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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]

 

 

 

STEAL A COW AND EAT A COW. AKA and see “Burn’s March,” “Huggad de gadda freed a mony” (“Chugad a’gadaidhe fríd a’mónaidh”), “´Im Bó agus Um Bó,” “Pretty Peggy [4].”

           

STEALING APPLES. AKA and see “Daugherty’s Jig,” “Lark in the Morning [3],” "Trip to Sligo [1]," "Road to Sligo [1]," “When I Parted.”

           

STEALL A PRIONSA (The Prince's Stream). Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Composed by Scottish fiddler Kenneth Kennedy, born in Annat, Glen Roy, Inverness‑shire, in 1919. Kennedy survived service with the Royal Artillery in World War II, notes Neil, to become a sheep farmer at Brunnachan, Glen Roy.  At the age of 49 he joined a religious order and now lives in Midlothian. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 129, pg. 169.

           

STEAM BOAT, THE. See “Steamboat Hornpipe.”

           


STEAM PACKET HORNPIPE [1]. English, Hornpipe. England, Yorkshire. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The editors say the tune is "reminiscent of, but subtly different from "The Cliff Hornpipe." Indeed, the 'B' part features the signature motif of that (the "Harvest Home [1]") family of tunes. Joshua Gibbons set the tune in the key of ‘G’ major in his original mss. Source for notated version: an MS collection by fiddler Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby, Yorkshire) [Merryweather & Seattle]; the 1823-26 music mss of papermaker and musician Joshua Gibbons (1778-1871, of Tealby, near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Wolds) [Sumner]. Merryweather & Seattle (The Fiddler of Helperby), 1994; No. 39, pg. 38. Sumner (Lincolnshire Collections, vol. 1: The Joshua Gibbons Manuscript), 1997; pg. 17.

X: 1
T:Steam Packet Hornpipe,1st part. JNu.12
T:Steamboat,The,aka. JNu.12
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:160
S:James Nuttall MS,c1830?,Rossendale,East Lancs.
R:Hornpipe
O:England
A:East Lancashire
Z:vmp.Manchester Morris Men

N:Posted to Tradtunes list by John Adams 10/25/02
K:G
"primo"d2|g2 bg d2 gd|B2 dB G2 GG|FGAB cdcd|c2 B2 B2 d2|!
g2 bg d2 gd|B2 dB G2 B2|cdec BcAB|G2 G2 G2::!
Bc|d^cd^c dBGB|=cBcB cAFA|GABc defg|agfe dcBA|!
d^cd^c dBGB|=cBcB cAFA|GABc BcAF|G2 G2 G2:|]

 

STEAM PACKET [2], THE. See "The Steampacket." Reel.

           

STEAMBOAT [1], THE. See "The Steamboat Quickstep."

 

STEAMBOAT [2], THE. See "Steamboat Hornpipe."

           

STEAMBOAT AROUND THE BEND. See "Steamboat 'Round the Bend."

           

STEAMBOAT BILL. Old-Time, Quadrille (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. ABB. An old pop song recorded by Kanawha County, West Virginia, fiddler Clark Kessinger (1896-1875). Ruth (Pioneer Western Folk Tunes), 1948; No. 61, pg. 22.

X:1

T:Steamboat Bill

M:2/4

L:1/8

S: Viola “Mom” Ruth – Pioneer Western Folk Tunes (1948)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(3D/E/F/|G/G/G/G/ B/dB/|c/B/c/A/ d3 (3D/E/F/|G/G/G/G/ B/dB/|

AF D>(3D/E/F/|G/G/G/G/ B/B/A/A/|G>E G>A|B/_B/=B/_B/ =B/dB/|

B/=BD/ G3||

|:{A/_B/}=B>D G>A|B/_B/=B/_B/ =B<d|

{A/_B/}=B>D G>(B/c/)|d/e/d/B/ A2|{A/_B/}=B>D G>(B/c/)|

B/_B/=B/_B/ =B<d|[c/e/][c/e/][c/e/][c/e/] d/B/G/A/|B/G/A G3:|

           

STEAMBOAT BLUES. Rounder 0436, Leonard Smith  – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 2: On the Springfield Plain.”

                       

STEAMBOAT HORNPIPE, THE. AKA - “The Steam Boat.” AKA and see “The Goodnatured Man,” “Tim the Turncoat.” English, Scottish; Hornpipe. G Major (Cole, Kennedy, Kerr, Miller, Raven, Ryan): A Major (Cranford, Skye). Standard tuning. AB (Skye): AABB (Cole, Kennedy, Kerr, Miller, Raven). A popular English hornpipe. The first part is equivalent to the first part of the first several versions of Bayard's (1981) Pennsylvania‑collected "Chapultepec" (No. 599A‑D, pgs. 526‑527. Paul Cranford notes the tune was played in G Major by Cape Breton fiddler Johnny Wilmot under the title “Tim the Turncoat,” the key and title under which it appears in O’Neill’s 1001 Gems. “Steamboat Hornpipe” was in the repertoire of the 19th century Tyneside, Northumberland, fiddler and composer James Hill (c. 1815-c. 1860), to whom it is sometimes attributed, although this has not been ascertained. Hill was Scottish-born, but lived most of his life in Gateshead, Northumberland, and was known as the ‘Paganini of the hornpipe’ for his famous hornpipe compositions. Not much is known about him, although he appears to have been a popular tavern fiddler, sometime publican, and sports enthusiast. The first half of the tune is employed in an untitled hornpipe in the Ellis Knowles manuscript, c. 1847, from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England (printed in the Plain Brown Tune Book, pg. 42). Similarly, the first part of the tune appears in the 1831 music manuscript of George Spencer (Leeds, England) {see abc’s below}. Hill’s heyday was in the 1840’s to early 1850’s, and it may be that the first part of the melody was in circulation prior to his “improvements” (Hill was also apparently not one to discourage attributions of popular melodies to himself). Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 110. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; pg. 2. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 1, No. 7. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1, No. 7, pg. 26. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 174. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 314, pg. 185. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 173. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 148. LOUGH Boys of the Lough – “The West of Ireland” (1999). Old Bridge Music OBMCD 04, Tom McConville – “Fiddler’s Fancy.” Wild Goose WGS 320, Old Swan Band – “Swan-Upmanship” (2004).

See also listings at:

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Steamboat, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection  (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

R:Hornpipe

K:A

(cd)|e2 ae c2ec|A2cA E2AE|F2BA GBec|decd B2 (cd)|e2ae c2ec|A2cA E2AE|

Ffed cABG|A2A2A2||(cd)|e^def ecAc|dcde dBGB|ABcd efga|bagf edcd|e^def ecAc|

Dcde dBGB|Afed cABG|A2A2A2||

X:2

T:The Steam Boat

B:Kerr's Merry Melodies Book 1 (Glasgow c1883)

Z:Nigel Gatherer

N:Changed from 2/4

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

d|g2 bg d2 gd|BcdB G2 B2|c2 ec A2 cA|FGAB cdef|g2 bg d2 gd|

BcdB G2 AB|cedc BAGF|A2 G2 G2::Bc|d2 d^c dBGB|c2 cB cAFA|

GABc defg|fgag fed^c|d2 d^c dBGB|c2 cB cAFA|cedc BAGF|A2 G2 G2:|]

X:3

T:The Stiam Boat (sic)

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:George Spencer manuscript  (Leeds, 1831)

K:G

|:d2|g2bg d2gd|B2dB G2G2|F2AF D2d2|c2B2 B2d2|

g2bg d2gd|B2dB G2BG|FGAB cAGF|G2G2G2:|

|:Bc|d2de dBGB|c2cd cAFA|GABc defg|edcB A2Bc|

d2de dBGB|c2cd cAFA|Gged BdFA|G2G2G2:|

                       


STEAMBOAT QUICKSTEP, THE. AKA ‑ "The Steamboat." AKA and see “Steamboat March,” "Uncle Jim," "Washington Quickstep." Scottish, American, Canadian; Jig and Quickstep. USA, New England. A Major (Ford, Lerwick, Miller & Perron, Sweet): G Major (Kennedy): F Major (Linscott): C Major (Howe). Standard tuning. AABB. "This melody was a great favorite in the 1800's and gave its name to a contra dance and waltz as well as to the march in double time which is given here. As early as 1787 a steamboat was tried out on the Delaware River by John Fitch. Robert Fulton, in 1807, made his famous trip from New York to Albany, and such news of the day was immediately taken into the lives of the people to become a part of work and play" (Linscott, 1939). The earliest printed version of the tune I have come across is from Elias Howe’s (1820-1895) Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon (1843), a selection of tunes arranged for the diatonic accordion, a fairly new instrument of the time, pitched in the key of ‘C’. Canadian versions appear under the title “Uncle Jim.” This is perhaps the "Steamboat" in the key of 'A' recorded for the Library of Congress in 1939 by Clarke County, Mississippi, fiddler Charles Long (who was originally from Choctaw County, Alabama). Source for notated version: the copybook of Elizabeth Foster Reed (1796‑1823) {unpublished manuscript} [Linscott]. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory) (appears as “Steamboat March”). Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 81. Howe (Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon), 1843; pg. 25. Jarman (Square Dance Tunes), pg. 16. Kaufman (Beginning Old Time Fiddle), 1977; pg. 63. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 174, pg. 41. Lerwick (Kilted Fiddler), 1985; pg. 39 (appears as "The Steamboat"). Linscott (Folk Songs of Old New England), 1939; pg. 112‑113. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 21. Sannella, Balance and Swing (CDSS). Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 33. White’s Excelsior Method for the Guitar, 1894; pg. 56. Alcazar Dance Series FR 204, Rodney Miller ‑ "New England Chestnuts 2" (1981). Meadowlands MS‑2, "Art Rosenbaum and Al Murphy."

X:1

T:Steamboat Quickstep

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:A

a2e c2A|Ace A2e|agf edc|Bed cBA|a2e c2A|Ace a2e|agf edc|BcB A3:|

|:Ace ece|efe cBA|Ade f2f|fga e3|Ace ece|efe cBA|agf edc|BcB A3:|

                                               


STEAMBOAT 'ROUND THE BEND. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Missouri, Nebraska. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Some similarities to “Ladies on the/a Steamboat.” See also the related "Pineywoods Gal." Sources for notated versions: James Bryan [Phillips]; Bob Walters (Burt County, Nebraska) [Christeson]. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; No. 45, pg. 103. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 231. Rounder 0175, James Bryan ‑ "Lookout Blues" (1983). Rounder 0529, Dwight Lamb – “Hell Agin the Barn Door” (2005).

X:1

T:Steamboat Around the Bend

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

|:{e}g2 a2 b2 ag |e g2 a gedg |efga b2 ag|e a2 b a2 ga |b2 ba baga |bage gedB|

DGBd AGED|DEGB {A}G4::{A}B4 {A}B4 |{A}B2 ed BAG z |{A}B2 Bc BAGE |

DEGB A G3 |{A}B4 {A}B4 |{A}B2 ed BAG z |g2 ed {BcBc}BAGB |AGAB {A}G4:|


                       

STEAMBOAT WALTZ. English, American; Waltz. USA, Maine. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The title appears in a repertoire list of Maine fiddler Mellie Dunham. The elderly Dunham was Henry Ford's champion fiddler in the late 1920's. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 134. Howe (Diamond School for the Violin), c. 1861. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune Book), vol. 2, 1954; pg. 30. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 139.

X:1

T:Steamboat 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:G

d2|dgfedc|ed B2 GB|dc A2 FA|ed B2 d2| dgfedc|ed B2 GB|dcedcA|G4:|

|:D2|GBdc A2|FAed B2|GBdc A2|FAed B2|dgfedc|ed B2 GB|dcedcA|G4:|

                       

STEAMPACKET, THE (“An Lung-Gaile” or “An Long gaile”). AKA – “The Steam Packet.” AKA and see "Fuiseog an tSleibhe," "The Mountain Lark [4]," "O'Connell's Reel [2]," "An Colamo(i)r Sugach," "The Connacht Rangers," “Connaught Reel [3],” "Father Henebry's Reel," "Lady O'Brien's Reel," "Last House of/in Connacht [1]," “New Tobacco,” “The Steamboat,” "The Frieze Kneebreeches," "The Gauger [2]." Irish, Reel. G Major/D Mixolydian. Standard tuning  . AAB (O’Malley, O’Neill): AA’BB’ (Harker/Rafferty). Known as a piper’s reel. In 1959 Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy (1910-1974) recorded it in Dublin in a medley along with “The Kerry Reel [1]” and “Colonel Frazer.” Source for notated version: students of New York fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955), originally from County Mayo [O’Malley]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 150, pg. 46. Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1), 1981; 79. O’Malley Collection, 1976; No. 58, pg. 29. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 517, pg. 97. Claddagh 4CC 39, “The Pipering of Willie Clancy vol. 2” (1983). Gael Linn CEF 045, “Paddy Keenan” (1975). Popcorn Behavior – “Journeywork” (1997). Rounder CD 1087, Denis Murphy – “From Galway to Dublin” (1992).

See also listings at:

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Steampacket, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 517

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

A>G {A}B(3GFG AGFD|D>G {A}(3GFG AdcA|BGGB AFDE|FEFG AdcA:|

||d>g (3ggg a>g (3ggg|dggg fdcA|d>g (3ggg a>g (3ggg|dcde fdcA|

d>g (3ggg a>g (3ggg|dgge f2 fg|afge fdec|dcde fdcA||

X:2

T:Steampacket, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Malley Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

AG~G2 AGFD | AG~G2 [F2A2] dc | AG~G2 AFDE | =FEFG AdcA |

AG~G2 AGFG | DG~G2 [F2A2] dc | (3AcA Gc AFDE | =FEFG ABcA ||

dg~g2 ag~g2 | d2 eg fdcA | dg~g2 ag~g2 | d^cde fd=cA | dg~g2 ag~g2 |

abag fefg | (3agf (3gfe  fde^c | d^cde fd=cA ||

 

STEAMPACKET [2], THE.  AKA and see “The Drunken Gauger [4].” Irish, Slip Jig.

 

STEAMPACKET [3], THE.  AKA and see “Steam Packet Hornpipe [1].” English, Hornpipe.

                       

STECIAK'S. American, Waltz. G Modal ('Arabian'). Standard tuning. AB. Composed in 1992 by piano player Larry Unger (Lincoln, MA) while "noodling" around during the intermission of a contra dance. It was titled when one Judy Steciak, in attendance at the time, asked what it was called; "of course I said 'Steciak's,'" says Unger. Matthiesen (Waltz Book II), 1995; pg. 58.

                       

STEEL BRIG, THE. Canadian, Hornpipe. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 65.

           

STEEL HOOP, THE.  English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. The title may refer to an apparatus for acrobatic entertainment. The melody first appears in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s first country dance collection (London, 1753), followed by a printing in John Johnson’s 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 8 (London, 1758). The Thompson’s published it again in their Complete Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 123. Sheffield (From Two Barns, vol. 6), 1995. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 103.

X:1

T:Steel Hoop, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G G2 D|B B2 G|d d2 B|g2 d2|e c2 e|d B2 d|c A2 c|BGAD|G G2 D|B B2 G|d d2 B|

g2 d2|e c2 e|d B2 c|BAGF|G2 [G,2G2]::g g2 d|g g2 d|g b2 g|g b2 g|g g2 d|g g2 d|

edcB|B2 A2|g g2 d|g g2 d|g b2 g|g b2 g|gded|gded|BAGF|G2 [G,2G2]:||

           

STEELEY'S RAG. Old-Time, Country Rag. D Major. Standard tuning. ABB. A shift to the second or third position on the violin will facilitate playing this tune. Source for notated version: Gary Lee Moore [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 135.

                       

STEEL’S JIG.  AKA – “Harlequin’s Jig.” English, Jig. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in the 1770 music manuscript of Northumbrian musician William Vickers, about whom unfortunately nothing is known.

X:1

T:Steel’s Jigg

T:Harliquin’s Jigg

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:William Vickers’ music manuscript collection (Northumberland, 1770)

K:G

d|g2g gba|”tr”g3 f2e|dcB ABc|BAB G2D|GBd AFD|

GBd AFD|Egf ed^c|d3 D2::B|d2d dcB|c2A, A,2c|

c2c cBA|B2G, G,2c|Bdg edc|Bdg edc|B2g faf|g3 d2:|

 

STEEPLE CHASE [1]. AKA and see "The Family Estate," "The Girl with the Handsome Face," "McKenna's Reel," "Miss Wright's Reel," "Mollie's Bonnet," "Molloy's Night Cap," "The Pigeon on the Gate [5]," "The Pride of the Ball," "The Queen's Wedding," "The Swallow's Tail Reel," "Take your Hand away," "The Village Reel.” Irish, American; Reel. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Usually known under the “Swallowtail” title. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; Appendix No. 6, pg. 574. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 43 and pg. 37 (appears as "Pride of the Ball"). Harding Collection (1915) and Harding's Original Collection (1928); No. 169. Henebry, 1928; No. 67, pg. 243. JIFSS, Vol. XVII, pg. 39 (appears as "Village Reel"). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 342, pg. 157 (untitled reel). O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1268. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 71.

X:1

T:Pride of the Ball

T:Steeple Chase

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909), No. 342

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Mix

cB|A2 FD A2 FD|EGAB cBcA|G2EC G2EC|EGAB c2 Bc|

A2FD A2FD|EGAB c2 Bc|dBcA BGAF|GBAF D2:|

|:FG|Addd dcAG|FGAB c2 BA|G2 ECG2EC|EGAB c2 Bc|

Addd dcAG|FGAB cBce|dBcA BGAF|GBAF D2:|

 


STEEPLECHASE [2] (An Léimrás). AKA and see "Carrigaline," "It's a Hard Road to Travel," “The Milestone [2],” "Rocks of Cashel [1]." Irish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. One part (O'Neill): AABB (Breathnach, Flaherty): AA’BB’ (Taylor/Tweed). The melody was famously recorded in New York for Crown Records by south County Sligo born fiddlers Paddy Killoran (1904-1965) and Paddy Sweeney (1894-1974), who backed it with “Ah, Surely” in the early 1930’s. Breathnach (CRÉ III) gives “The Boys of 25” as an alternate title, however, this appears to be a mistake, as “Boys of Twenty Five” is another title for the melody “Ah, Surely”, the other tune in the Killoran/Sweeney medley. A version of the tune was recorded in Québec by French-Canadian fiddler Guy Bouchard. Sources for notated versions: fiddler Paddy Killoran (County Sligo, Ireland/New York) [Breathnach]; fiddler Jimmy Murphy (b. 1938, Meelick, near Swinford, County Sligo) [Flaherty]. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 90, pg. 45. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 41. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 15. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 100. Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 12. Coleman Heritage Centery, Paddy Killoran & James Morrison – “From Ballymote to Brooklyn.” DMPCD 9401, Karen Tweed – “Drops of Springwater” (1994). Shanachie Records 33003, Paddy Killoran ‑ "Paddy Killoran's Back in Town" (1977). Yazoo Records, Paddy Killoran & Paddy Sweeney – “The Wheels of the World, vol. 1.”

X:1

T:Steeplechase [2]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

K:C

G,~C3 E~G3 | Add^c dfed | c3G AGcA | G2 EC DCA,C | G,~C3 EG3 |

Add^c dfed | c3G AGcA |1 GEDF EC C2 :|2 GEDE CGAB |: c2 ec gcea |

gece dcAB | c2 ec gcec | Add^c dfed | c2 ec Gcea |

gece dcAc | e~g3 e~a3 |1 gedg eccB :|2 gedg ec c2 ||

X:2

T:Guy Bouchard en C

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Fiddler Pascal Gemme (of the group Genticorum)  http://tradquebec.over-blog.com/archive-4-2007.html

K:C

cC/D/ E/G/(3G/G/G/|A/d/d/^c/ d/f/e/d/|cG/c/ A/d/c/A/|G/E/C/E/ D/A,/A,/A,/|

G,C/(3C/C/C/ E/G/(3G/G/G/|A/d/d/^c/ d/f/e/d/|cG/c/ A/d/c/A/|G/E/D/F/ E/C/C:|

|:cc/c/ g/c/c/a/|g/e/d/g/ e/c/A/B/|cc/c/ g/c/c/a/|g/e/d/g/ e/c/A/c/|

dA/c/ G/c/e/a/|g/e/d/g/ e/c/A/c/|e/g/(3/g/g/g/ e/a/(3a/a/a/|g/e/d/g/ e/c/A/B/:|

                                               

STEEPLE CLAYDON. AKA and see "Old Mother Oxford." English, Morris Dance Tune (). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. The tune is a variation of "Old Mother Oxford," and the only melody the morris dancers from the village of Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, used for their dances. Source for notated version: dancer and musician John Inward (Steeple Claydon) via Cecil Sharpe [Bacon]. Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pg. 301.

                       

STEER HER UP AND HAD HER GAN. Scottish, Scots Measure. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Charles Gore explains the title has a nautical connection and translates as: "Bring her (the boat) up (to wind) and let (hold) her go(ing)." Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; p. 8. McGlashan (Collection of Scots Measures), 178?; p. 11.

X:1

T:Steer her up and had her gan

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Scots Measure

B:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures  (178?)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

af|d2d2f3e|defg a2AG|F2A2A2GF|E2E2 c3e|d2d2f3e|defg a2ga|

bagf e2dc|d4D2 :: fe|d2A2F3A| dAGA GFED| E2 =c4 E=F| G=FED C2fe|

d2A2F3E|DEFG Aagf| efgf ecAc| d4D2 :|

                       


STEER KIMMER. AKA – “What’s/Wha’s a’ the Steer(, Kimmer).” Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB’. ‘Steer’ is Scots for ‘stir’, and the full title translates as “What’s all the fuss, woman.” Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 128, p. 16.

X:1

T:Steer Kimmer

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 128  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B/B/B (BA) B2 (Bd)|B/B/B (BA) B2 (Bc)|dedB e2 (dB)|dedB AcBA:|

|:G/G/G (GE) G2 (GB)|G/G/G (GE) G2 (GA)|Bdef gfge|1 dBGB AcBA:|2 dBAB G2d2||

                       

STEER THE GILL. AKA and see "Lassintullich." Scottish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. John Glen (1891)  finds the earliest printing of the tune in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection. ‘Steer’ is Scots for ‘stir,’ while a gill is a unit of liquid measure, "one fourth of a mutchkin, about three quarters of the imperial gill.” Until fairly recently the gill was in use as a unit solely for measuring whiskey, although it has now been supplanted by metric measurements. Bremner (A Collection of Scots Reels), c. 1757; p. 13. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 521. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 2, 1802; p. 36. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 65. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 92. WS 031703, Wendy MacIsaac – “Timeline” (2003).

X:1

T:Lassintullich

T:Steer the Gill

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A|d2AB AGFD|d2AB Agfe|d2AB AGFD|E=C C/C/C =c2c:|

|:e|d(DD)B AGFD|d(DD)B Agfe|d(DD)B AGFD|E=C C/C/C =c2c:|

X:2

T:Steer the Gill

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bremner – Scots Bremner (1757)  

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

d2 de (d/c/B/A/) (G/F/E/D/) | d2 df e(g”tr”fe) | d2 de (d/c/B/A/) (G/F/E/D/) | E(=CC)E c2 ce :|

|: d(DD)B A(F”tr”ED) | d(DD)f egfa | d(DD)B A(F”tr”ED) | E(=CC)E =c2 ce :|

                       

STELLA’S TRIP TO KAMLOOPS. Canadian, March (cut time). Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB’. Composed by pianist and composer Patricia Chafe (Glace Bay, Cape Breton). Source for notated version: Peter Chaisson, Jr. (b. 1942, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; pg. 5. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 182.

                       

STENSON’S NO. 1. AKA and see “The Cavan Reel,” “The Gravel Walk(s),” “The Highland Man that Kissed His Grannie [1],” “Jenny Tie Your Bonnet,” “The Jolly Seven,” “The Tailor’s Thimble [2].” Irish. B Minor/D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). Recorded by Kevin Burke.

 

STENSON’S REEL.  Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.

X:1

T:Stenson’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8
R:Reel

B:Treoir (1985)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

G|AFEF Abce|fece fgaf|e~c3 a~c3|fcec BdcB|

AFEF Abce|fece fgaf|e~c3 acec|BdcB A3:|

|:B|c2 Ac ecAc|B2 GB EBGB|c2 Ac ecAc|BABc dfed|

c2 Ac ecAc|B2 GB EBGB|Abce fdaf|ecBc A3:||

                       

STEP À TI-PHONSE, LE. French-Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Hart & Sandell): AABB’ (Remon & Bouchard). The prefix ‘ti’ means ‘little’, and the title translates as ‘little Alphonse’s (favorite) step-dance (tune)’. The tune is irregular, with the ‘A’ part half as long as the ‘B’ part. According to Alain, Alphonse was a good step-dancer indeed. Source for notated version: fiddler André Alain {1931-2001} (St-Basile-de-Portneuf, Québec) [Remon & Bouchard]. Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 7, p. 43. Remon & Bouchard (25 Crooked Tunes, vol. 1: Québec Fiddle Tunes), 1996; No. 2. André Alain – “Violoneux de St-Basile-de-Poartneuf.”

                       

STEP AND FETCH HER [1]. English, Morris Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC (x3). The Abington morris side calls this tune “Sally Luker,” according to Chris Bartram. Source for notated version: Arnold Woodley via Roy Dommett [Bacon]. Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; p. 41.

X:1

T:Step and Fetch Her [1]

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

A|:B2B2 cBcA|G2e2 egfe|d2 Bd cBcA|G2B2 G4:||

A3c B2d2|A3c B2d2|A3c B2d2|dcBA B2G2|

A2Ac B2d2|A2 Ac B2d2|A2 Ac B2d2|dcBA G3||

A|B2 Bc d2 cB|A2 AB c2A2|B2 Bc d2g2|dcBA G3A|

B2 Bc d2 cB|A2 AB c2A2|B2 Bc d2g2|fdef g4||

 

STEP AND FETCH HER [2]. English, Morris Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABA (x3). Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; p. 41.

X:1

T:Step and Fetch Her [2]

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

G3G A2B2|G2G2A2B2|G3A B2e2|dcBA G4|G4 A2B2|

G2G2A2B2|G2A2B2e2|dcBA G4||(3gag e2 d3B|c2d2e2f2|

(3gag e2d2B2|B3c A2A2|g3e d2B2|c2d2e2f2|g2A2A2B2|A2G2 G4||

 

STEP AND FETCH HER [3]. AKA and see “Follow Your Lovers.” English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. The tune has an irregular measure (3/2) near the end of the ‘A’ part. Related to the morris dance tunes found in Bacon. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909; p. 9.

X:1

T:Step and Fetch Her [3]

T:Follow Your Lovers

M:2/2

L:1/8

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(G3A B2).B2 | (cdcA B2).B2 | (cdcA B2).B2 | c2c2B2B2 | (A2BA B2).B2 |

(cdcA B2).B2 |

M:3/2

L:1/8

(cdcA B2).B2 (A2 FA |

M:2/2

L:1/8

G2) (B2G4) :|

||(A3AB2).B2 | .A2 .A.A .B2.B2 | (A3AB2) .c2 | (edBA G4) |

(A3cB2)B2 | .A2 (Ac) B2B2 | (A3AB2c2) | (dcBA G4) ||

(B2d2)(d2c2) | (ABABc2B2) | (GABc d2.g2) | f6d2 |

 B2d2)(d2c2) | (ABABc2B2) | (GABc d2g2) | (.f2.f2) g4 ||

                       

STEP AROUND JOHNNY. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; p. 150.

                       


STEP BACK. AKA and see "Old Molly Oxford [2]." English, Morris Dance Tune (2/2 time). D Major (Bacon, Karpeles, Raven): G Major (Mallinson). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (x3), AA (Bacon, Mallinson). Collected from the Cotswold village of  Leafield, Oxfordshire, which the collector Cecil Sharpe called Fieldtown. Dances from the village are known as Fieldtown dances among morris dance circles today. The title "Step-Back" was Cecil Sharpe's descriptive name for the dance (which has a figure with a distinctive step-back movement) and subsequently the melody, which was collected by him from Leafield fiddler Frank Butler. It often appears under the title “Old Molly Oxford,” but is not the tune that usually goes by that name. Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; p. 151. Karpeles & Schofield (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs), 1951; p. 39. Mallinson (Mally’s Cotswold Morris Book), 1988, vol. 2; No. 29, p. 15. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 75. Topic TCSD458, John Kirkpatrick - “Plain Capers” (1976. Appears as “Old Molly Oxford”).

X:1

T:Step Back

L:1/8

M:2/2

K:D

d2 cd e2f2|e2 dc Bc d2|c2A2B2G2|A2 AG FGA2|

d2 (3edc B2 AG|F2A2d4|F2 (3FED E2C2|D4D4:|

|:AGFE D2 EF|G2A2B2c2|dcBA G2A2|Bcdf e2 ce|

d2 Bd c2A2|BGEF G2B2|AGFE D2 EF|G4G4:|

                       

STEP-BACK CINDY. AKA and see "Backstep Cindy."

                       

STEP-DANCER, THE. Canadian, Strathpspey. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Cape Breton piper Barry W. Shears. Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1), 1986; p. 43.

 

STEP HIGH WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. County 403, "Roane County Ramblers" (East Tennessee) {originally recorded in 1928}.

                       

STEP IT FAST. Cajun, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. See also related tunes "T'en As Eu, T'en N'auras P'us," "Steppin' Fast," "Canadi Canada," "Boui de Peau d' Lapin" and "Vas Y Carrement." Greenblatt (Cajun Fiddle Book), 1985; p. 28.

                       

STEP LIVELY. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. The tune was composed by Les Smitha, originally from Trimble County, Kentucky, a trained musician as well as a fiddler. Recorded in 1931 by the Jimmie Johnson String Band (for whom Smitha fiddled).

                       

STEP STATELY [1]. AKA and see "Jack Pudding." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody was published by Playford in his English Dancing Master (1651) as “Step Stately,” though “Jack Pudding” may be the older name for the tune. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 47 (a facsimile copy of the Playford original). Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 45.

X:1

T:Step Stately [1]

L:1/8

M:6/8

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

D|G2G A2F|B G2 c2A|d B2 A2G|(G3G2)D|G2G A2F|B G2 c2A|d B2 A2G|(G3 G2)||

g|f d2 e2c|d B2 c2A|B G2 A F2|(B3 B2) B|c A2 d2A|^F D2 B2c|d B2 c A2|(G3 G2)||

 

STEP STATELY [2]. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

                       


STEP TO THE MUSIC, JOHNNY. Old‑Time, Breakdown. C Major (Ford): D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Ford tells or retells some fairly absurd stories about tune-name origins, and true-to-form includes a blurb about this one. It seems that a party of foraging Union troops surprised a large body of Confederates relaxing by attending a dance; the northerners surrounded the place and captured the enemy with nary a shot fired. The fiddler for the dance, not a soldier but a Southern sympathizer, was vocal in his distaste for the Yankees who decided to take him along with the other prisoners for his trouble. As recompense for his sarcasm he was made to play a lively tune for the group to march to on their way back to the Union lines, enforced by the point of a bayonet at his back. From time to time the Yankees would yell “Step to the music, Johnny!,” which Ford says subsequently became the accepted name for the tune.  Even given the fact that even green troops post sentries while recreating and are unlikely to be surprised, there does seem to be a core of truth to the tale, for fiddler-led processions were not uncommon in that day and age.  Fiddlers leading bridal processions were common to many cultures, including Irish and Scandinavian. A similar, far more chilling procession is evoked by Eileen Southern in her book The Music of Black Americans (1983), when she describes this scene from the antebellum South: "Many a traveller commented upon the 'wild hymns of sweet and mournful melody' sung by men and women of the slave coffles on the long journey from 'Virginny' into the lower South. Gathered together into groups that sometimes numbered in the hundreds, slaves were handcuffed, two by two, and attached to a long chain that ran down the center of the double file. Men on horseback accompanied the coffles, wielding long whips to 'goad the reluctant and weary,' and fiddlers among the slaves were forced to play on their instruments. Thus the grim procession took on the bizarre aspect of a nightmarish parade" (pg. 157). Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 58.

X:1

T:Step to the Music, Johnny

L:1/8

M:2/4

K:C

(c|c)G/c/ A/G/E/G/|c/c/G/c/ A/G/E/G/|A/Bc/ B/A/B/d/|g/f/g/a/ ge/d/|

cG/c/ A/G/E/G/|c/c/G/c/ A/G/E/G/|A/Bc/ B/A/B/d/|e<cc:|

|:(e|e>)e cc|e>e c2|B/c/d/B/ GG/G/|B/c/d/B/ GG/G/|e>e cc|e>e c2|

B/c/d/f/ gB|c>d c:|

X:2

T:Step to the Music Johnny

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bruce Greene

N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission. See http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

d2 Ad BAFA | d2 Ad BA B2 | c2c2 cdef | a2 ab agfe |

d2 Ad BAFA | d2 Ad BA B2 | c2c2 cBcd | fedA d4 :|

|: f4 d3e | fgfe d2d2 | cdec A2A2 | cdec A3e |

fefg fede | fe A2 d3d | cdef a2c2 | d4 d4 :|

                          

STEP WALTZ.  AKA and see “’Italian’ Waltz,” “Waltzing over the Water.”

 

STEPHANIE WILLS. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Dorian (‘A’ part) & A Minor (‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AAB. A modern composition by Cape Breton fiddler Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton). Celestial Entertainment CECS001, Brenda Stubbert - “In Jig Time!” (1995).

                       

STEPHEN BALDWIN’S SCHOTTISCHE. AKA and see “Winter('s) Night Schottische.”

 

STEPHENSON’S MONUMENT.  English, Hornpipe. E Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A statue in Newcastle, northern England, honouring George Stephenson (1741-1848) the railway pioneer. His son Robert designed the High Level Bridge (see note for “High Level Hornpipe [1]”). 

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X:1

T:Stephenson's Monument

R:hornpipe

C:W Stewart

Z:Kohler's Violin Repository

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:E

g>a|b>^ab>g e>gf>e|d>ef>d B>cB>A|G>Be>B c>Af>e|d>ef>d B2g>a|

b>^ab>g e>gf>e|d>ef>d B>cB>A|G>Be>B c>af>d|e2e2e2:|

d>e|f>B~B2 f>Ba>B|g>B~B2 g>Bb>g|f>ag>f e>dc>^B|=B2B2B2 B>A|

G>Be>B c>Af>e|d>Bg>e e>ca>f|g>be>g f>ad>f|e2e2e2:|

 

STEPH'S REEL. See "Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap."

 

STEPNEY’S RANT. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The ‘A’ part is shared with “Jackson’s Fancy.” Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 175, pg. 41. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. IV), 1810; pg. 86.

X:1

T:Stepney’s Rant

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. IV (1810)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F/E/ | DFA def | ece dAF | GBG FAF | BGE E2F | DFA def | ece dAF |

GBG FAF |  DED D2 :: A | FGF FED | GBG GFE | FGF FED | BGE E2G |

FGF FED | GBG GFE | GBG FAF | DFD D2 :|

 

STEPPIN' FAST. AKA and see "Step it Fast," "T'en As Eu, T'en N'auras P'us."

 

STEPPING STONES [1], THE (Na Cois Ceimeanna). AKA and see “Jenkins Hornpipe,” “Na Cois Ceimeanna,” “Washington Hornpipe.”

 

STEPPING STONES [2]. Irish, Jig. Ireland, County Donegal. Identified by Larry Sanger as a jig version of the pipe march “The Highland Lassie Going to the Fair,” played by, among others, fiddler John Doherty.  Duval & Jones (A Dossan of Heather: Irish traditional music from Packie Manus Byrne of Donegal for tin whistle, fiddle or flute), 2000.

 

STEPPING STONES [3].  English, Country Dance Tune (3/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Brian Jenkins. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 124.

 

STERLING CASTLE. AKA and see "Grey Daylight." Scottish, Strathspey.  The tune is also well-known in County Donegal as a Strathspey.

 

STETSON'S HORNPIPE. Scottish, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 49.

X:1

T:Stetson’s Hornpipe

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Honeyman – Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor  (1898)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

c2|f>c (3c=Bc f>c (3cBc|d>ef>g a>f (3fef|d>bc>a B>gA>f|G>Bc>B A>F C2|

f>c (3c=Bc f>c (3cBc|d>ef>g a>f (3fef|d>bc>a B>gA>f|G>fa>g f2:|

|:c>f|a2 g>e f>a c’2|f>ge>f df b2|g>aa>g g>ff>e|f>a g/f/e/f/ c2 f>g|

a2 g>c f>a c’2|f>ge>f d>f b2|b>aa>g g>fe>g|f>ca>g f2:|

 

STEVE COONEY’S. AKA and see “The Strathnairn Polka.” Irish, Polka. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. A modern composition by West Kerry based musician and composer Steve Cooney. Source for notated version: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980’s [Taylor]. Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham (An Pota Stóir: Ceol Seite Corca Duibne/The Set Dance Music of West Kerry), pg. 8. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; pg. 35.

 

STEVEN PRIOR’S. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetts, writer and banjo player Bill Black.

X:1

T: Steven Prior's

C: © B.Black

Q: 300

R: jig

M: 6/8

L: 1/8

K: G

G,B,D =FEF | G,B,D GFG | G,B,D =FGA | dBc AFD |

G,B,D =FEF | G,B,D GFG | dBc AFD | DEF G3 :|

gab age | d^cd =f2 A | =FEF AFA | dBc AFD |

gab age | d^cd =fga | gfd cAd | GAG G3 :|

                       

STEVEN'S WALTZ (No. 2). Old‑Time, Waltz. USA, Nebraska. B Flat Major ('A' part) & E‑Flat Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. Source for notated version: Bob Walters (Burt County, Nebraska) [Christeson]. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; pg. 186. Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers' Association, Bob Walters (1889-1960) - "Old Time Fiddler's Repertory" (1976).

                       

STEWARD’S LODGE SONG, THE. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (cut-time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Aird (Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. II, 1785; No. 24, pg. 9.

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T:Steward’s Lodge Song, The

M:C|

L:1/8

S:Aird, vol. II (1785)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Dmix

de | f2 (d2d2) D2 | F2 (A2A2) dc | B2A2G2F2 | E2e2 e3f | g2f2e2d2 |

cdec A3A | BcdB cdef | f2 d2 d2 :: de | f3g g4 | e3f g4 | B2g2f2 ed |

cdec A4 | d3c B4 | e3d c4 | a2 gf efge | f2d2d2 :|

                       

STEWART OF KILPATRICK AND THE DAUGHTER OF THE KING OF INE. Irish, Air (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 732, pg. 184.

X:1

T:Stewart of Kilpatrick and the daughter of the king of Ine

M:2/4
L:1/8

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 732

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G2 GB | AG G2 | GA BG | AG G2 || BE EA | FE D2 | GA BG | AG G2 ||

                       

STEWART RANT, THE. See "The Stewart's Rant." 

                       

STEWART ROBERTSON’S STRATHSPEY.  Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler Robert Petrie. Petrie (Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), 1790; pg. 7.

X:1

T:Stewart Robertson's Strathspey

C:Robert Petrie

S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/5/04

N:Petrie's First Collection, page 7

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

K:Gm

D | G2 TB>c (d/c/d/=e/) fd | c<Af>d (c/B/A/G/) F>A | G>AB>c db/a/ g>d | c<Af>A BGG :|

d |Tg>bg<d B<d Tg2 |Tf>af<c A<c Tf2 | g>bg>d B>dG<g | f>c d/c/B/A/ B<GG>d |

Tg>bg<d B<d Tgf/g/ |Tf>af<c A>cf<a | bg(^f/g/a) gd (c/d/e)|(d/c/d/e/) (d/c/B/A/) BGG |]

 

STEWART TARTAN. Scottish, Highland Schottische. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 212, pg. 24.

X:1

T:Stewart Tartan

M:C

L:1/8

R:Highland Schottische

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 212 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c2 B>A F<A E<C|E<E c>A B2 e2|c2 B>A F<A E<C|E<E c>A B2A2:|

|:c2 B>A (c<e) (e<a)|f>ec>A (c<B) B2|c2 B>A (3cde (3fga|E<E c>A B2A2:|

                       

STEWARTON LASSES. Scottish, Reel. Scotland, Ayrshire. D Major (C Major). Standard tuning. The melody is thought to be one of the most outstanding compositions credited to John Riddell, the amateur fiddle composer of Ayr (1718‑1795), and was early attributed to him in a work called "Introduction to the Ballads and Songs of Ayrshire" (1846). Robert Burns called the melody "the oldest Ayrshire reel," however, and he attributed it to Captain Alexander Cuningham of Kirktonholm (d. 1770). Collinson (1966) remarks that the tune is "an interesting study in the so‑called double‑tonic." Collinson (The Traditional and National Music of Scotland), 1966; pg. 208.

                       

STEWART'S LASSIE. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 67, pg. 9.

X:1

T:Stewart’s Lassie

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 67 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|G>Bd>B c>eg>e|(d<B)B>G (B<A)A>D|G>Bd>B c>eg>e|(d<B) A>B G3:|

|:d|c/B/A/G/ G>D E>FG>e|d<B g>B B<A A>d|1 c/B/A/G/ G>D E>FG>e|

d<B A>B G3:|2 G>Bd>B c>eg>e|(d<B) A>B G3||


 

STEWART'S MARCH, THE. AKA and see "Gabhaidh Sinn An Rathad Mor."

 

STEWART'S RANT(, THE). AKA and see “Dick a Dollis,” “Lady Jane Stuart’s Rant,” “Stuart’s Rant,” “Was Yow at the Wedding.” Scottish, Rant. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Rather that an eight‑bar phrase this tune has a four‑bar rant phrase repeated. The tune is commonly used for the country dance "General Stewart's Reel." The tune is included in the second part of the Drummond Castle Manuscript (in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at Drummond Castle), 1734, inscribed "A Collection of the best Highland Reels written by David Young, W.M. & Accomptant."  The MS is also known as "The Duke of Perth's Manuscript." Emmerson (Rantin’ Pipe and Tremblin’ String), 1971; No. 38, pgs. 133‑134. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1817; pg. 24. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1986; pg. 29. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 21, No. 2, pg. 15. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 3. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), c. 1786; pg. 20. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 17. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 60.

X:1

T:Stewart’s Rant, The

M:C|

L:1/8

S:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

e|c/d/e f/g/a e2 ce|dBfB bBfB| c/d/e f/g/a e2 ce|dBge a2 Ae| c/d/e f/g/a e2 ce|

dBfB bBfB|cefa efce|defg a2A||e|c>A A/A/A cAcA|B>E E/E/E BEBd|

cA A/A/A cAcA|BE E/E/E e2 Ae|cAeA fAeA|GEBE GABd|cAeA AaeA| defg a2A||

 

STEYRISH WALTZ. English, Waltz. England, Shropshire. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Ashman believes the title refers to the Austrian province of Styria. Source for notated version: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]. Ashman (The Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 96a, pg. 39.

 

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