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STACK RYAN'S POLKA. AKA and see "Dandy of the Town (The)." G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Stack Ryan's" is also the name of set of County Clare polkas, named for their source, the eponymous Stack Ryan. For the set, see individual tunes under the titles “Babes in the Woods (2),” “Cooraclare Polka,” and “Clare's Dragoons.”

Mick "Stack" Ryan was a concertina player, originally from Cree, County Leitrim, whose hey-day was the mid-20th century. He was regionally influential as a musician, but seldom recorded (there is a slow air from a c. 1950's RTE broadcast). He was a neighbor and mentor of West Clare concertina player Bernard O'Sullivan, who wrote of him:

"When they would be set dancing at a house, or a party being held, Stack would be sent for and he'd play during the night for them. I was still at school when I first met him and wouldn't be allowed out at night time, so it wasn't until I left school that I would walk from our house to his. I'd spend the night then learning a few tunes from him^[1].

According to O'Sullivan, Stack learned his music from traveling musicians such as George Whelan from County Clare, and from 78 RPM recordings. See also another tune associated with him, "Stack Ryan's Favourite" AKA "Clare Jig (1) (The)" and "Mug of Brown Ale (1)", among other titles.

Additional notes

Recorded sources : - Green Linnet GLCD 3092, Bernard O’Sullivan & Tommy MacMahon – “Clare Concertinas.” Topic TSCD606, Bernard O'Sullivan - "Round the House and Mind the Dresser" (2001. Various artists).

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↑ Quoted in liner notes to O'Sullivan's 1976 LP "Bernard O’Sullivan, Tommy McMahon Play Irish Traditional Music of County Clare."

[1] Quoted in liner notes to O'Sullivan's 1976 LP "Bernard O’Sullivan, Tommy McMahon Play Irish Traditional Music of County Clare."

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+Mick "Stack" Ryan was a concertina player, originally from Cree, County Leitrim, whose hey-day was the mid-20th century.  He was regionally influential as a musician, but seldom recorded (there is a slow air from a c. 1950's RTE broadcast).  He was a neighbor and mentor of West Clare concertina player Bernard O'Sullivan, who wrote of him:
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+"When they would be set dancing at a house, or a party being held, Stack would be sent for and he'd play during the night for them.''
-See also another tune associated with him, "[[Stack Ryan's Favourite]]" AKA  "[[Clare Jig (The)]]" and "[[Mug of Brown Ale (1)]]", among other titles.
+''I was still at school when I first met him and wouldn't be allowed out at night time, so it wasn't until I left school that I''
+''would walk from our house to his. I'd spend the night then learning a few tunes from him''<ref>Quoted in liner notes to O'Sullivan's 1976 LP "Bernard O’Sullivan, Tommy McMahon Play Irish Traditional Music of County Clare." </ref>.
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+According to O'Sullivan, Stack learned his music from traveling musicians such as George Whelan from County Clare, and from 78 RPM recordings. See also another tune associated with him, "[[Stack Ryan's Favourite]]" AKA  "[[Clare Jig (1) (The)]]" and "[[Mug of Brown Ale (1)]]", among other titles.
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