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How do you play The Frieze Britches?
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:00 am
by Key_of_D
It seems Planxty does a 5 part version, Seamus Ennis does an interesting 6 part version, and I have an old recording of Leo Rowseome playing even a 7 part version. The question I ask is, which one is most commonly played? Assuming there is a "most common" one played of course.
-Eric
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:28 am
by Bill Reeder
Planxty's 5 part version is what I play. I don't know what's commonly played either. I'm pretty much the only person that plays it at all in my neck o' the woods.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:11 am
by seisflutes
I think we play a five part version too, unless it's six and we just forget a part sometimes.
5 parts
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:32 am
by kenny
Only ever heard 5 parts - but would be interested to hear the other one or two parts.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:32 am
by Key_of_D
Seamus Ennis on Return From Fingal, and The Wandering Minstrel.
As for the Leo Rowsome recording I have, that was downloaded from a public domain website, which also has many other OLD recordings of the past's greats in ITM.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:03 pm
by straycat82
The Leo Rowsome recording that Eric mentioned is found here:
http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/List ... hDance.htm
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:43 pm
by fel bautista
Planxty's version
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:45 am
by Cathy Wilde
Oops, I thought we played a six-parter but on playing through it I'm pretty sure it's only five.
As I recall, it's the same one as Colm O'Donnell lilts on "Farewell to Evening Dances."
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:47 pm
by Brian Boru
Did the Planxty one sound something like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzf6ILjdyPA
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:46 pm
by fel bautista
Different version from Planxty. I wonder if its Willie Clancy's version?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:41 am
by Bill Reeder
Sure sounded like the 1st two parts of "Frieze Britches" followed by another jig, "Will You Come Home with Me?". I wonder if O'Flynn gave them the abridged version of FB for demonstration purposes.
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:03 am
by SteveB
I think the 1st jig Liam plays in that clip is actually "I Buried My Wife an Danced on Her Grave".
SteveB
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:18 am
by colomon
SteveB wrote:I think the 1st jig Liam plays in that clip is actually "I Buried My Wife an Danced on Her Grave".
Which is basically a two-part version of "Frieze Britches".
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:36 am
by SteveB
Which is basically a two-part version of "Frieze Britches".
Quite true. I guess what I meant to point out was that he was not simply playing the first two parts of the same setting of Frieze Britches as he played/recorded with Planxty.
cheers,
SteveB
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:40 am
by Bill Reeder
SteveB wrote:I think the 1st jig Liam plays in that clip is actually "I Buried My Wife an Danced on Her Grave".
SteveB
You're right! I can't believe I missed that!