Jenny Lind Polka

Anton Wallerstein wrote it in 1846 as "Jenny Lind's Lieblings-Polka," for the Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale." It was printed again and again, often without his name, and some American editions credit Allen Dodworth, who only arranged it.

Lind's fame peaked just as the polka craze took off. P. T. Barnum brought her to America for a concert tour in the early 1850s. The tune passed into fiddle traditions in America, England and Australia, usually cut down to two parts, and Bill Monroe recorded it as "Heel and Toe Polka."