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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
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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
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
STACKED ‘EM UP IN
PILES. Old-time, Song
& Breakdown. From the playing of
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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
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.
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
STACK OF OATS [2], THE. Irish,
Hornpipe. Composed by
STACK OF
STACK OF WHEAT, THE. AKA - “The Little Stack of Wheat.” Irish,
Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AABB'.
Some similarity to the “Off to
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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
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
X:1
T:Stack the
Rags
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Single
Jig
S:O’Neill –
Dance Music of
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.
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.”
X:1
T:Stadthouder, La
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 53
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
{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
STAFFORDSHIRE HORNPIPE, THE. English, Sword Dance Tune
(2/2 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Second figure of the sword dance from the Flamborough,
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
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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 |
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.
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
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
X:1
T:Stagger
the Buck
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill –
Dance Music of
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.
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The
title appears in a list of traditional
STAGSHAW BANK FAIR. English, Reel.
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."
X:1
T:
L:1/8
M:2/2
S:Sharp – Country 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’Farrell – Pocket
Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
=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.
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
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
X:1
T:Standard
of
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 (
STANHOPE i' WEARDALE. AKA and see "A Mile To Ride."
English, Slip Jig.
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:|
STANNERTON HOPPING. AKA and see "A Mile To Ride,"
“Riding a Mile.” English, Slip Jig.
STAN’S JIG. Canadian, Jig. Composed
by Gene Laderoute (for Stan Chapman?). Atlantica Music 02 77657 50222 26, Donny LeBlanc - “
STANTIPES. English.
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
X:1
T:Star
Hornpipe, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill –
Dance Music of
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:|