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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

STÁCA AN mHARGAIDH (The Market Lounger).  AKA – “Stáca ‘n Mhargaidh.” Irish, Air (3/4 time, “Moderately slow”). A Major. Standard tuning. AB. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997). Source for notated version: a manuscript collection dated 1861 compiled by James Goodman, a Church of Ireland cleric who collected primarily in County Cork [Shields]. Shields (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 26, pg. 14.

                       

STACCATO POLKA, THE. English, Polka. D Major (‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ parts) & G Major (‘D’ part). Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Composed by Robert Whinham (1814-1893), a musician, teacher, composer, dancing master and fiddler originally from Morpeth, Northumberland. Source for notated version: an unattributed 19th century manuscript in the Beamish Museum [Dixon]. Dixon (Remember Me), 1995; pg. 49.

 

STACKED ‘EM UP IN PILES. Old-time, Song & Breakdown. From the playing of West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine (b. 1909), who supposedly fashioned the tune from a Revolutionary War song. West Virginia musician and academic Gerry Milnes believes that it is connected with the Civil War and not an earlier conflict. Wine sings only this chorus:

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We run 'em nine miles and we stacked 'em up in piles,

Besides what got drownded in the river.

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One verse only for the song, collected in West Virginia, appears in Cox’s Folk Songs of the South where it is listed as "The War Song". Laws, in Native American Balladry, only mentions Cox's collected version, from which Milnes deduces it is a rare piece, given the thoroughness with which Laws investigated. Augusta Heritage Records AHR 014, Melvin Wine – “Folk Music and Lore of the Civil War.” Jimmy Tripplet – “Helena’s Green are the Woods” (learned from Melvin Wine). Jack Krack & Doug Van Gundy – “Two Far Gone.”

 

STACK(S) OF BARLEY, THE. AKA and see "Evening was Waning," "Little Mary Cassidy," “The Little Stack of Barley [1],” "Patrick Condon's Vision.” Irish, Hornpipe or Barn Dance; Canadian, Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. E Minor ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB.  There is a special couple dance to this tune (played in hornpipe time) in which the partners face each other and use the ‘barrel’ hold. It is sometimes customary to dance the Stack of Barley after the ceili dance The Siege of Ennis. Two hornpipes are played as an accompaniment with the first being “The Stack of Barley,” considered the signature tune for the dance. Accordion player Joe Burke (b. 1939), originally from Coorhoor, above Loughrea in County Galway, remembers playing with the Leitrim (parish) Céilí Band for set dancers in the 1950’s at Irish dance venues in London, and was impressed by the “thousands of people” who danced the sets and old-time waltzes at the halls.  Later he played gigs in New York, Chicago and Boston, playing on a circuit for Bill Fuller’s dance halls along with piano player Felix Dolan and fiddler Paddy Killoran. They dressed formally and had a fifteen minute spot between the Fintan Ward Band’s sets, giving them time to play “The Seige of Ennis,” “Stack of Barley” and an old-time waltz (Vallely & Piggott, Blooming Meadows, 1998). Martin Mulvihill (1986) remarks: “Old Irish dance” and “There are several versions of this tune. This one I learned from the lilting of my grandfather.” Source for notated version: Louise Arsenault (b. 1956, Welligton, East Prince County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 89, pg. 23. Mallinson (Enduring), 1995; No. 79, pg. 33. Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 41. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 61, pg. 36 (appears as "Stacks of Barley"). Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 52, pg. 129. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 180. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 63. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 11. Columbia 33523F (78 RPM), Michael Coleman & P.J. Dolan (1927). Edison 51041 (78 RPM), John H. Kimmel (accordion player from New York City), 1922. Flying Fish FF70572, Frank Ferrel – “Yankee Dreams: Wicked Good Fiddling from New England” (1991). Leader LEA 2004, Martin Byrnes. Shanachie 79093, Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannon – “Whirlwind” (1995). Topic TSCD606, Michael Coleman & P.J. Dolan et al – “Round the House and Mind the Dresser: Irish Country-House Dance Music.” WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1998?).

X:1

T:Stack of Barley, The

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

K:G

gf|efed BedB|(3ABA AG AcBA|G2 GA BA (3Bcd|e2A2A2 Bd|

efed BedB|A2 AG AcBA|G2 GA BdAc|B2G2G2:|

|:GA|BABd g2 fg|agfg edBd|g2 fg ed (3Bcd|e2A2A2 Bd|

(3efg af g2 ge|dBAG AcBA|GFGA (3Bcd Ac|B2G2G2:|

                       

STACK OF OATS, THE. AKA and see “Crossroads Ceili.” Irish, Barndance. Reg Hall (1995) defines an Irish barndance as “a rural variant of the ballroom schottische…popular in the hey-day of country-house dancing in Ireland…transplanted successfully in the dance halls and clubs of Irish-America.” Topic TSCD 602, Erin’s Pride Orchestra – “Irish Dance Music” (1995. A reissue of the original 1948 recording).

 

STACK OF OATS [2], THE.  Irish, Hornpipe. Composed by County Tipperary fiddler Seán Ryan (d. 1985). Ryan (Seán Ryan’s Dream), 34.

                       

STACK OF RYE, THE. Irish, Hornpipe. Composed by the late County Clare fiddler Junior Crehan.

 

STACK OF WHEAT, THE. AKA - “The Little Stack of Wheat.” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AABB'. Some similarity to the “Off to California” family of tunes. Philippe Varlet also finds the tune in Tadhg Crowley’s piping tutor, published in 1936. It was popular in the 1920’s, he says, and was recorded by a number of artists of the era, including Michael Coleman, James Morrison and Tom Ennis, the Flanagan Brothers and Dan Sullivan’s Shamrock Band. Coleman recorded it in a medley following the “Little Stack of Barley [1].” Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 99, pg. 25. Cotter (Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor), 1989; 82. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1996; No. 86, pg. 160. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 259, pg. 80 (appears as “The Little Stack of Wheat”). Mallinson (Enduring), 1995; No. 77, pg. 32. O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor), 1949. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 14. Larraga Records LR093098, Mike and Mary Rafferty – “The Old Fireside Music” (1998). Topic TSCD 602, Pat Roche’s Harp & Shamrock Orchestra – “Irish Dance Music” (1995. A reissue of the original 1934 recording).

See also listings at:

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Stack of Wheat, The

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

K:G

BA|GEDE GABG|(3ABA GA Bdef|gedB GABG|dBAG E2 BA|

GEDE GABG|A/B/A GA Bdef|gedB GABG|AGEF G2:|

Bd|edBd edgd|edBd e2 d/e/f|gedB GABG|dBAG E2 Bd|

edBd edgd|edBd e2 d/e/f|gedB GABG|AGEF G2 Bd||

edBd edgd|edBd e2 d/e/f|gedB GABG|dBAG EcBA|

GEDE GABG|(3ABA GA Bdef|gedB GABG|AGEF G2||

X:2
T:Little Stack of Wheat, The
R:Hornpipe
S:Mike Rafferty
Z:lesl
M:C|
K:G
BA|GEDE GABG|A2GA (3Bcd eg|gedB GABG|dBAG E2BA|
GEDE GABG|A2GA (3Bcd eg|gedB GABG|AGEF G2:|
(3Bcd|edgd ed (3Bcd|edgd e2 (3def|gedB GABG|dBAG E2 (3Bcd|
edgd ed (3Bcd|edgd e2 (3def|gedB GABG|AGEF G2 (3Bcd|
edgd ed (3Bcd|edgd e2 (3def|gedB GABG|dBAG E2BA|
GEDE GABG|(3ABA GA Bdeg|gedB GABG|AGEF GG||

                                   

STACK RYAN’S. Irish, Polka. A County Clare polka set named for their source for the tunes, Stack Ryan. See individual tunes under the titles “Babes in the Woods [2],” “Cooraclare Polka,” and “Clare Dragoons.” Green Linnet GLCD 3092, Bernard O’Sullivan & Tommy MacMahon – “Clare Concertinas.”

                                   

STACK THE RAGS (Cruac Suas na Ceirteaca). AKA and see “Leitrim Jig [1].” Irish, French‑Canadian; Single Jig. G Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 82, pg. 54. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 989, pg. 184. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 379, pg. 77.

X:1

T:Stack the Rags

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Single Jig

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 379

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Dorian

d|cAG G2^F|D2G G3|cAG G2G|f3 e2d|cAG G2=F|D2G G3|F2G A2B|c3 d2:|

||G2g g3|^faf g3|d2g g2e|f3 e2d|G2g g3|^faf g3|aba a2g|f3 d2c|d2g g3|^faf g3|

d2g g23|f3 f2g|agf gfe|fed g2d|cAG G2G|f3 e2||

                                   

STACKOLEE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky. In the repertoire of the regionally famous fiddler Ed Haley. It was the only track on the Rounder LP that the late Rector Hicks thought sounded like Haley at his best, according to Kerry Blech. See also note for “Stagolee.” Rounder Records, Ed Haley.

                                   

STACK’S HORNPIPE. Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See also the related “Honeysuckle [2].” Source for notated version: Patrick Stack (Chicago) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 313.

X:1

T:Stack's Hornpipe

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Patrick Stack, Chicago

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Hornpipe

K:D

(3ABc|d2 (3cBA BFAF|DFAF G2 (3FED|FAdc Bdgf|(3efe (3dcB A2 (3ABc|

dBcA BFAF|DFAF GFED|FAdf (3efe ce|dfec d2:|

|:ec|Acec Acec|Adfd Adfd|Acef gfgf|(3efe (3dcB A2 (3ABc|

dBcA BFAF|DFAF GFED|FAdf (3efe ce|dfec d2:||

                       

STAD ERRO ROGURA STAD STAD (“Stay Easy, You Rogue, Stay, Stay”). AKA and see “Be Easy, You Rogue.”

                       

STADTHOUDER, LA.  French, Country Dance (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. From the contradance book (tunes with dance instructions) of Robert Daubat (who styled himself Robert d’Aubat de Saint-Flour), born in Saint-Flour, Cantal, France, in 1714, dying in Gent, Belgium, in 1782. According to Belgian fiddler Luc De Cat, at the time of the publication of his collection (1757) Daubat was a dancing master in Gent and taught at several schools and theaters.  He also was the leader of a choir and was a violin player in a theater. Mr. De Cat identifies a list of subscribers of the original publication, numbering 132 individuals, of the higher level of society and the nobility, but also including musicians and dance-masters (including the ballet-master from the Italian opera in London). Many of the tunes are written with parts for various instruments, and include a numbered bass. Daubat (Cent Contredanses en Rond), 1757; No. 53.

X:1

T:Stadthouder, La

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:DaubatCent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 53

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

{A}G2 (B/c/d/B/) | G>de>f | {a}g2 (A/B/c) | B2A2 | {A}G2 (B/c/d/B/) |

G>de>f | {a}g2 | (A/B/c) | {c}~B4 :: .d.d (B/c/d) | .D(dcB) | .c.c (A/B/c) |

.D(cBA) | .B.B (G/A/B) | D>dg>c | B2A2 | G4 :|

                       

STAESIA DONNELLY’S. Irish, Double Jig. The tune is from the late fiddler Jimmy Power, originally from Kill in Waterford, although his spent much time in London. Staesia Donnelly was his aunt. Piping Pig Records PPPCD 001, Jimmy O’Brien- Moran – “Seán Reid’s Favourite” (1996. Learned from piper John Murphy).

 

STAFFORD'S RECEIPT FOR WHISKEY. AKA and see "Carolan's Receipt (for Drinking)," "Doctor John Stafford."


 

STAFFORD'S REEL (Ríl Stafort). Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: fiddler Owen Kelly, 1968 (Co. Tyrone, Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 285, pg. 145.

 

STAFFORDSHIRE HORNPIPE, THE. English, Sword Dance Tune (2/2 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Second figure of the sword dance from the Flamborough, England, area. One of the earliest recordings of the tune was in 1909 when Cecil Sharp waxed it on a cylinder from the playing of John Locke, described as a “gipsy fiddler.” Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 24. Karpeles & Schofield (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs), 1951; pg. 30. Kirkpatrick & Harris (Opus Pocus), 1988. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 77.

X:1

T:Staffordshire Hornpipe, The

M:2/2

L:1/8

S:Flamborough

K:D

(3ABc|d2b2g2ed|ce a2f2d2|d2b2g2 ed|ce a2 Acec|d2b2g2ed|ce a2f2d2|

gbag fdec|d2f2d4||f2e2d2c2|Bc (3dcB A2 Bc|dcde fefg|

a2g2e2a2|f2e2d2c2|Bc (3dcB A2a2|b2 ag fd ec|d2f2d2||

 

STAGE HORNPIPE [1], THE. AKA and see “Kielder Jock’s,” "The Merrymaker's Club,” “The Norfolk Hornpipe" [2],” “The Omnibus.” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody was composed as “The Omnibus” by the 19th century Tyneside fiddler-composer James Hill, famous for his hornpipe compositions. “The Stage” was published in the Newcastle Courant in 1882. Stage hornpipes were danced on stage for some one hundred and fifty years, although their heydey was in the latter half of the 18th century when several performers made their reputations dancing various hornpipes. They were still regularly performed between acts in plays as late as 1840 or 1850 (Kidson). A distanced version of Hill’s “Stage Hornpipe” tune was recorded in New York 1927 by the renowned County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman (1891-1945), paired with “The Western Hornpipe.” Coleman was an accomplished step dancer as well as a master fiddler and actually danced a stage hornpipe in the 1920’s while simultaneously playing the instrument, when he was hired as an entertainer on a tour of Keith’s Theaters. Source for notated version: Michael Coleman [Miller & Perron]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 2, No. 49. McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 85, pg. 21. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 2, No. 37. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 123 (two versions). Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 19, pg. 93. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 216. Gael-Linn CEF 153, Paddy Glackin – “In Full Spate” (1991). Gael-Linn Records CEF 161“Michael Coleman 1891-1945” (1992. Reissue of 1927 recording). IRC Records, "Musical Glory of Old Sligo." Shanachie 34014, James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien, Daithi Sproule – “Traditional Music of Ireland” (1981).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Stage Hornpipe [1]

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

K:G

GA | BGFG EGDB, | G,B,DB cBcB | AEAB cBcB | (3AGF (3GFE DCB,A, |

G,B,DB cBcd | edef gfge | dbca Bgfg | ecAF G2 :: ef | ga (3gfe dbbd |

caac BggB | BGAB cAag | fgfe defd | ga (3gfe dbbd | caac BggB |

(3gag fg egfg | ecAF G2 :|

 

STAGE HORNPIPE [2], THE. English, Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. A Major. Standard. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 245.

 

STAGE HORNPIPE [3], A. AKA and see “Pet of the House.” Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody was printed by O’Neill as “Pet of the House,” set in the key of ‘G’. Source for notated version: the Rice-Walsh manuscript, a collection of music from the repertoire of Jeremiah Breen, a blind fiddler from North Kerry, notated by his student [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; no. 327.

X:1

T:Stage Hornpipe, A

M:2/4

L:1/16

S:Rice-Walsh manuscript

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Hornpipe

K:A

E2|A2A2 AcBd|c2c2 cedf|eagf edcA|Ace^d fedB|

A2A2 AcBd c2c2 cedf|eagf (3efe (3dcB|c2A2 A2:|

|:A2 ceAe ceAe|dfBf dfBf|ceAe ceAe|BAGF Aced|

ceAe ceAe|dfBf dfBf|eagf (3efe (3dcB|c2A2 A2:||

 

STAGE REEL, THE (Ríl an Stáitse). AKA and see “Maeve’s Reel.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is related to “Dowser’s Favourite” and “Maeve’s Reel,” composed by Jim McKillop from County Antrim. Source for notated version: the mid-20th century collection of Jack Wade (County Monaghan) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 208, pgs. 94 & 95. 

 

STAGGER THE BUCK (Tiob an Fiad). AKA and see "Priest avourneen." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See also the related single jig “Be Easy, You Rogue.” Source for notated version: the playing partners of Chicago police Sergeant James Early and John McFadden, a piper and fiddler from adjoining counties in the province of Connaght [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 33. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 854, pg. 159. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 115, pg. 34.

X:1

T:Stagger the Buck

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 115

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D | GBG AGE | c2c B2d | GBG AGE | EAA AGE |

GBG AGE | B/c/de/f/ gfe | dBG AGE | DGG G2 :|

|: G | Gge dBG | c2c B2d | Gge dBG | EAA AGE |

Gge dBG | B/c/de/f/ gfe | dBG AGE | DGG G2 :|

 

STAGOLEE. Old‑Time, Blues Tune. The blues ballad about Stagolee (or Stackerlee) and his fight with Billy Lyons has been a blues classic for generations and can be found in most volumes of American folksongs. There actually was such a person, finds George M. Eberhart (in an article entitled "Stack Lee: The Man, the Music, and the Myth, in the journel Popular Music and Society, Spring, 1997), one Stack Lee Shelton who murdered William “Willie” Lyons on Christmas Day, 1895, in a saloon on 11th & Morgan (now Delmar) in (east) St. Louis. Lyons and Shelton were actually friends but an argument arose between them, some say over a dispute about hats. The result was that Shelton shot and killed Lyons, who now rests in an unmarked grave in Saint Peter’s Cemetery, St. Louis.

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The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954. Chubby Dragon CD1008, Brad Leftwich, Bruce Molsky et al – “Mountairy.usa” (2001).

 

STAGSHAW BANK FAIR. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pg. 168.

X:1

T:Stagshaw Bank Fair

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian Minstrelsy

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d/c/|BGGB cAAc|BGGc Gdbd|BGGB cAAc|Bge^c d3:|

|:e|dBdg eceg|fdef gage|dBdg eceg|fdef g2 fe|

dB B2 ec c2|dB B2 AFDd|edef gage|dBcA G3:|

 

STAIC AN MARGAID. Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard. AB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 18, pg. 5.

 

STAICIN EORNA, AN. AKA and see "The Little Stack of Barley."

 

STAIL GRAOI, AN. AKA and see "The Strong Steed."


 

STAINES MORRIS. English, Air and Country Dance Tune (4/4 or 6/4 time). E Minor (Bacon, Raven): D Minor (Williamson): D Dorian (Chappell): G Dorian (Barnes, Sharp). Standard tuning. ABC (Sharp): AABCC (Raven): AABB (Barnes, Chappell).  The tune first appears in the William Ballet Lute Book (1595), and was printed in "much altered" form in Playford's Dancing Master of 1650‑51. There is a town of Staines on the Thames River, but no one seems to know if it has anything to do with the title or not. The tune was used for a morris dance of the same name in the Cotswold village of Longborough, Gloucestershire. Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pg. 255. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), vol. 1, 1859; pg. 243. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 34 & 46. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 25.  Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 17. Carthage CGLP 4406, Hutchings et al - "Morris On" (1972/1983). Maggie’s Music MMCD216, Hesperus - “Early American Roots” (1997).

X:1

T:Staines Morris

L:1/8

M:2/2

S:SharpCountry Dance Tunes

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

d2g2 =e2 ^f2|g2 =f=e d3e|fgf_e d2 cB|AGAB G4|d2g2 =e2 ^f2|

g2 =f=e d3e|fgf_e d2 cB|AGAB G4||Bcd=e d2 cB|AGAB G4|Bcd=e d2 cB|

AGAB G4||B2B2 F2F2|GABc d3 =e|fgf=e d2 cB|AGAB G4|B2B2 F2F2|

GABc d3=e|fgf=e d2 cB|AGAB G4||

           

STALK EN VAURAGA. Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pg. 126.

X:1

T:Stalk en Vauraga

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Slow”
S:O’FarrellPocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

AB | c2E2F2 | A4 A2 | B3c BA | B2c2A2 | d3e dc | d2f2a2 | (fe)(dc)(BA) | A2 (dc)(BA) |

=G2 (BG)(FE) | F2 AFdF | E2F2A2 | A4 :: ed | (cB)(AB)(cd) | e4f2 | g4f2 | e2f2d2 |

c2 (AB)(cd) | e4f2 | a3b af | e2f2c2 | a3b af | e2f2a2 | B3c BA | B2c2A2 | d3e (dc) |

d2f2a2 | (fe)(dc)(BA) | A2 (dc)(BA) | G2 BGdG | F2 AFdF | E2F2A2 | A4 :|

                       

STAMFORDHAM HOPPING. AKA and see "A Mile to Ride." English, Slip Jig. The tune appears under this title (a variant of a Northumbrian title “Stannerton Hopping”) in the music manuscript of John Bell.

 

STAMPANTAKT. One Finnish version of "Soldier's Joy [1]." See Bayard's note for "The King's Head."

 

STAN CHAPMAN'S JIG. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Miller): AABB’ (Holland). Stan Chapman is a Cape Breton style fiddler, music and fiddle teacher who lives in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton). The tune has also been recorded by Cape Breton Mic-Mac Indian fiddler Lee Cremo. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 195, pg. 56. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 102, pg. 70. Fiddlesticks cass., Jerry Holland - “Fathers and Sons” (1992). Green Linnet SIF1122, Kevin Burke - "Open House" (1992. Erroneously credited to Stan Chapman). Green Linnet SIF3112, Nomos - “I Won’t Be Afraid Anymore.” Shanachie 78002, “Solas.”

 

STANADOIR SUGAC, AN. AKA and see "The Jolly Tinker [2]."

 

STANADOIR UA LUIMNEAC, AN. AKA and see "The Limerick Tinker."

 

STANDARD CLUB QUADRILLE NO. 1. There is some resemblance of the second figure of this tune with Bayard's Pennsylvania collected "Allegheny County." Henry Ford, Mr. & Mrs. ("Good Morning." Old Time Dancing Music, Calls And Directions), 1941; pg. 10.

 

STANDARD HORNPIPE, THE. AKA and see "Harvest Home [1]," "Fred Wilson's Clog," "Kildare Fancy," "Zig-Zag Hornpipe/Clog," "Dundee Hornpipe," "Ruby Lip," "Higgins' Hornpipe," "Cork Hornpipe [1]," "Cincinnati Hornpipe [1]," "Cliff Hornpipe," "Snyder's Jig" (Pa.), "Kephart's Clog" (Pa.). Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 175, pg. 61.

 


STANDARD OF IRELAND, THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). C Major. Standard. ABC. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 39, pg. 27.

X:1

T:Standard of Ireland, The

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

ED | C2E2 GA | c2e2 dc | A3 BcA | G4 cB | A3 GcA | G2E2FE | {E}D2C2C2 | C4 || EF |

G2A2 Bd | c4 GE | C2D2EG | A4 GA | c2E2A2 | e4 dc | c2A2G2 | G4 || GA | c2c2d2 |

e2a2gf | e2 fe {e}dc | A4 cd | e2d2cB | A2A2GF | E2c2ed | d4 || ef | g2fe {e}dc | d2G2cd |

e2c2G2 | A4 cA | G3 Acd | e2a2gf | e2 c>e d>c | c4 ||

 

STANDING ABBEY. AKA and see “McDermott’s Hornpipe.” Irish, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 2; No. 210, pg. 10.

 

STANDING STONES (OF STENNESS), THE). Scottish, March. Greentrax CDTRAX 9009, Pat Shearer (Orkney Islands) - “Scottish Tradition 9: The Fiddler and his Art” (1993). Tradition 2118, Jim MacLeod & His Band ‑ "Scottish Dances: Jigs, Waltzes and Reels" (1979).

 

STANHOPE i' WEARDALE. AKA and see "A Mile To Ride." English, Slip Jig. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in Northumbrian musician William Vickers 1770 music manuscript collection. Stanhope in Weardale is the name of a town in Northumberland in the upper valley of the River Wear.

X:1

T:Stanhope I’ Weardale

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:William Vickers manuscript (1770)

K:G

ded Bed BGB|d2B BdB d2e|ded Bed BGB|c2A AcA c2e:|

|:GAB gag fed|edB gdB d2e|GAB gag fed|ecA AcA c2e:|

 

STANLEY FERRY HORNPIPE. English, Hornpipe. England, Yorkshire. A Major ('A' part) & E Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: an MS collection by fiddler Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby, Yorkshire) [Merryweather & Seattle]. Merryweather & Seattle (The Fiddle of Helperby), 1994; No. 43, pg. 39.

 

STANNERTON HOPPING. AKA and see "A Mile To Ride," “Riding a Mile.” English, Slip Jig. England, Northumberland. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See note for “Mile to Ride.” “Stannerton Hopping” was printed by Northumbrian musician William Vickers in his music manuscript of 1770 (wherein it also appears as “A Mile to Ride” and “Stanhope in Weardale”). The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. In parts of England a ‘hopping’ refers to the harvesting of hops.

 

STAN’S JIG. Canadian, Jig. Composed by Gene Laderoute (for Stan Chapman?). Atlantica Music 02 77657 50222 26, Donny LeBlanc - “Atlantic Fiddles” (1994).

 

STANTIPES. English. Antilles (Island) AN-7003, Kirkpatrick & Hutchings - "The Compleat Dancing Master" (1973).

 

STAR (HORNPIPE) [1], THE (Crannciuil an Realt). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Paul de Grae declares the tune a curiosity, and identifies it as an amalgam of two tunes printed in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883). “The first part is that of ‘Gray’s Opera House’ while the second part begins with the second part of “Amazon” and concludes in the same way as the first part of ‘Gray’s Opera House.’” O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 186. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1654, pg. 307. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 875, pg. 151.

X:1

T:Star Hornpipe, The

M:C|

L:1/8
R:Hornpipe

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1903), No. 875

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

Bc|dcdf gecA|GFGB D2 EF|GFGA BABc|dcdf A2 Bc|

dcdf gecA|GFGB D2 EF|Gedc BAGF|A2G2G2:|

|:cB|AGAB cBcd|edef g2 gf|edcB cBAG|F2D2 D2Bc|

dcdf gecA|GFGB D2 EF|Gedc BAGF|A2G2G2:|

 

STAR [2], THE. Irish, Slow Air (4/4 time). E Flat