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Tune ID#1826 (Stage)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Stage about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Stage, The / The Stage Hornpipe / The Merrymaker's Club / The Merrymakers Club / The Omnibus / The Norfolk (1st in set High Noon on Stpkt) (also with parts reversed) (composed by James Hill)
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Discography cd

Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.

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Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
19272.17#1
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
193923#1
[FidDel] The Fiddler's Delight. Rare 78rpm Irish Fiddle Recordings 1921-1945. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle).
~19675#1 (0:58)
[SprklDwn] Hughie Gillespie and Frank Kelly. The Sparkling Dawn. Hughie Gillespie (fiddle), Frank Kelly (fiddle).
~19728#2
[BHCMoher] Sean Ryan, Kathleen Ryan, Pat Lyons. Back Home to the Cliffs of Mohir [sic]. Sean Ryan (fiddle), Pat Lyons (accordion), Kathleen Ryan (piano).
~198113#1
[KOS] James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule. Traditional Music of Ireland. James Kelly (fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Daithi Sproule (vocals, guitar). For this tune: James Kelly.
~199110#1
[PG 2] Paddy Glackin. Rabharta Ceoil. In Full Spate. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán).
~19962#1
[SWlsh 3] Seamus Walshe. Clare Accordion. Seamus Walshe (accordion).
~19994#1
[HB 1] Harry Bradley. Bad Turns and Horse-Shoe Bends. Harry Bradley (flute).
20027#1
[Stpkt] Steampacket. Homecoming. Stephan Schneider (fiddle), Tina Fastje (fiddle), Claus Steinort (flute), Rolf Wagels (bodhrán), Andreas Lassak (guitar, bass). For this tune: (fiddle).
~20039#2
[MatH] Brendan Bulger, Marty Fahey, Kathleen Gavin. Music at the House. Brendan Bulger (fiddle), Marty Fahey (accordion, piano), Kathleen Gavin (piano).
~20097#1
[PoNY] Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey, Brendan Dolan. Pride of New York. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle), Brian Conway (fiddle), Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Dolan (piano). For this tune: Brian Conway (fiddle).
201614#1
[TrklHwl] John Blake, Mairéad Hurley, Nathan Gourley. The Truckley Howl. John Blake (guitar, flute, piano), Mairéad Hurley (concertina), Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Flowing Tide		BHCMoher
St. Gilbert's		MatH
Played beforeOn Albums
Western		MC, SprklDwn, KOS
Rights of Man		FidDel
Chief O'Neill's Favorite		PG 2
Queen of the West		SWlsh 3
Acrobat		HB 1
High Noon Killer		Stpkt
Fiddlers' Contest		PoNY
Johnny Cronin's Reel		TrklHwl

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1775 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
On page 123 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #49 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 216 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 7 of [TP] Tommy Peoples. Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes. [available]
As hp #19 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As hp #53 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #303 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [available]
On page 123 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]

If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903
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