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X:1 T:Mountain Pathway, The M:2/4 L:1/16 S:Desi Wilkinson R:Barndance Z:Juergen.Gier@post.rwth-aachen.de K:G B4 B2GB|d2c2 c3d|e2d2 e2fg|agfa gafa| e4 e4|ed^ce d3F|DFAF DAgd|Bdgf g4:| |:g2d2 g2dg|b2g2 g3g|e2c2 e2g2|a2g2 efge|dedB GABc| dedB G2AB||1c2A2 F3A|A2G2 G4:|2c2A2 d3F|A2G2 G4|]

MOUNTAIN PATHWAY, THE. AKA - "Mountain Path," "Peter Horan's." Irish, Polka or Barn Dance (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Paired with "Return of Spring (The)", the tune was recorded (as a polka) by South Sligo fiddler James Morrison (1893-1947) in New York in early 1926 (with pianist Claire Reardon). The tunes are often simply known as "Morrison's Polkas."

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Treoir, vol. 36, No. 2, 2004; p. 26.

Recorded sources : - 3 SCONES 2008, Dermy Diamond, Tara Diamond, Dáithí Sproule - "Seanchairde/Old Friends" (2009). Columbia 33088-F (78 RPM), James Morrison (1926). Desi Wilkinson - "World Network Ireland." Topic Records 12T390, James Morrison and Tom Ennis - "Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America" (1980. Reissue recordings). Topic Records TSCD606, James Morrison - "Round the House and Mind the Dresser" (2000. Reissue of various artists.).

See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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