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| − | Stan Treacy, Limerick, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, as described by [[John Meredith]]. He was also collected by [[Brad Tate]], [[Chris Sullivan]], [[Dave de Hugard]], [[Don Brian]], and [[Julie Castles]]. | + | Stan Treacy (1900-1990), Limerick, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, as described by [[John Meredith]]. He was also collected by [[Brad Tate]], [[Chris Sullivan]], [[Dave de Hugard]], [[Don Brian]], and [[Julie Castles]]. |
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| + | Limerick is a rural locality near Crookwell NSW where Stan had a farm. | ||
"Stan was born in 1900, and grew up in the Limerick district. Stan was a fiddler, and played for his first dance at the age of thirteen. His playing was very rhythmic with a dance beat in it that he obtained by means of a brief and slightly increased pressure on the bow for each beat in the bar." | "Stan was born in 1900, and grew up in the Limerick district. Stan was a fiddler, and played for his first dance at the age of thirteen. His playing was very rhythmic with a dance beat in it that he obtained by means of a brief and slightly increased pressure on the bow for each beat in the bar." | ||
-- (adapted from) J Meredith, R Covell, P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p66. | -- (adapted from) J Meredith, R Covell, P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p66. | ||
| − | + | There are photos and recordings of him in the [http://www.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia] in Canberra, search the [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog NLA catalog] for "Stan Treacy". | |
== Related Tunes == | == Related Tunes == | ||
Revision as of 18:47, 11 March 2025
Stan Treacy (1900-1990), Limerick, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive, as described by John Meredith. He was also collected by Brad Tate, Chris Sullivan, Dave de Hugard, Don Brian, and Julie Castles.
Limerick is a rural locality near Crookwell NSW where Stan had a farm.
"Stan was born in 1900, and grew up in the Limerick district. Stan was a fiddler, and played for his first dance at the age of thirteen. His playing was very rhythmic with a dance beat in it that he obtained by means of a brief and slightly increased pressure on the bow for each beat in the bar." -- (adapted from) J Meredith, R Covell, P Brown, Folk Songs of Australia Vol 2, UNSW Press, 1987, p66.
There are photos and recordings of him in the National Library of Australia in Canberra, search the NLA catalog for "Stan Treacy".
