The Stone In The Field

reel

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on April 24th 2002 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 68 tunebooks.

Also known as Stone In The Field, The Stone On The Field.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Another Time by Gavin Whelan
• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Crossroads by Joe Ryan, Eddie Clark
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
• Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Carty
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Piping Hot by Various Artists
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Barley Grain by Larry Kinsella
• The Blackberry Blossom by Mary MacNamara
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The Irish Low Whistle by Joe McKenna
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Master Pipers Volume 2 by Tommy Kearney
• The Schoolmaster's House by Mike McHale
• The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
• The Wandering Minstrel by Seamus Ennis
• Traditional Music From The Legendary East Clare Fiddler by Paddy Canny
• Up In The Air by Danu

X: 1
T: Stone In The Field, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
|: EAAG ~A2Bd | ea~a2 gedB | cBAc BG~G2 | AcBA GEDG |
EAAG A2Bd | ea~a2 gedB | cBcd eg~g2 | dBGB AGFE :|
|: eabg ~a2ab | gabg aged | cBAc BG~G2 | AcBA GED2 |
ea~a2 bg~g2 | afef ~g2ga | b2ba gedB | AcBG ABcd :|

Recording

Paddy Carty (flute) recorded a beautiful, and very elegant, version of this tune - the album is entitled "Paddy Carty - Traditional Irish Music".

# Posted on August 12th 2002 by Greenrush

The Stone In The Field

Wow, a friend just gave this tune to me and I can't stop playing it!

# Posted on June 25th 2003 by Dow

Tommy Reck

And of course Tommy Reck recorded it on his album of the same title "The Stone In The Field"

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Eulic McGee

Stoned

I'm recording this song at the moment as a slow reel, it really works. I'll tell ye when I've put it up on my myspace - www.myspace.com/dominichenderson

# Posted on February 18th 2007 by Scrappy the Godo

It's a tune

# Posted on February 19th 2007 by Dow

Stone in the Field

Another setting:

X: 1
T: Stone In The Field, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
EAAG A2 Bd|e~a3 gedB|cBAc B~G3|AcBA GEDG|
EAAG A2 Bd|e~a3 gedB|cBcd e~g3|1 dBGB A2 GD:|2 dBGB A2 B/c/d||
eabg a2 ab|gabg aged|cBAc BGGB|AcBA GE D2|
e~a3 b~g3|agef ~g3a|bgaf gedB|1 AcBG ABcd:|2 AcBG ABAG||

# Posted on March 20th 2007 by Will CPT

The tune in Danu's album 'Up in the air' is a jig.

# Posted on May 12th 2008 by Ramiro

Are my ears deceiving me?

I am learning this tune from Paddy Carty's recording, and I swear I hear a high-c-nat at the beginning of the second bar of the B-part... ...even allowing for the fact that the entire recording itself is about 1/4 to 1/2 step sharp.

I've been working through this recording for a while now (with my flute's tuning slide pushed all the way in, and an overly "sharp embouchure"), and I absolutely *LOVE* this tune, so I'd like to nail it.

If so, what is the best technique for hitting this note cleanly at-speed on flute?

# Posted on June 18th 2008 by browndog

You're right

You're quite correct, "browndog". I seem to remember this reel is in Breandan Breathnach's 1st volume of "Ceol Rince na hEirreann" with a high c-nat, and maybe also in one of the "Bulmer & Sharpley" books. I've always layed it as such, using the c-nat key, but I don't know if you have that particular option.

# Posted on June 18th 2008 by Kenny

High c-nat on flute...

Thank you for your reply, Kenny.

Soooo... a c-nat key, huh? Ahhhh... my keyed flute has been in the making for quite a while tho', so I'm still on keyless.

Given that, the only way that I'm able to hit that note when playing along with Paddy Carty's recording is by half-holing... and since that's the left-hand index finger (my weakest, control-wise), I only have about a 10% success rate of hitting the pitch accurately, and no way can I keep it in time. I guess I have a *LOT* of practicing to do! (...including short-rolls on high-b, too...)

# Posted on June 18th 2008 by browndog

Danu

On Danu's album "Up in the Air", "The Stone in the Field" is in fact "The Maid In The Meadow", a jig.

# Posted on August 19th 2008 by grestch

Patty Carty's flute

Did he use his Radcliff flute for that recording, would make all the c a little more easy to be intune, not that intune matters a ton, i just needs to sound right

# Posted on September 12th 2008 by anthonybeers