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T:Stony Steps, The
T:Stoney Steps [1]
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L:1/8
Q:220
R:reel
Z:Philippe Varlet
K:D
A3 B AF~F2|ABdf efdA|FA~A2 BFAF|GEAG FDFG|
A3 B AF~F2|ABdf efdA|FA~A2 BFAF|GEAG FDD2||
{a}fedc defg|afbf afeg|fded fded|ABAG FDD2|
{a}fedc defg|afbf afeg|~f3 d e2 de|fa{b}af efdB||
STONEY/STONY STEPS [1], THE (An chéim cloiche). AKA - "Stony Steps." AKA and see "Cushogue (The)," “Twelfth Lock (The).” Irish, Reel. D Major (McNulty): D Mixolydian/Major (Breathnach). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Breathnach): AAB (Taylor): AABB (McNulty, Mulvihill).
Additional notes
Source for notated version : - accordion player Treasa Potts (Ireland) [Breathnach]; Frank McCollam (Ballycastle, County Antrim) [Mulvihill]; set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980’s [Taylor].
Printed sources : - Breathnach (Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. I), 1963; No. 149, p. 59. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 1), 1974; No. 12. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; p. 24. Levey Collection. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; p. 15. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 95, p. 25.
Recorded sources : - Green Linnet GLCD 3041, Matt Molloy - "Stony Steps" (1987).
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