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Stirling Castle

strathspey

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 19th 2003 by cj.

This tune has been added to 76 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
Ceol Na DTéad by Francie And Mickey Byrne
Champions Of Ireland: Flute by Grainne Kelly And Ciaran Madsen
Clannad by Clannad
Classic Ceili Bands by Various Artists
D Is For Dulcimer by Glenn Morgan
Eleven by Troy MacGillivray
Epiphany by Silver Spire
Fianchetto by Queen's Gambit
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
From A Distant Shore: Irish And Cape Breton Traditional Music by Various Artists
Golden Vanity by Modesty Forbids
Harthope Burn by Joe Hutton, Willy Taylor & Will Atkinson
Harvest Home by Filska
Highland Fiddle by Angus Grant
In Ireland by The Great Danes - Anders Trabjerg And Jonas Fromseier
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
Live At The Crane by Dusty Banjos
Mahervelous by Frank Maher And The Mahers Bahers
Music And Songs By The Sea by Michael Falsey
Mysterious Ireland by Various Artists
No Songs by Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick
Northern Lights by Kevin And Seamus Glackin
Oldtime Records Vol 2 (U.S. Recordings) by Various Artists
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
Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2008 by Various Artists
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
The Wild Hills O'Wannie: The Small Pipes Of Northumbria by Various Artists
Wind In The Willows by Willows Folk

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

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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

# 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 Lavengood

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

Some relatives ~

"The Marquis of Huntley"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9750

"The Grey Daylight" ~ reel
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9753

# Posted on July 17th 2009 by ceolachan