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Tune Req: The Stern Polka

05 Nov 07 - 08:22 AM (#2186703)
Subject: The Stern Polka
From: GUEST,stevethesqueeze

Hi Folks.

Can anyone help with the steps for the STERN POLKA and perhaps any tunes asscoaiated with it please?


05 Nov 07 - 09:39 AM (#2186744)
Subject: RE: The Stern Polka
From: LeTenebreux

Is this in the same vein as Steve Martin's sad banjo song?


05 Nov 07 - 09:21 PM (#2187223)
Subject: RE: The Stern Polka
From: Sorcha

Scroll down to the S list, then click on PDF. The steps are there.

http://dingo.sbs.arizona.edu/~carnie/folkdance/Name.html

Video and MP3 links on this page:

http://www.dancilla.com/search.asp?FID=4943&LANGU=EN

Sheet music:

http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/cgi/abc/tuneget?F=GIF&U=http://simonwascher.info/TradArchiv_figuren-taenze/sternpolka.abc&X=1&T=STERNPOLKA
Should be a link to a MIDI at this one too.


06 Nov 07 - 04:00 PM (#2187787)
Subject: RE: The Stern Polka
From: GUEST,strad

Don't know where I got this from but it's the real thing.
X:1
T:Stern Polka
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:88
K:D
AA F2 BB A2|AA GF G4| cc B2 cc B2|Ad cB A2 A2|
AA F2 BB A2|AA GF G4| cc B2 cc B2|AA Bc d4:|
F2 A2 d2 AF|G2 A2 c4|G2 A2 c2 AG|F2 A2 dc BA|
F2 A2 d2 AF|G2 A2 c4|A2 A2 BA Bc|d2 dd d4:|
K:G
gf ed fe c2|fe dc ed B2|ee dB cd f2|dd ef g4||
The tune is played @ 88 for parts A & B and 60 for part C

I've only ever played for this, never danced it, so don't
know the steps.


06 Nov 07 - 07:47 PM (#2187999)
Subject: RE: The Stern Polka
From: Sorcha

Oh steve, come back!!