Annotation:Mrs. Kenny's Barn Dance

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MRS. KENNY’ S BARNDANCE. AKA and see “Woodland Flowers (1),” “Shit Cart Polka.” Irish, Barndance or Schottische. C Major (‘A’ part) & G Major (‘B’ and ‘C’ parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BC. See notes for “annotation:Woodland Flowers (1)” and “annotation:Mrs. Kenny” for more of this tune, originally composed ("Woodland Flowers") by Scottish composer Felix Burns (b. 1864). The tune was recorded in New York in 1929 by the great fiddle player Michael Coleman, originally from County Sligo. Leitrim flute player John McKenna (1880-1947) recorded a version on a Decca 78 RPM called “Ballroom Favourite (The)” in 1934.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Oisín Mac Diarmada & Daithí Gormley Fiddlers of Sligo, 2017; p. 19.

Recorded sources: Green Linnett SIF 3041, Matt Molloy – “Stony Steps.”

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]

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