How do you play The Frieze Britches?

Key_of_D · Post by **Key_of_D** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:00 am

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

Bill Reeder · Post by **Bill Reeder** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:28 am

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.

seisflutes · Post by **seisflutes** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:11 am

I think we play a five part version too, unless it's six and we just forget a part sometimes.

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:32 am

Only ever heard 5 parts - but would be interested to hear the other one or two parts.

Key_of_D · Post by **Key_of_D** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:32 am

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.

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:03 pm

The Leo Rowsome recording that Eric mentioned is found here:

http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/List ... hDance.htm

fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:43 pm

Planxty's version

Cathy Wilde · Post by **Cathy Wilde** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:45 am

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."

Brian Boru · Post by **Brian Boru** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:47 pm

Did the Planxty one sound something like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzf6ILjdyPA

fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:46 pm

Different version from Planxty. I wonder if its Willie Clancy's version?

Bill Reeder · Post by **Bill Reeder** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:41 am

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.

SteveB · Post by **SteveB** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:03 am

I think the 1st jig Liam plays in that clip is actually "I Buried My Wife an Danced on Her Grave".

SteveB

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:18 am

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".

SteveB · Post by **SteveB** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:36 am

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

Bill Reeder · Post by **Bill Reeder** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:40 am

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!