Annotation:Mrs. Kenny's Barn Dance
Tune properties and standard notation
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 “Woodland Flowers (1)” and “Mrs. Kenny” for more. The tune was recorded in New York 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:
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]