies...very distracting