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The Gleanntan Frolics slide

Also known as The Ceanguilla, The Ceangulla, The Gleanmán Frolics, The Gleanntan Frolics #2, The Gleanntan Frolics No. 2, Padraig O’Keefe’s, Padraig O’Keeffe’s.

There are 17 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with The Cat In The Corner (a few times), Padraig O’Keefe’s (a few times), I’d Rather Be Married Than Left (a few times) and The Toormore (a few times).

The Gleanntan Frolics appears in 2 other tune collections.

The Gleanntan Frolics has been added to 5 tune sets.

The Gleanntan Frolics has been added to 96 tunebooks.

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Six settings

1
X: 1
T: The Gleanntan Frolics
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A3 AFA d3 d2A|def g2e fed B2A|
d2B AFA d2c d2e|1f2b afd e3 d2B:|2f2b afd e3 def||
|:g3 bge fdf a2f|e2f a2f efd B2A|
d2B AFA d2c d2e|1f2b afd e3 def:|2f2b afd e3 d2B||
2
X: 2
T: The Gleanntan Frolics
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Emin
dBA ABA d2B dBd|e2f gfe fed BAB|
dBA ABA d2B d2e|1 f2b afd e3 d2e:|2 f2b afd e3 def||
g2a bag f2g agf|e2f gfe fed BAB|
dBA ABA d2B d2e|1 f2b afd e3 def:|2 f2b afd e3 d3||
3
X: 3
T: The Gleanntan Frolics
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
d2B AFA ded d2e|1f2b afd efe dfe:|2f2b afd efe def||
d2B AFA ded d2e|1f2b afd efe def:|2f2b afd efe dfe||
4
X: 4
T: The Gleanntan Frolics
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
d2B AFA ded d2A|def gfe fed BAB|
d2B AFA ded d2e|1f2b afd efe dfe:|2f2b afd efe def||
~g3 bge ~f3 afd|e2f afe fed BAB|
d2B AFA ded d2e|1f2b afd efe def:|2f2b afd efe dfe||
5
X: 5
T: The Gleanntan Frolics
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|: A3 AFA d3 d2A | def g3 fed B2c |
d2B AFA d3 d2e |1 f2b afd efe dcB :|2 f2b afd efe def ||
|: g3 bag | f2g a2f | e2f a2f e2d B2c |
d2B AFA d3 d2e |1 f2b afd efe def :|2 f2b afd efe dcB ||
6
X: 6
T: The Gleanntan Frolics
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|: A3 ABc d3 d2A | def g2e fed ~B3 |
d2B AFA d2c d2e |1 f2b afd efe dcB :|2 f2b afd efe def ||
|: ~g3 bag | ~f3 a2f | e2f a2f e2d ~B3 |
d2B AFA d2c d2e |1 f2b afd efe def :|2 f2b afd efe dcB ||

Ten comments

Source: Smoky Chimney, The - Eoghan O’Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae
Transcription: gmp

I don’t have the recording you transcribed this from, G.M., so I’m not at all questioning your ear, but I’ve more often heard bar 2 of the B Part as |e2 fg2 f efd cBA|.

Nice tune.

Posted .

Padraig O"Keefe’s Slide

The Slides are the last track on the Bakerswell LP & are said to come from the playing of Padraig O"Keefe.

The 2nd one is already posted here as Bowna:
https://thesession.org/tunes/3829

But what is the name of this first one?

Spot on TomR - Ta muchly!

Dervish

My transcription from Dervish:

d2B AFA ded d2A|def gfe fed BAB|
d2B AFA ded d2e|1f2b afd efe dfe:|2f2b afd efe def||
~g3 bge ~f3 afd|e2f afe fed BAB|
d2B AFA ded d2e|1f2b afd efe def:|2f2b afd efe dfe||

An oft repeated phrase ~ there’s a dup over here ~ 😏

Padraig O’Keefe’s / Gleanntan Frolics
Submitted on November 21st 2005 by Ptarmigan.
https://thesession.org/tunes/5215/

A slightly different take on it…

added Dervish as setting

I added PJ’s Dervish transcription as a setting… hope that is OK.

Glentown Frolics No. 2, X:5

From the playing of Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham.

The Gleanntan Frolics, X:6

From the playing of North Cregg.

The way they play the tune reminded me a bit of the first two parts of Leslie’s March (https://thesession.org/tunes/987 ).