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'''PETERHEAD POLKA, THE.''' Scottish, Polka. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB (Hardie): ABB'CC (Hunter). Composed by William Stephen of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and originally published as a piano solo. Peterhead was where James, the Old Pretender, first landed in Scotland in 1715, and in the 19th century it was a leading point of departure (along with Dundee) for ships from the Scottish whaling industry. | '''PETERHEAD POLKA, THE.''' Scottish, Polka. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB (Hardie): ABB'CC (Hunter). Composed by William Stephen of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and originally published as a piano solo. Peterhead was where James, the Old Pretender, first landed in Scotland in 1715, and in the 19th century it was a leading point of departure (along with Dundee) for ships from the Scottish whaling industry. | ||
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''Source for notated version'': Bill Hardie (Scotland) [Hardie]. | ''Source for notated version'': Bill Hardie (Scotland) [Hardie]. | ||
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''Printed sources'': Hardie ('''Caledonian Companion'''), 1992; p. 130. Hunter ('''Fiddle Music of Scotland'''), 1988; No. 360. | ''Printed sources'': Hardie ('''Caledonian Companion'''), 1992; p. 130. Hunter ('''Fiddle Music of Scotland'''), 1988; No. 360. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal></font> | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Beltona SEP 46 (45 RPM), Bill Hardie - "Scottish Country Fiddle" (1957). Topic Records 12T279, "James F. Dickie's Delights." </font> | ||
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Hear mid-20th century recordings of Ned Stewart playing the polka at Tobar an Dualchais [http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/en/fullrecord/21739/7;jsessionid=BBD119474C21C9CD8690B016DC789882] [http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/en/fullrecord/66251/7;jsessionid=1B162A267F93365DF5D06CF0A28341D1]<br> | |||
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PETERHEAD POLKA, THE. Scottish, Polka. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB (Hardie): ABB'CC (Hunter). Composed by William Stephen of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and originally published as a piano solo. Peterhead was where James, the Old Pretender, first landed in Scotland in 1715, and in the 19th century it was a leading point of departure (along with Dundee) for ships from the Scottish whaling industry.
Source for notated version: Bill Hardie (Scotland) [Hardie].
Printed sources: Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; p. 130. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 360.
Recorded sources: Beltona SEP 46 (45 RPM), Bill Hardie - "Scottish Country Fiddle" (1957). Topic Records 12T279, "James F. Dickie's Delights."
See also listing at:
Hear mid-20th century recordings of Ned Stewart playing the polka at Tobar an Dualchais [1] [2]