Stirling Castle

strathspey

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 19th 2003 by cj.

This tune has been added to 63 tunebooks.

Also known as Grey Daylight, Harvest Home, The Kirn, Sterling Castle.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• At The Front by Battlefield Band
• Celtic Fiddle by Sean Maguire
• Champions Of Ireland: Flute by Grainne Kelly And Ciaran Madsen
• Classic Ceili Bands by Various Artists
• D Is For Dulcimer by Glenn Morgan
• Eleven by Troy MacGillivray
• Fiddle Duets by Andy McGann And Paddy Reynolds
• Fiddle Sticks, Irish Traditional Music From Donegal by Various Artists
• Fiddlers Five by Fiddlers Five
• Fire And Grace by Alistair Fraser With Natalie Haas
• Fire On ! by Blazin' Fiddles
• Flittin by Dave Swarbrick
• Folktrax-074 Johnny Doherty - The Pedlar's Pack by John Doherty
• Harthope Burn by Joe Hutton, Willy Taylor & Will Atkinson
• Harvest Home by Filska
• Irish Accordion by Timmy Cronin
• Irish Accordion Masters by Joe Derrane And Jerry O'Brien
• Just For Seumas by Gordon Duncan
• Learning Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin
• Live At Carnegie Hall by Boys Of The Lough
• Mysterious Ireland by Various Artists
• No Songs by Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick
• Northern Lights by Kevin And Seamus Glackin
• Open Hearth by Mary And Andrew MacNamara
• Open Road by Boys Of The Lough
• Past Masters Of Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Pedlar's Pack by John Doherty
• Sails Of Silver by Steeleye Span
• Selections From Byker Hill, But Two Came By, No Songs by Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick
• Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Various Artists
• Shatter The Calm by Dan Beimborn
• Souvenir Of Scotland by Hamish MacGregor And The Blue Bonnets
• The Celebrated Recordings by John Doherty
• The Celtic Ray by Marcille Wallis
• The Clare Shout by Bobby Gardiner
• The Gravel Walks: The Fiddle Music Of Mickey Doherty by Mickey Doherty
• The Irish Concertina Two by Noel Hill
• The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
• The Music Of Kevin Keegan by Kevin Keegan
• The Piping Of Patsy Touhey by Patsy Touhey
• The Unseen Dance by Evergreen
• Wind In The Willows by Willows Folk

X: 1
T: Stirling Castle
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Dmaj
A | D2 F>A D>A F<A | A,2 C>E A,>E C<E | D2 F>A D>A F<A | (3Bcd (3efg (3fed (3cBA |
D2 F>A D>A F<A | A,2 C>E A,>E C<E | D2 F>A D>A F<A | (3Bcd (3efg f<d d:|
A | d2 f>d g>e f>d | g2 e>d c>B (3ABc | d2 f>d g>e f>d | (3Bcd (3efg f<d d>A |
d/2d/2d f>d g>e f>d | B2 c>d (3efd (3cBA | (3fga (3gfe (3dcB (3AGF | (3GAB (3ABc d2 d :|

Stirling Castle

This version from Kerr's Violin via Barbara McOwen, a Boston Scottish fiddler.

Mozart Allen in 1961 published a version in 1961 without any "snaps" in the A part, and a variant on the B

# Posted on June 19th 2003 by cj

A | d2 f>d g>e f>d | B2 c>d (3efe (3cBA | d2 f>d g>e f>d | (3Bcd (3efg fA | dd g>e f>d | g2 e>d c

# Posted on June 19th 2003 by cj

Thanks

I've had parts of that tune taught to me ... but the whole piece is a delight. I've transposed it to the Alto clef and have been working on a duet with Viola and Mandola (CGDa). This is coming along great. Thanks again CJ.

# Posted on June 24th 2003 by 2situla

Skye Collection

This tune can be found in print dating back to 1887 in the Skye Collection, which is now available as a second edition by Paul Cranford (http://www.cranfordpub.com/). It's a lovely strathspey. I have also heard it played as a clog by Joe Derrane, very nice. Cheers!

# Posted on January 15th 2007 by kathleen@augustaheritage.com

Stirling Castle

This has also been called "Harvest Home" (the tune is unrelated to the hornpipe of the same name), "Grey Daylight" and "The Kirn".

# Posted on January 15th 2007 by nigelg