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Stenselepolskan three-two

Also known as Polska Från Dorotea, Stensele Polska, Stensele-Polskan.

There is 1 recording of this tune.

Stenselepolskan has been added to 14 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: Stenselepolskan
R: three-two
M: 3/2
L: 1/8
K: Gmin
|:G,2B2 B2AB cBAG|F2A2 A2GA BAGF|E2EF G2GA B2AG|^FGAF G2D2 B,CB,A,|
|G,2B2 B2AB cBAG|F2A2 A2GA BAGF|E2EF G2GA B2AG|^FGAF G4 G4:|
|:G,2d2 d2^c=d _e2d2|G,2c2 c2Bc dcBA|G^FGA BABc d2dd|^c2Ac d4 d4|
|G,2d2 d2^c=d _e2d2|G,2c2 c2Bc dcBA|G^FGA BABc d2dd|^c2A^F G4 G4:|
2
X: 2
T: Stenselepolskan
R: three-two
M: 3/2
L: 1/8
K: Gmin
M: 3/4
|: G,B BA/B/ c/B/A/G/ | FA AG/A/ B/A/G/F/ | EE/F/ GG/A/ BA/G/ | ^FGAF GD B,CB,A, |
G,B BA/B/ c/B/A/G/ | FA AG/A/ B/A/G/F/ | EE/F/ GG/A/ BA/G/ | ^F/G/A/F/ G2 G2 :|
|: G,d d^c/d/ ed | G,c cB/c/ d/c/B/A/ | G/^F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ dd/d/ | ^cA/c/ d2 d2 |
G,d d^c/d/ ed | G,c cB/c/ d/c/B/A/ | G/^F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ dd/d/ | ^cA/^F/ G2 G2 :|
3
X: 3
T: Stenselepolskan
R: three-two
M: 3/2
L: 1/8
K: Gmin
M: 3/4
[G,D]B BA/B/ c/B/A/G/|FA AG/A/ B/A/G/F/|EE/F/ GG/A/ BA/G/|^F/G/A/F/ GD B,/C/B,/A,/|
[G,D]B BA/B/ c/B/A/G/|FA AG/A/ B/A/G/F/|EE/F/ GG/A/ BA/G/|^F/G/A/F/ G4:|
|:Dd d^c/d/ ed|Dc cB/c/ d/c/B/A/|G/^F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ dd|[M:4/4] ^cA/c/ d2 d/=c/B/A/ G/^F/=E/D/|
[M:3/4]Dd d^c/d/ ed|Dc cB/c/ d/c/B/A/|G/^F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ d/^c/d/e/|d^F G4:|
4
X: 4
T: Stenselepolskan
R: three-two
M: 3/2
L: 1/8
K: Gmin
M: 3/4
[DG,]B BA/B/ c/B/A/G/|FA AG/A/ B/A/G/F/|EE/F/ GG/A/ BA/G/|^F/G/A/F/ GD B,/C/B,/A,/|
[DG,]B BA/B/ c/B/A/G/|FA AG/A/ B/A/G/F/|EE/F/ GG/A/ BA/G/|^F/G/A/F/ G4:|
|:Dd d^c/d/ ed|Dc c=B/c/ d/c/_B/A/|G/^F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ dd|^cA/c/ d2 d/=c/B/A/|
Dd d^c/d/ ed|Dc c=B/c/ d/c/_B/A/|G/^F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ d/^c/d/e/|d^F G4:|

Ten comments

Swedish Polska

Here’s a tune I got from the Spreefix album from Fullsceilidh Spelemannslag. I believe this is a Swedish tune, not sure who’s written it or if it’s trad, but it’s a fantastic wee tune.

It’s normal to transcribe polskor in 3/4. This one is so much associated with Stensele (in Västerbotten) that it’s known as "Stensele polskan" (The Stensele Polska) to many people. Here is a version from the playing of Sören Johansson from Dorotea (about 60 miles south of Stensele):

X:2
T:Stensele Polskan
R:Polska
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Gmin
[DG,]B BA/B/ c/B/A/G/|FA AG/A/ B/A/G/F/|EE/F/ GG/A/ BA/G/|^F/G/A/F/ GD B,/C/B,/A,/|
[DG,]B BA/B/ c/B/A/G/|FA AG/A/ B/A/G/F/|EE/F/ GG/A/ BA/G/|^F/G/A/F/ G4:|
|:Dd d^c/d/ ed|Dc c=B/c/ d/c/_B/A/|G/^F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ dd|^cA/c/ d2 d/=c/B/A/|
Dd d^c/d/ ed|Dc c=B/c/ d/c/_B/A/|G/^F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ d/^c/d/e/|d^F G4:|

Further research shows that this tune was composed by Johan August Andersson (1860 or 1866 -1907). He was born on Mörkö in Sörmland, but moved to Dorotea, where he was a teacher, cantor and fiddler. The title is usually written as a compound "Stenselepolskan". It was originally called "Polska från Dorotea" (Polska from Dorotea) and had a variation in the second part, where there was a shift of metre:

X:3
T:Stenselepolskan/Polska från Dorotea
C:Johan August Andersson
R:Polska
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Gmin
[DG,]B BA/B/ c/B/A/G/|FA AG/A/ B/A/G/F/|EE/F/ GG/A/ BA/G/|^F/G/A/F/ GD B,/C/B,/A,/|
[DG,]B BA/B/ c/B/A/G/|FA AG/A/ B/A/G/F/|EE/F/ GG/A/ BA/G/|^F/G/A/F/ G4:|
|:Dd d^c/d/ ed|Dc c=B/c/ d/c/_B/A/|G/^F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ dd|[M:4/4] ^cA/c/ d2 d/=c/B/A/ G/^F/=E/D/|
[M:3/4]Dd d^c/d/ ed|Dc c=B/c/ d/c/_B/A/|G/^F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ d/^c/d/e/|d^F G4:|

Re: Stenselepolskan

An arrangement for fiddle ensemble (2 fiddle lines, cello, and chords) is available in Weaver MacFarlane’s Choon Book, a free download from cracklingsmarts.com.

Audio file of this arrangement is available on Soundcloud (just search for Weaver MacFarlane).

Re: Stenselepolskan

Hi Graeme, that sounds a bit like a church organ that you’re playing this tune on.

I had to have another wee go at mixing this Swedish Polska track, as I wasn’t happy with the balance.

Played it on my Nyckelharpa, English Concertina, Mandolin & Hammered Dulcimer.

Polska Från Dorotea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDecFgUP38


Cheers,
Dick