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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, as "North Shore Breakdown"). F&W Records F-72-FW2, "F&W String Band vol. 2" (197?, as "North Shore Breakdown"). Maritime Express ME 1001, Ivan Hicks - "Purple Violet Fiddling" (1982, as "North Shore Breakdown").

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