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|f_annotation='''STACK OF OATS [1], THE''' (An Staicín Coirce). AKA and see “[[Crossroads Ceili]].” Irish, Barndance. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Stack of Oats [1]" was first recorded by the Erin's Pride Orchestra in 1948, led by fiddlers Tommy Caulfield and Ed Reavy. Reg Hall (1995) characterizes 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.” | |f_annotation='''STACK OF OATS [1], THE''' (An Staicín Coirce). AKA and see “[[Crossroads Ceili]].” Irish, Barndance. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Stack of Oats [1]" was first recorded by the Irish-American group Erin's Pride Orchestra in 1948, led by fiddlers Tommy Caulfield and Ed Reavy. The band also included a piccolo, fife, brass, and saxophone, along with piano, guitar and banjo accompanying the melody instruments in a 'modern' style. Reg Hall (1995) characterizes 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.” The form was popular in the 1930's. | ||
|f_recorded_sources=Seanaphobail TR-1126-2, Mary & Jim Coogan – “Passing Time” (2002). Topic TSCD 602, Erin’s Pride Orchestra – “Irish Dance Music” (1995. A reissue of the original 1948 recording). | |f_recorded_sources=Seanaphobail TR-1126-2, Mary & Jim Coogan – “Passing Time” (2002). Topic TSCD 602, Erin’s Pride Orchestra – “Irish Dance Music” (1995. A reissue of the original 1948 recording). | ||
|f_see_also_listing=Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1824/]<br> | |f_see_also_listing=Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/1824/]<br> | ||
Hear the 1948 recording by Erin's Pride Orchestra at youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG2Th4EnOIA] and at the Comhaltas Archive [https://archive.comhaltas.ie/tracks/13745]<br> | Hear the 1948 recording by Erin's Pride Orchestra at youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG2Th4EnOIA] and at the Comhaltas Archive [https://archive.comhaltas.ie/tracks/13745]<br> | ||
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•Accompaniment in a modern style on piano, guitar and banjo | |||
Revision as of 02:00, 16 August 2021
X: 1 T:Stack of Oats (barn dance), The F:file ID mvbt2/056stack D:"Passing Time" (Jim & Mary Coogan 2002) Z:bill@capeirish.com Q:150 L:1/8 M:4/4 R:hornpipe [barn dance] K:G DG|B2 BA B2 G2|D6 GA|B2 AB c2 A2|E8| AGFG A2 D2|GFGA B2 e2|dBcA E2 F2|G6 :| Bc|d2 d2 g2 g2|dedB G2 Bc|d2 B2 g2 d2|f6 AB| cBAB c2 d2|f2 f2 f4|e2 ef ed^ce|d6 Bc| d2 d2 g2 g2|dedB G2 Bc|d2 B2 g2 d2|b8| abaf d2 a2|gagd B2 e2|dBcA E2 F2|G8|] %%textoption align %%begintext N:"We learned this from the playing of our cousin Tommy Caulfield." (< JC) %%endtext
STACK OF OATS [1], THE (An Staicín Coirce). AKA and see “Crossroads Ceili.” Irish, Barndance. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Stack of Oats [1]" was first recorded by the Irish-American group Erin's Pride Orchestra in 1948, led by fiddlers Tommy Caulfield and Ed Reavy. The band also included a piccolo, fife, brass, and saxophone, along with piano, guitar and banjo accompanying the melody instruments in a 'modern' style. Reg Hall (1995) characterizes 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.” The form was popular in the 1930's.
•Accompaniment in a modern style on piano, guitar and banjo