The Fiddler’s Companion

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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

ST. ADELE'S REEL. French‑Canadian, Reel. Front Hall FHR‑010, Bill Spence and Fennig's All Stars ‑ "The Hammered Dulcimer Strikes Again" (1977).

 

ST(E). AGATHE. French‑Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. One of Bayard's Pennsylvania‑collected untitled reels (1981; No. 78, pg. 50) resembles this tune's 'A' part. Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 39. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 59, pg. 35 (appears as "Sainte Agathe").

 

ST. ANDREW'S. AKA and see "Ballyket Courthouse," "Barry's Fancy," "Kathleen's Fiddle," "Micho Russell's Favorite [1]," "Rattigan's,"  "The Swallow [2]." Irish, Reel. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vol. 3.

ST. ANDREW'S ASSEMBLY. English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'C. The melody was composed by Ludwig Beethoven. An ‘assembly’ was a social club. St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, was proclaimed a royal burgh in 1140 by David I and a cathedral was founded in 1160, though not formally consecrated until 1318, with Robert Bruce in attendance. A castle was built there around the year 1200. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

 


ST(E). ANNE'S REEL. AKA and see “La Reel de la Baie Ste. Anne.” French Canadian (originally), American, Irish; Reel and Breakdown. Canada; Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Reiner & Anick, Silberberg): AABB (Begin, Brody, Jarman, Mallinson, Martin & Hughes, Miller & Perron, O'Neill, Perlman, Sweet, Taylor): AA'BB' (Phillips). According to Anne Lederman (in her article on “Fiddling” in the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, 1992), the tune was originally French-Canadian, with Joseph Allard’s recorded version—“Reel de Ste Anne”—becoming popular in English-speaking Canada as “St. Anne’s Reel.” There are at least two bays by this name in eastern Canada, as the French alternate title above would suggest, though it is not known if those features explain the origin of the tune’s title. “St. Anne’s” is apparently French-Canadian tune which has been assimilated into several North American and British Isles traditions and remains a popular staple of fiddlers’ jam sessions. It was, for example, in the repertoire of Cyril Stinnett, who epitomized the "North Missouri Hornpipe Style" of Mid-West fiddling, though it soon became a popular staple of most Missouri fiddlers. It was perhaps from listening to Canadian radio broadcasts in the hey-day of the big AM band stations, which could be heard clearly in the northern part of the state, or it may have been brought back by contest fiddlers in the 1960’s who attended the renowned contests in Weiser, Idaho, and in Canada. Perlman (1996) similarly states the tune entered Prince Edward Island tradition from radio broadcasts from Québec, but that it has elaborated (especially in western PEI) over the years to suit the rhythms of the local step-dancing. Irish musicians have frequently recorded the melody as well. The earliest printing of “St. Anne’s” appears to be in the Jarman collections of the 1930’s and 1940’s, where arrangement is credited to John Burt with a copyright date of 1937. Mark Wilson says its popularity in the United States dates from the 1950’s after it was recorded by Nashville fiddlers such as Tommy Jackson. The tune has some affinity to older reels, including two printed by O'Neill in his Waifs & Strays of Gaelic Melody, "The Factory Lass" (249) and "The Home Made Reel" (250). There is a similarity in the first part to “The Skylark [1],” composed by James Morrison. Sources for notated versions: Andy Woolf (Mass.) [Reiner & Anick]; transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, N.H.), who learned the tune in Montreal from his brother Emile [Miskoe & Paul]; Elmer Robinson (b. c. 1910, Mounty Pleasant, now resides in Woodstock, West Prince County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; fiddler Dawson Girdwood (Perth, Ottawa Valley, Ontario) [Begin]. Begin (Fiddle Music from the Ottawa Valley: Dawson Girdwood), 1985; No. 48, pg. 57. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 243‑244. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 1, No. 8. Jarman (Cornhuskers), 1944; pg. 7. S. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 4: Collection of Fine Tunes), 1983 (revised 1991, 2001); pg. 14. Mallinson (Essential), 1995; No. 47, pg. 21. Martin & Hughes (Ho-ro-gheallaidh), 1990; pg. 33. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 14. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddle Repertoire), 1983; No. 139. Miskoe & Paul (Omer Marcoux), 1994; pg. 32. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 5. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 73. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 208. Reiner & Anick (Old Time Fiddling Across America), 1989; pg. 48. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 149. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 49. Taylor (Crossroads Dance), 1992; No. 35, pg. 25. Bee Balm 302, “The Corndrinkers.” Condor 977‑1489, "Graham & Eleanor Townsend Live at Barre, Vermont." County 725, The Riendeau Family‑ "Old‑Time Fiddling." Flying Fish, Bryan Bowers‑ "The View From Home." Folkways FTS 31098, Ken Perlman ‑ "Clawhammer Banjo and Fingerstyle Guitar Solos." Green Linnet SIF‑104, John & Phil Cunningham ‑ "The Celts Rise Again" (1990). Green Linnet SIF‑3036, Silly Wizard ‑ "Live in America" (1986). Heritage XXXIII, The Correct Tone String Band ‑ "Visits" (1981). June Appal 007, Thomas Hunter (N.C.) ‑ "Deep in Tradition" (1976). June Appal 014, John McCutcheon ‑ "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" (1977. Learned from Tommy Hunter). Mulligan LUN 027, Martin O’Connor - “The Connaughman’s Rambles.” Philo 2000, "Louis Beaudoin" (1973. Learned from his father). Rounder 7006, Theresa and Marie MacLellan (Cape Breton) ‑ "A Trip to Mabou Ridge." Shaskeen - "My Love is in America." Rounder CD7014, Dennis Pitre – “Fiddlers of Western Prince Edward Island” (1997). Rounder CD 7016, Gerry Robichaud – “The Slippery Stick” (1996). Rounder Heritage Series 1166-11592-2, Gerry Robichaud (et al) – “The Art of Traditional Fiddle” (2001. Learned from New Brunswick tradition). Rounder Select 82161-0476-2, “The Wind That Shakes the Barley: Hammered Dulcimer Music” (reissues, orig. released 1977). TRAX 026, Aly Bain - “Aly Bain and Friends.” Temple House Ceili Band - “Music for the Sets, vol. 1.”

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

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T:St. Anne’s Reel

L:1/8

M:C|

S:Jay Ungar

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Major

de|f2 (fg) fedB|A2 F2 F3 A|B2G2G2 (FG)|B2A2A2 a2|f2 (fg) fedB|A2 FA DFAd|

(BG)Bd (cA)cd|e d2 )e d2:|

ag|fdf(a fd)fg|ag2(a g2)(gf)|e(dcB) Ace^g|ba2b a2 (ag)|fdf(a fd)fg|ag2(a g2) (gf)|

e(dcB) Aceg|f d3 d2:|

 

ST. ANNE'S TUNE. English, Dance Tune. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. One of the tunes used in the Abbots Bromley (Staffordshire) horn dance. "This four bar melody is the same tune that Edie Sammons recalled (see "Edie Sammon's Tune") but with a different rhythm. It was first published in 1924 in the 'Leaflet' of SS. Mary's and Anne's Guild, St. Mary's and St. Anne's being schools in Abbots Bromley" (Bullen). Bullen, Andrew, Country Dance and Song, May 1987, Vol. 17, pg. 11.

 

SAINT-ANTOINE.  AKA and see “Saint-Siméon [1].” French-Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is associated with the repertoire of master Québec fiddler Joseph Bouchard (1905-1980), who recorded the tune in three parts. Source for notated version: fiddler Richard Forest [Hart & Sandell]. Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 31, pg. 61.  Compo Records, Joseph Bouchard – “Reel carnaval” (1968). Yvon Cuillerier – “Québec pure laine” (1992). Tradi-Spec 8401, Richard Forest & Tradi/son – “Tradi/son de passage” (1984. Appears under the title “Saint-Siméon”).

 

ST. BASIL'S HYMN. Greek. A traditional tune for the Greek New Year. Flying Fish FF‑266, Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen ‑ "Thunderhead" (1982). Yodel‑ay‑hee #002, Critton Hollow Stringband ‑ "Sweet Home" (1983).

 

ST. BERNARD WALTZ. English, Waltz. The St. Bernard’s Waltz is a rather elementary couple or ‘sequence’ dance that was quite popular in the 1930’s, and for several decades thereafter. Its popularity has diminished in modern times, although it is sometimes still called for at dances. An early recording was the 1934 78 RPM by Bob Smith and His Ideal Band. Folkways FW8827, Arbuckle, Mikkelson & Clifton - "Old Time Couple Dances" (1961).

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T:St. Bernard's Waltz
M:3/4
L:1/4
Q:100
C:Ward & Swallow
S:Play Intro-A-A-B-C
K:C
"C"[[.c/2G/2E/C/2] [.c/2-c2G/2-G2E/2-E2C/2-C2]|"C"C,[CEG][CEG]|"C"G,[CEG
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3|"Dm"A3|"G7"GBd|"G"g"D7"^f"G7"=f|"C"e"F7"_e"C"=e|"G7"dBG|"C"e3|c3|Gz"Ea
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3|"G"d3|"C"c.G.A|"G".B"C".c"G".d:|!
"C"e2g|"G"d2g|"C"c"(knock)"zz|"(knock)"z2z|"C"G2A|"G"F2G|"C"E3|GAB|c3|"F"cBA|"G7"G2F
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z|"C"c3|c2B|"F7"A3|"G7"G"E+"^G"F"A|"C"c3|"F"B2A|"C"G2c|EGc|e2e|"G"fed|"C
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"G"d3|"C"c3|"Fm6".d"Am".e"F".f|"C"[.G3.g3|"C".Czz||

 

ST. BERNARD'S WELL. AKA and see "Barnard's Will," "Shammie Breeches." Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. St. Bernard's Well is a mineral spring by the Water of Leith, on the outskirts of Edinburgh's New Town. It was written in the mid‑18th century; two versions were printed in Stewart's c. 1761‑5 Reels, entitled "Bernard's Well" and "Shamboe Breeches." Johnson (1984) identifies that the first strain is based on a 16th century Italian chord progression style called passamezzo moderno. The melody was first published by Neil Stewart (or Steuart) in The Newest and Best Reels or Country Dances (1761, pg. 25), according to Glen, and also appears in the Gillespie Manuscript of 1768. Bernard's Well was "an Edinburgh landmark for those who took the waters to improve their health. The value was no doubt more psychological than medical, although the water was said to be 'impregnated with iron and sulpher...and highly diuretic" (Alburger, 1983). Source for notated version: Sharpe MS., c. 1790, pg. 69 [Johnson]. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 35, pg. 59 (appears as “Bernard’s Well”). Johnson (Scottish Fiddle Music in the 18th Century), 1984; No. 73, pg. 224.

 


ST. BOTOLPH HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. A Major ('A' part) & E Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. The name 'Boston' is derived from the contraction over time of the place-name ‘St. Botolph's stone’, located in Lincolnshire (in the year 1130 this name appeared as ‘Botulvestan’). It may be that the title in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection is simply another way of saying the ‘Boston Hornpipe’. St. Botolph is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the year 654 as beginning to build a minster in an unidentified place, while another source describes him as “a man of remarkable life and learning.” Nothing else is known of him (or of his stone, or why it was important), though there are several medieval churches dedicated to him, including one in London (Matthews, 1972). It “Can be used as a Clog,” notes Ryan. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 99. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 135.

X:1

T:St. Botolph Hornpipe

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

(3EFG | A>cB>A A>ce>c | d>ef>g a>fe>c | A2 (c>B) A>ce>c | B>cB>A G>EG>B |

A2 (c>B) A>ce>c | d>ef>g (3aga e>c | f>ed>f e>cA>c | B>AG>B A2 :|

K:E

(GA) | (cB)B>B B2 (cd) | e>de>f g2 (fg) | a>gf>a g>fe>g | f>ed>c B>AG>A |
(cB)B>B B2 (cd) | e>de>f g2 (fg) | a>gf>a g>fe>g | f>ed>f e2 :|

 

ST. CATHERINE'S (REEL). Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Credited to A.M. Volti in Kerr’s collection, presumably a relation to Carl Volti, who contributed many tunes to the Kerr collections. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 66, pg. 9.

X:1

T:St. Catherine’s

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 66  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|G2 ge d2 BG|c2 AG (GF)ED|G2 ge d2BG|EGFd BGG:|

|:d|g2 Be dBG2|EFGA GFED|g2 Be dBG2|EGFd BGG:|

 

ST. CIARÁN’S BUSH. Irish, Hornpipe. Composed by County Tipperary fiddler Seán Ryan (d. 1985). Ryan (Seán Ryan’s Dream), 31.

 

ST. CLAIR’S HORNPIPE [1]. Canadian, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 69. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 115, pg. 72 (appears as "St. Clair").

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T:St.Clair Hornpipe

R:Hornpipe

M:2/4

L:1/16

Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne

K:D

AG|FADF Adcd|edcd e2ef|gfed edcB|ABAG F2AG|

FADF Adcd|edcd e2ef|gfed cABc|d2f2 d2:|

|:FG|A^GAF DFAF|GABc edcB|A^GAF DFAF|GFED E2FG|

A^GAF DFAF|GABc edcB|ABAF AGFE|D2F2 D2:|

 

ST. CLAIR’S HORNPIPE [2]. America, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 112. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 149. White’s Unique Collection, 1986; No. 101, pg. 18.

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T:St. Clair’s Hornpipe [2]

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 99

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A | B/A/^G/A/ D/F/A/c/ | e/d/c/d/ F/A/e/f/ | f/e/^d/e/ A/c/e/g/ | (f/c/)(d/B/) AA |

B/A/^G/A/ D/F/A/c/ | e/d/c/d/ F/A/c/d/ | (f/e/).^d/.e/ (A/c/).e/.f/ | dfd :|

|: (e/f/) | .g/(e/^d/e/) A/c/e/g/ | (f/d/)(c/d/) F/A/d/f/ | (e/c/)(^B/c/) E/A/c/e/ |

e/d/c/d/ (A/F/)(B/A/) | .g/(e/^d/e/) A/c/e/g/ | (f/d/)(c/d/) F/A/d/f/ |

(e/c/)(^B/c/) E/A/c/e/ | (e/d/)(f/e/) d :|

 

ST. COLUMBA’S HYMN. AKA and see "Caol Mhiule" (The Narrows of Mull).

                       

ST. ELMO HORNPIPE. AKA and see “Shunster’s Hornpipe,” “Sunshine Hornpipe.” American, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. It sounds like a 19th century stage hornpipe. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 98. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 132.

X:1

T:St. Elmo Hornpipe

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

cd | (3eae (3cec (3AcA (EA) | CEAc ecAc | (3dfd (3cec (3BdB (3AcA | GBAF E2 (cd) |

eace AcEA | CEAc ecAc | (3dfd (3cec (3BdB (3GBG | A2a2A2 :|

|: Bc | dBGB EGBc | dBGB d2 (cd) | ec (3AcA (EA)cd | ec (3Ace a2 ga |

fdBd (3fed (3cBA | (3GAB (3AGF E2 ( cd) | (3eag (3fed (3cBA (3BAG | A2a2A2 :|

                       

ST-FÉRÉOLE.  French-Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Known as a beginner’s tune. St-Féréole is a town on the north bank of the St. Laurence River, north east of Québec city.

X:1

T:St-Féréole

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Fiddler Pascal Gemme (of the group Genticorum)

K:D

D/E/F/G/ AF/A/|dF A2|fe/d/ cA|B/A/B/c/ BA|D/E/F/g/ AF/A/|

dF A2|fe/d/ cA|B/A/B/c/ d2::A/c/d/e/ f/f/e/d/|ef g2|B/A/B/c/ BA/G/|

F/G/A/B/ A2|A/c/d/e/ f/f/e/d/|ef g2|B/A/B/c/ B(3A/A/A/|B/A/B/c/ d2:|

 

ST. FRANCIS. Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 82, pg. 57.

                       

ST. GEORGE FOR ENGLAND. English, Air (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AB. The song appears in Pills to Purge Melancholy of 1707 and 1719, though the ballad was considerably older, appearing in collections dating from 1659. Fielding makes "St. George he was for England" one of Squire Western's favorite tunes in his novel Tom Jones, and Ben Jonson made it one of the songs offered for sale by the ballad‑singer in his comedy Bartholomew Fair.

***

Why should we boast of Arthur and his knights,

Knowing well how many men have endured fights?

For besides King Arthur and Lancelot du Lake,

Or Sir Tristram de Lionel, that fought for Ladies’ sake,

Read in old histories and there you shall see,

How St. George, St. George the Dragon made to flee.

Saint George he was for England,

St. Denis was for France,

Sing Honi soit qui mal y pense.

***

Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), vol. 2, 1859; pgs. 102‑103.

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T:St. George for England

M:C

L:1/8

S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Time  (1859)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A2 AA A3B|A=GFE F4|FBBB BB B2|BAGF G2 EE|A2A2A2 AA|A2 A,A, E2 EE|

B2 BB BBBB|BAGF G4|A2 cc eeee|e2 EE E2 FG|A3 E F3 C|DD EE A,2||zE|

A3B c2A2|d6 cB|A4 A2 GF|E6 E2|A6 A2|D6 F2|E6 E2|A,8||

                       

ST. GEORGE'S DAY. English, Jig. England, North‑West. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 111.

                       

ST. IVES FEAST.  AKA and see “Bodmin Riding,” “Grand Turk’s March,” “Ct. Brown’s March.” AKA – “St. Ives Processional.”

 

ST. IVES WELL PROCESSION.  AKA and see “Bodmin Riding,” “Grand Turk’s March,” “Ct. Brown’s March.” AKA – “St. Ives Feastl.”

 

ST. JAMES' BASIN. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 399.

                       

ST. JEAN MARCH. French‑Canadian, March. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 96, pg. 61.

                       

ST. JOBE'S WALTZ. Old-Time, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Source for notated version: A.L. Steeley with the Red Headed Fiddlers [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 304. Document 8038, The Red Headed Fiddlers – “Texas Fiddle Bands” (reissue).

                       

ST. JOE HORNPIPE. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Nebraska. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. “The St. Joe Hornpipe” is one of the ‘100 essential Missouri fiddle tunes’ according to Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. See also the related "Indian Hornpipe." Source for notated versions: Bob Walters (Burt County, Nebraska) [Christeson, Phillips]. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; pg. 35. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 222.

X:1

T:St. Joe Hornpipe

M:2/4

L:1/16

Q:122

S:from Cyril Stinnett

A:Missuori

B:transcribed as #45 in OTFR

N:the title likely refers to the northwest Missouri city of St. Josehp D:taken from a recording of Cyril Stinnett in September, 1979

Z:B. Shull, trans.; R.P. LaVaque, ABCs

K:Bb

(FGA|B2)d(f b2)b(f|a2g2 (ga)ge|(Ac)ef a2(=ef|g2)f(=e fg)fc|! (Bc)df b2b(f|a2)g2 (g^fg)=e|(fa)gf =e(cA)c|B2(3cBA) B2:|! |:[B,2D2]|[B,2D2]DF B2Bc|(dcd)e (dc)A(B|cd)c(B A)FGA|(BAB)(c dBFD|! [B,2D2]DF (BAB)c|(dcd)e (dc)A(B|cd)c(B A)FG(A|Bd)cA B2:|!

                       

ST. JOHN’S. Old-Time, Breakdown. F Major. A crooked tune from the repertoire of North Dakota fiddler Joe Pancerzewski.

                       

ST. JOHNSTON’S.  Irish, Hornpipe. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. The hornpipe appears in Boston button accordion player Jerry O’Brien’s Irish Folk Dance Music, collected from his student, Joe Derrane, and incorporated into the tune “Showman’s Fancy.” Fiddler Frankie Gavin also borrowed the “St. Johnston’s” tune for a barndance medley, recorded by the group De Danann. O’Malley (Luke O’Malley’s Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 132,pg. 66.

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T:St. Johnston’s

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

B:Luke O’Malley Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1, No. 132  (1976)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E Flat Major

GA=A|:BGeB =AecA|BGeB =AecA|Bcdc BAGA|(3BcB AF E2 (3GA=A|

BGeB =AecA|BGeB =AecA|Bcdc BAGF|1 (3EGB (3eBG E2 (3GA=A:|2 (3EGB (3DFA E2 ed||

|:cdef gc ~c2|agfa gc ~c2|(3ded G2 (3ded G2|(3G,=BD (3GBd gfed|

cdef gc~c2|agfa gc ~c2|(3ded G2 (3ded (3G=Bd|1 gfed c2 ed:|2 gfed c2 (3GA=A||

 


ST. JOSEPH'S REEL. American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB. Private collection (circulated among contra-dance musicians). Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 137.

                       

ST. KEVIN. Irish, Jig. B Flat Major (Kerr): D Major (Miller). Standard tuning. St. Kevin (493-613) was an Irish saint, a contemporary and acquaintance of St. Columba. He was both a hermit and an abbot, off and on, and was known as a patient man and a friend to animals. One legend has it that the aged King O’Tool of Glendalough, a pagan, made a pet of a goose. The beloved animal became aged and weak, and the king, knowing of Kevin’s holiness and affinity for animals, sent for the holy man. O’Tool demanded that Kevin make the goose young again, which request Kevin said he would grant if he would be rewarded with a gift of any land the goose would fly over. The king, knowing the bird was flightless in its infirmity, readily agreed.  Kevin then touched the bird and indeed the years sloughed off.  Now able to take flight, the goose flew over the valley of Glendalough in which Kevin founded the monastery of Glendalough. AB (Kerr): AA’BB (Miller). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 276, pg. 30. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 96, pg. 67.

X:1

T:St. Kevin

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 276  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

F|Bcd dcB|G3 GAB|FGF FBd|c3 d2F|Bcd dcB|G3 GAB|FGF FBd|c3 BAB||

cAF dBG|c3 (A2B)|cAF dcB|A3 (c2^c)|dAA ABc|B3 (A2B)|cGG GAB|A3 c2||

                       

ST. KILDA REEL, THE. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 4. Gow, The Beauties of Niel Gow (1819).

X:1

T:St. Kilda’s Reel

M:C
L:1/8

S:From Ann Winnington’s music manuscript book (No. 20), from the early 19th century.

N:Winnington was an American, probably a pianist, who resided in England.

K:B_

f2 fe d(BB)d | f2 fe d(BB)d | f2 fe d(BB)d | cdcB AFFA :|

|: d2 dc BGGB | dedB G2 GB | dedc BGGB | cdcB AFFA :|

                       

ST. KILDA WEDDING, THE (A' bhanais Irteach). Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey, Reel and Air. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. A Major (most versions): G Major (Johnson). Standard tuning. AB (Perlman): AA'B (Kerr): AABB (Athole, Hunter, Martin, Skye): AA'BB' (Johnson). The song, says Fraser, humorously told of the marriage ritual on St. Kilda before a permanent church was established there. According to the notes on Ossian's album, the last wedding that took place in St. Kilda was in 1926, for the remote island was evacuated in 1930. Fraser sneers that the tune is "murdered" in Macdonald's collection, while his father's set corresponds "with that of Miss Macleod of St. Kilda, now in Edinburgh."  Christine Martin (2002) says the strathspey “St. Kilda Wedding” is often played as a reel. Sources for notated versions: Francis MacDonald (b. 1940, Morell Rear, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 93, pg. 39. Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874; No. 7, pg. 3. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 251. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's No. 10: Airs & Melodies of Scotland's Past), 1992 (revised 2001); pg. 15. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 34, pg. 7, MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 52. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 87. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 87. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 16. Breton Books and Records BOC 1HO, Winston “Scotty” Fitzgerald - “Classic Cuts” (reissue of Celtic Records CX 17). Culburnie Records CUL 121D, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas – “Fire and Grace” (2004). Iona IR001, Ossian ‑ "St. Kilda Wedding" (1978). Rounder 7004, Joe Cormier ‑ "The Dances Down Home" (1977).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

X:1

T:St. Kilda Wedding, The

M:C|

L:1/8

S:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A/A/A A2 A>cec|B/B/B (cA F2 (EF|A/A/A Acec|1 f/f/f (fe fefa:|2 f/f/f (fe fefg||

agab aeea|fgag f2 (ed|cefg agfa|eaca B2 (AF:|

                       

ST. KRISPAIN'S COBBLERSGUILD TUNE. Flemish in origin. Rounder Records 0216, John McCutcheon ‑ "Step by Step" (1986).

                       

ST. LAWRENCE JIG. French Canadian, New England; Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Miller & Perron, Page, Sweet): AABB'BB' (Phillips). Source for notated version: Donna White Reed [Phillips]. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddler’s Repertoire), 1983; No. 7. Page (The Ralph Page Book of Contras), 1969; pg. 13. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 378. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 35.

X:1

T:St. Lawrence

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

K:D

ABA FAd|f2d A2d|c2B G2B|B2A F2G|ABA FAd|f2d A2d|cec ABc|d3 d3:|

|:a2g B2g|g2f A2d|cde ABc|dcB A2f|A2g B2g|g2f A2d|d2c cBc|d3 d3:|

                       

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, THE. Canadian, Reel. Flying Fish FF 70572, Frank Ferrel – “Yankee Dreams: Wicked Good Fiddling from New England” (1991. From Nova Scotia fiddler Tom Doucet).

                       

ST. LEGER'S ROUND. See "Sellinger's Round."

                       


ST. LOUIS BLUES. American, Blues Tune. USA, Kentucky. One of the tunes played by Bond's String Band, a late 1920's six to eight piece string band from Corbin, Kentucky, composed almost entirely of railroaders. The band specialized in playing blues but did not record. According to Wayne W. Daniel (1990), the song was in the radio repertoire of Georgia guitarist Riley Puckett (of Skillet Lickers fame).

                       

ST. LOUIS QUICKSTEP. See "Rachel [1]."

                       

ST. LOUIS STOP WALTZ. American, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Howe (Diamond School for the Violin), c. 1861.

X:1

T:St. Louis Stop Waltz

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Waltz

S:Elias Howe – Diamond School for the Violin  (c. 1861)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

FG|BAAFGB|AffAAf|GeeGGe|FddFFG|BAAFGB|AffAAf|GeeGGe|d3 z||

AFD|CEEAAc|ceeggb|baaffd|Acceeg|Addffa|z2 z Ace|f3 Ade|f3 Ace|g3 Ace|

g3 eag|f3 faf|e3 eae|dcdfec|d3||

                       

ST. LOUIS TICKLE. Old-Time, Breakdown. See also the stylistically similar “Georgia Stomp.” OKeh Records 45464 {78 RPM}, The Humphries Brothers.

 

ST. MARGARET'S HILL. English, Country Dance Tune (3/2 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. ABB. An early 18th century tune (1713) for a three-couple country dance set, first published by Playford. St. Margaret’s Hill is in London’s Southwark section, the location of (among other things) the public pillory for several centuries until the late 1700’s. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Flying Fish FF90564, Bare Necessities ‑ "Take a Dance" (1991).

                       

ST. MARTIN'S. English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). A Dorian/Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was first published in Playford's English Dancing Master (1651). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 43. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 19.

X:1

T:St. Martin’s

M:2/2

L:1/8

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

|: E2 | AB c2 Bc d2 | c4 c2d2 | e^fg2 f3e | e6 e^f |

g2 ^fe d2 de | =f2 ed c2 cd | e2 ec B3A | A6 :|

|: z2 | B2e2B2c2 | B3A G^F E2 | cde^f d3e | c6 e^f |

g2 de =f2 cd | e2 Bc d2 cd | e2 dc B3A | A6 :|

                       

ST. MARY'S. AKA and see “Ballymote,” “Church Street (Polka) [1]," “Flanagan’s (Polka),” “Gurteen Cross,” “Oyster River (Reel),” “Paige’s.” Irish (originally), English; Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Mallinson): AABB’ (Moylan): AA’BB’ (Callaghan). A polka from the north of Ireland, from the Sligo/Roscommon/Leitrim region. It was recorded on their first album by the Chieftains, who paired it with “Church Street Polka [2]," a pairing that mirrored the original, by Paddy Killoran’s Irish Orchestra. The latter recorded it in New York in 1937 under the set title “Memories of Ballymote.” The recording was very influential, but the titles of the paired tunes in the set became garbled, so that this melody is sometimes called “Church Street Polka” in some collections. See note for “Church Street Polka [2]" for more information regarding the title, which comes from the St. Mary’s Music Club of the 1950’s in Dublin, an influential traditional music gathering. “Oyster River Reel/Hornpipe” is a related tune. Source O’Leary associates the tune with west Kerry fiddler Julia Clifford. The tune has become quite popular with English traditional musicians since the recording by the Catsfield Steamers, c. 1976. Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 2, No. 72. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 50. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 59, pg. 22. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 322, pg. 184. BMG 09026 63607-2, The Chieftains – “Water from the Well” (2000). Claddagh 83324-2, “The Chieftains” (1964). EFDSSCD13, All Blacked Up – “Hardcore English” (2007. Various artists). Front Hall FHR‑010, Bill Spence and Fennig's All Stars ‑ "The Hammered Dulcimer Strikes Again" (1977). Old Hat Music OH!02, "The Old Hat Dance Band" (1992).