X:1
T:Chelsea Stage
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Straight and Skillern – Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (c. 1775, No. 23, p. 12)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
F2G AGF|A2B c3|d2e fed|c>dc cAG|
F2G AGF|A2B c3|def geg|f2f f3:|
|:f2g agf|gec c3|d2e fed|c>dc cAG|
F2G AGF|A2B c3|def g2e|f2f f3:|]
"Chelsea Stage Coach." Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation.CHELSEA STAGE. English, Country Dance Tune & Jig (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Skillern (Skillern's Compleat Collection of Two Hundred & Four Reels...Country Dances), 1780; p. 90. Straight & Skillern (Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), c. 1775; No. 23, p. 12.
