Old Stanley Reel
X:1 T:Old Stanley Reel M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel C:George H. Coes B:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists, B:leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a B:Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs, B:Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc. (1876, p. 18) N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A c/B/|A/G/A/B/ A/E/F/G/|A/B/c/d/ ee/f/|{a}=g/f/g/a/ f/e/d/f/|(3e/f/e/ (3d/c/B/ A/a/e/c/| A/G/A/B/ A/E/F/G/|A/c/e/g/ =gf/g/|a/=g/e/f/ g/f/e/d/|c/e/d/B/ Az:| |:(3e/f/g/|a/e/c/A/ f/d/B/G/|A/c/E/c/ A/c/E/c/|B/d/E/d/ B/d/E/d/|c/e/A/e/ c/e/A/c/| a/e/c/A/ f/d/B/G/|A/c/E/c/ AB/c/|d/f/e/d/ c/A/B/G/|A/E/C/E/ A,z:| K:D F/G/|(3A/A/A/A B/G/B/d/|e/A/c/e/ dd/e/|f/d/g/e/ a/f/d/f/|(3e/f/e/ (3d/c/B/ A/G/F/G/| (3A/A/A/A B/G/B/d/|c/A/c/e/ gf/g/|a/f/d/B/ A/g/e/c/|d{e}d/c/ dz:| K:A c/d/|e/f/e/c/ A/B/c/A/|{c}B/E/G/B/ AA/B/|c/A/c/e/ d/c/B/A/|G/A/B/G/ Ec/d/| e/f/e/c/ A/B/c/A/|B/c/d/e/ fg/a/|b/g/f/d/ c/B/A/G/|A3z:|]
OLD STANLEY REEL. American, Reel (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. The tune was composed by blackface minstrel musician George H. Coes. The title may in some way be associated with the character of Old Stanley in English playwright John Poole's (1786-1872) immensely popular comic play Paul Pry, which premiered at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 13th Sept., 1825. Alternatively, it could be the name of a theater or other venue for minstrel performances.
