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|f_annotation='''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]].” | |f_annotation='''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]].” | ||
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Mick "Stack" Ryan was a County Clare concertina player 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). | |||
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See also another tune associated with him, "Stack Ryan's Favourite" AKA "[[Clare Jig (The)]]" and "[[Mug of Brown Ale (1)]]", among other titles. | |||
|f_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). | |f_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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Revision as of 19:36, 15 August 2021
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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 County Clare concertina player 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).
See also another tune associated with him, "Stack Ryan's Favourite" AKA "Clare Jig (The)" and "Mug of Brown Ale (1)", among other titles.
