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X:1 T:North Shore Tune T:North Shore Breakdown S:Earl Mitton (New Brunswick) M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Mazurka B:Corfield - "Tunes from New Brunswick" (2024, p. 90) D:Rodeo R-106 (78 RPM), Earl Mitton (1950). K:D FG|:AF A2 dc|BG B2 ef|...

NORTH SHORE TUNE. AKA - "North Shore Breakdown." AKA and see "Donegal Mazurka (2)," "Francie Mooney's Mazurka (1)," "Johnny Doherty's Mazurka," "James Byrne's Mazurka," "Kitty's Fancy," "North Shore Breakdown," "Proinsias Ó Maonaigh (1)," "Rachel on the Rock," "Tommy Peoples' Mazurka." Canadian, Irish (originally); Mazurka (3/4 time). Canada, New Brunswick. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is well-known in Donegal, Ireland, by several titles. See note for "Donegal Mazurka" for more.

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Corfield (Tunes from New Brunswick), 2024; p. 90.

Recorded sources : - Rodeo R-106 (78 RPM), Earl Mitton and the Valley Rhythm Boys (1950). F&W Records F-72-FW2, "F&W String Band vol. 2" (197?)

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