Condon’s Frolics jig

Source: Paddy Keenan : Poirt an Phiobaire
Transcription : Gian Marco Pietrasanta

One of the words in this title must be a misprint !!

At least one of the words!

Also played in Edor and Bdor

Also played with the parts swapped round

As far as I know, this tune is more commonly played in Edor. I goes like this:

K: Edor
A|Bee Bcd|ABG FED|GFG AGA|B2A Bcd|
Bee Bcd|ABG FEF|DFA dAF|EFE E2:|
A|BEF G2A|BAG FED|BEF G2A|B2A Bed|
BEF G2A|BAG FEF|DFA dAF|EFE E2:|

Condon’s Frolics doesn’t sound at all like Castletown Conners.
It does sound very similar to Sliabh Russell to me, though.

There are at least two tunes called Castletown Connors, and this is one of them.

X: 1
T: Condon’s Frolics
S: Dervish - Harmony Hill
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Bdor
fbb fga|efd cBA|d3 ede|f2e f=ga|
fbb fga|efd cBc|Ace aec|1 ~B3 B2e:|2 ~B3 B2=g||
|:fBc d2e|fed cBA|fBc d2e|f2e fba|
fBc d2e|fed cBc|Ace aec|1 ~B3 B2=g:|2 ~B3 B2e||

X: 1
T: Condon’s Frolics
S: Trouble In The Kitchen - Down The Broom
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Bmin
fbb faf|fed cBA|d3 ede|f2e fba|
fbb faf|fed cBc|Ace aec|~B3 Bde:|
|:fBc d2f|fed cBA|fBc d2e|f2e fba|
fBc d2f|fed cBc|Ace aec|~B3 Bde:|

Reading through a Spanish phrase book a few days ago, I found something very funny about the title of this jig. Sorry, I won’t go into detail. Just use your imagination.

As far as I know, pipers like to play this in Ador, but it’s commonly played in Edor, especially in Clare and Galway.

Submitted on June 4th 2009 by olciamis.
~ /tunes/9637

X: 5
T: Thatcher, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
|: eAB ccd | edc BAG | eAB ccd |eed eag |
eAB ccd |[1 edc BAB | GBd gdB | ABA A3 :|
[2 gdc BAB | GBd gdB | ABA A3 ||
|: eaa dgg | dec BAG | cBc dcd | eed efg |
eaa dgg | dec BAB | GBd gdB | ABA A3 :|

# Posted on June 5th 2009 by olciamis ~ whose English is much better than my Polish…

My english demands polishing because I’m polish. Joke. But please, concentrate and try to understand=)

I haven’t known it for this name by myself. But I have started my adventure with a celtic music with the album Cuilidh by Julie Fowlis and I found this recording here https://thesession.org/recordings/display.php/2919, and then I saw the track 6 (not only) is not described yet. The first jig was named The Thatcher, so I accepted this name and tried to write notes.
Condon’s Frolics is actually the same tune. But it demands to connect it with Julie Fowlis>Cuilidh>track 6>1st jig

# Posted on June 5th 2009 by olciamis

"O’Neill’s Music of Ireland", 1903, tune # 1036

X: 1036
T: Thatcher, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
S: O’Neill’s Music of Ireland, 1850 Melodies", 1903, page 193, tune #1036
K:Ador
g/f/ |\
eAB c2d | edc BAG | eAB c2d | eaa eaa |
eAB c2d | edc BAG | ABA gfe | dcB A2 :|
|: d |\
eaa efg | dec BAG | eaa efg | fed efg |
eaa efg | dec BAG | ABA gfe | dcB A2 :|

Given with 3 sharps, but there ain’t no way it’s A Major:
http://www.freesheetmusic.net/oneills12.html
http://www.freesheetmusic.net/oneills12/TheThatcher.pdf

X: 7
T: Thatcher, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
g/f/ |\
eAB c2 d | edc BAG | eAB c2 d | e/f/ed eag |
eAB c2 d | edc B2 A | GB/c/d gfe | dcB A2 :|
|: g |\
eaa efg | dec BAG | e2 a ee/f/g | fed g2 f |
e2 a ee/f/g | dec B2 A | GBd gdB | A/B/cB A2 :|

here, on youtube, we can see the beautiful Julie Fowlis play this adorable jig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwmHvcv-R-k&feature=channel

play video

As usual, Josephine Keegan has a different title for this tune. You can find it as Made to Measure on page 119 of her 2004 collection ‘A Drop in the Ocean’.

This setting appears in O’Neill’s Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody, 1922, no. 128, as Digging for Gold.

https://youtu.be/Uzg4a4YAJzk

play video

From the playing of Julie Fowlis.

From the playing of The Celts.

From the playing of Paul Dooley.

From the playing of Itchy Fingers.