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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

FRAGRANT BLOSSOMS (Blata Deagbolaig). Irish, Air (6/8 time, "with spirit." C Major. Standard. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 565, pg. 99.

X:1

T:Fragrant Blossoms

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”With spirit”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 565

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G|c2e efg|d2d def|e2c A2d|B G2 z2G|c2e efg|d2d afd|e2c d2g|e c2 z2||e|

d2g edc|Bcd G2 d/c/|d2g e2c|B d2 z2G|c2g edc|Ade f2f|e2c d2g|e c2 z2||

                       

FRAHER’S JIG. Irish, Single Jig (12/8 or 6/8 time). D Mixolydian. Standard. AB (Mitchell): AA’BB’ (Taylor). The tune is sometimes paired with double jigs, with which it fits. The tune can be traced to Edward Fraher (b. 1804), an Emly, Tipperary piper whose hey-day was the first half of the 19th century. Fraher’s neighbor and pupil, James Bourke of Kilfrush, Knocklong, County Limerick, learned the tune and in turn passed it along before he died in the 1920’s. Brother Gildas (1883-1960, AKA Patrick O’Shea, a piper and De La Salle brother) learned the tune from Bourke and Willie Clancy (who popularized it) had the melody from Gildas. Sources for notated versions: piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; set dance music recorded live at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980’s [Taylor]. Breathnach (Folk Music and Dance of Ireland), 1971; 30. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974; Vol. 3, No. 59. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 86, pg. 78. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; pg. 25. Claddagh CC17, Seán Keane ‑ "Gusty's Frolics" (1975). Claddagh 4CC 39, “The Pipering of Willie Clancy Vol. 2” (1983). Paddy Glackin & Paddy Keenan – “Doublin’” (1978). Piping Pig Records PPPCD 001, Jimmy O’Brien- Moran – “Seán Reid’s Favourite” (1996).

X:1

T:Fraher’s Jig

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

K:G

A3 GEA | DED GEG | ABA GEA | ~D3 DFG |

A3 GEA | DED GEG | (3ABc A GEA | ~D3 D3 |

A3 GEA | DED GEG | ABA GEA | ~D3 DFG |

A3 GEA | DED GEG | (3ABc A GEA | ~D3 D3 |

(3ABcA d2A | d2A AGE | GAB c2c | BGE EDD |

Add def | dcA AGE | (3ABc A GEA | D2~D D3 |

(3ABcA d2A | d2A AGE | GAB c2c | BGE EDD |

Add def | dcA AGE | (3ABc A GEA | D2~D D3 |

                                               

FRAILACH. AKA – “Itchikil.” Klezmer Tune. The spelling is supposed to be ‘freilach’, which is a type of klezmer dance tune. In the case of the melody on the Kevin Burke record, the tune is called “Itchikil.” Green Linnet SIF1122, Kevin Burke - "Open House" (1992).

X:1

T:Itchikil

T:Appears as ‘Freilach’ on Kevin Burke record

S:Kevin Burke Open House CD

D:Kevin Burke - Open House

M:4/4

L:1/8

Q:75

K:F

G,2|:A,DFD DFAF|G2 GF GA F2|FAcA FAcA|G2 GF GA F2|

FGGF FEED|D8|FGGF FEED|1D6 G,2:|2D4 DEFA||

|:d6 cB|A8|dAde d2 cB|A8|d6 c2|e6 d2|dAde d2 cB|A8|FGAB ABAB|ABAB A2 G2|

GDDG GDDG|GDGA G2 F2|FGGF FEED|D8|1FGGF FEED|D4 DEFA:|2

FGGF FEED|D8|FGGF FEED|D8||

                       

FRAINC A’PHOILL. Irish, Jig. Ireland, Donegal. Nimbus NI 5320, Ciaran Tourish, Dermot McLaughlin, Seamus Glackin, Kevin Glackin - “Fiddle Sticks: Irish Traditional Music from Donegal” (1991).

                       

FRAISES ET LES FRAMBOISES, LES (Raspberries, Strawberries). Canadian, New England; Air and Two-Step (2/4 time). G Major. Standard. tuning There is a singing call to the dance tune (Page). ABB' (Miskoe & Paul): AABB (Page): AABB' (Miller & Perron): AA'BB' (Sweet). The chorus of the song goes:

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Ah, les fraises et les framboises

du bon vin j'en ai bu.

Croy-ez-moi, jolies bourgeoises,

J'me suis jamais tant plu.

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Source for notated version: transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, New Hampshire), who "learned (the tune) in the crib" [Miskoe & Paul]. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 157. Miskoe & Paul (Omer Marcoux), 1994; pg. 36. Page (Ralph Page Book of Contras), d1969; pg. 9. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 59.

X:1

T:Les Fraises et les Framboises

M:2/4

L:1/8

K:G

B|BG GD|D3 B/B/|BG FG|A2 Dc|cA AF|F2 Dd|dc BA|G2 Bd:|

|:G>G GG|G3B|AG FG|A2Ac|FF/F/ FF|F3d|dc BA|1 B2Bd:|2 G3:|

                       

FRAM APON HIM. Shetland, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: J.J. Stickle (Shetland) [Anderson & Georgeson]. Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie Dancers), 1970; pg. 17. Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; pg. 20. Atlantica Music 02 77657 50222 26, Richard Wood - “Atlantic Fiddles” (1994).

                       


FRAMLINGTON FAIR. English. England, Northumberland. Title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes which he published c. 1800.

                       

FRANCES ANN’S DELIGHT.  English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. “Frances Ann’s Delight” is the name of both a tune and a country dance by George Middleon, composed in 1974. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 46.

 

FRANCES GRANT’S REEL. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Source for notated version: Howie Meltzer [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 48.

                       

FRANCIE DONNELLAN’S REEL (Ríl Phroinsias Uí Dhomhnalláin). AKA and see “McGreevy’s Favorite.” Irish, Reel. D Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. Francie Donnellan is a fiddler from east County Clare, and a bandmate of fellow fiddler P.J. Hayes in the Tulla Céilí Band. Source for notated version: fiddler Tommy Mulvihill (New York) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 118, pg. 61. CKMC 01, Conor Keane – “Cooley’s House.”

 

FRANCIE MOONEY’S. Irish, Barndance. Ireland, County Donegal. A popular barndance in County Donegal.

                       

FRANCIE MOONEY’S MAZURKAS. AKA and see “The Old Donegal Mazurkas,” “Proinsias O' Maonaigh (No. 1 & No. 2),” “Vincent Campbell’s Mazurkas.” Irish, Mazurkas. Ireland, County Donegal.

                       

FRANCIE WALSH’S MAZURKA. Irish, Mazurka (3/4 time). Ireland, County Donegal. A Major. Standard tuning. ABCDD'. Source for notated version: fiddler John Doherty (1895-1980, County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Nothern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 94.

                       

FRANCIE WELSH’S BARNDANCE. Irish, Barndance. Ireland, County Donegal. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. Source for notated version: fiddler John Doherty (1895-1980, County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 92.

                       

FRANCIS BEATON REEL. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. Composed by fiddler Donald Angus Beaton (1912-1982) of Mabou Coal Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Rounder 7011, "The Beatons of Mabou: Scottish Violin Music from Cape Breton" (1978). Smithsonian Folkways Records, SFW CD 40507, The Beaton Family of Mabou – “Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music” (2004). 

                       

FRANCIS BERT MACDONALD. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Elmer Briand (1922-1992). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 252, pg. 73.

                                   

FRANCIS GRANT'S REEL. New England?, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Source for notated version: Larry Meyerhoff [Spandaro]. Spandaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980; pg. 13.

                       

FRANCIS JOHN McGOVERN. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The title honors the late musician Francis John McGovern whose main instrument was the fiddle, but who also played the whistle, flute and uilleann pipes. McGovern hailed from north Leitrim, and lived and played in the area around Bundoran. Flute player Brian McGovern is Francis John’s nephew, and plays his uncle’s instrument. The tune is a north Leitrim version of “The Worn, Torn Petticoat” and “Old Torn Petticoat.” Comhaltas Records, Charlie Lennon – “Lucky in Love.” Tara 3009, Stockton’s Wing – “Light in the Western Sky.”

X:1

T:Francis John McGovern

R:Reel

M:4/4

L:1/8

Z:Transcribed by Tim Shirley

K:G

|BcBA GEDE|~G2 BG cGBG|B3 ~G AGDG|EAAG (3ABA GA:|

(3Bcd ed gded|gded B ~G3|(3Bcd ed ~g2 ed|eaag ~a2 ge|

(3Bcd ed gded|gded BG ~G2|BcBA GEDG|EAAG ~A2 GA|

X:2

T:Francis John McGovern’s
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel

Z:Transcribed by Brendan Taafe
K:A dor
|:BcBA GEDE|G2BG cGBG|BcBA GEDG| EAAG A2 GA:|

Bded gded|gded BAGA|Bded gedg|eaag aged|Bded gded|

gded BAGA|BcBA GEDG|EAAG A4|

                                   

FRANCIS SITWELL. AKA and see “Master Francis Sitwell.” Scottish, Strathspey or Marching Air (4/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB' (Gatherer, Kerr, Stewart-Robertson): AAB & variations CCD (Cranford/Fitzgerald). Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). Nathaniel was a son of the famous fiddler Niel Gow, and was himself a fiddler, composer, bandleader and music publisher. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 137. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 219, pg. 87. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; pg. 28. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pgs. 68‑69 (with variations by J.F. Dickie). Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 27. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 37. Niel Gow's Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1800). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 202, pg. 23. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 283. Ron Gonella – “A Tribute to Niel Gow.” “James F. Dickie’s Delights” (1976).

X:1

T:Francis Sitwell

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:The Athole Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

B|F>BD>B G2 E>G|F>f e/d/c/B/ A<c cd/e/|d>BF>D G2 E>G|

F>B A/B/c d<BB::g|f>dg>e f2 d>g|g>d e/d/c/B/ A<c cd/e/|1

f>dg>d f>db>d|e/d/c/B/ F>c d<BB:|2 f>dB>F G2 E>G|F>B A/B/c d<B~B||

                       

FRANCIS T. ROBERTSON. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB.

X:1
T:Francis T Robertson
S:Learned from Judith Tait, Edinburgh, c.1995
Z:Nigel Gatherer <gatherer@argonet.co.uk>
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
e|A2 AB cAce|a2 ae fece|A2 AB cAce|dBcA BEGB|
A2 AB (3cBA ce|a2 ae fecA|d2 fd c2 ec|afec ec A:|]
e|a2 ae fecB|Acea fecA|a2 ae fecA|Bbba geeg|
a2 ae fecB|Acea fecA|d2 fd c2 ec|afec ec A:|]

           

FRANCIS THE MILLER.  Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Dougie MacDonald. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 158, pg. 101.

See also listing at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

           

FRANCIS XAVIER KENNEDY MACDONALD. Cape Breton, Jig. F Mixolydian. Standard tuning. A modern composition by baroque violinist and Cape Breton fiddler David Greenberg. Celestial Entertainment CECS001, Brenda Stubbert (Cape Breton, N.S.) - “In Jig Time” (1995). Rounder Records 7052, Buddy MacMaster – “The Cape Breton Tradition” (2003). 

See also listing at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

                       

FRANCONIA WALTZ. American, Waltz. USA, New England. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Andy Davis (Brattleboro, Vt.), 1991, for his wife Robin in honor of the place they became engaged (Franconia, New Hampshire). Matthiesen (The Waltz Book), 1992; pg. 24.

                       

FRANCOUNETTE, LA. French, Valse (3/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Traditional tune from Central France. Stevens (Massif Central), 1987, vol. 2; No. 58.

                       

FRANK CASSIDY’S.  Irish, Highland. Compass Records 7 4446 2,Oisíin McAuley – “From the Hills of Donegal” (2007).

           


FRANK GILRUTH [1]. Scottish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by the great Scottish fiddler and composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), from his Harp and Claymore collection (1904). In the same volume is a melody composed by Gilruth, an air called “Farewell to Gartly.” Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), pg. 43.

 

FRANK GILRUTH [2]. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Peter Milne (1824-1908), famous self‑taught Scots fiddler of the Victorian era; a prodigy and later an influential teacher and musical companion of J. Scot Skinner (1843-1927). Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 32.

X:1

T:Frank Gilruth [2]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Honeyman – Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor (1898)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

B|:A<D F>A D>AF>B|A<D F>A B<E E>d|A<D F>A D>AF>A|(3Bcd (3cde (3dfe (3dcB|

A<D F>A D>AF>B|A<D F>A (3EFG (3ABc|d>AF>A D>AF>A|(3Bcd (3cde f<dd:|

|:g|f>ed>A F>AD>g|f>ed>A B<e e>g|a>fd>A (3Bcd (3efg|(3fag (3fed (3ced (3cBA|

(3Bcd (3cde (3dfe (3dcB:|

 

FRANK GILRUTH [3]. Scottish, Reel. D Major (most versions): E Major (Henderson). Standard tuning. AB (Cranford, Hunter): AABB (Honeyman). The companion tune to version #2, also composed by Peter Milne (1824-1908). Hunter (1979) reports that Frank Gilruth (1853‑1915) was a teacher of commerce at Dumfries Academy from 1882 until his death; he was born at Sanquhar, Gartly, Aberdeenshire. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 145, pg. 58. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 32. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 258.

X:1

T:Frank Gilruth [3]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Honeyman – Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor (1898)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D2 cB ADFA|BEGB ADFA|d2 cB ADFA|Gdce dgfe|d2 cB ADFA|BEGB ADFA|

dcdB ADFA|Bdce fdd:|

|:a|gfed cdBd|AdBd feea|gfed cdBd|AdBd feea|gfed cdBd|AdBd feeg|fafd egec|

dfdB cecA:|

X:2

T:Frank Gilruth  [3]

C:Peter Milne

B:Flowers of Scottish Melody (1935)

Z:Nigel Gatherer

R:reel

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:E

e2 dc BEGB|cFAc BEGB|e2 dc BEGB|cedf cagf|e2 dc BEGB|cFAc BEGB|

edec BEGB|cedf gee||g|agfe dece|Bede geeb|agfe dece|

Bedf geeg|agfe dece|Bede geea|gbge fafd|egec dfdB|]

                       

FRANK HARRIS’ BREAKDOWN.  American, Reel. USA, New Hampshire. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody is included in the typewritten manuscript of New Hampshire fiddler John Taggart (1854-1943), called “Recollection of a Busy Life” (1938, New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, N.H.), an un-named tune with the note “As played by Frank Harris.” Taggart wrote in his ms. that the tunes “were all taught me during my boyhood days in Sharon (N.H.), by the various fiddlers in that vicinity” [Miller]. Miller points out that Sharon is in “the heart of the Monadnock Region of southwestern New Hampshire, where fiddlers and contra dances abound to this day” (pref. iv). Randy Miller (2004) notes that Harris was a fiddler in Sharon, New Hampshire, Taggart’s boyhood home. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 159, pg. 102.  Miller & Peery, N.H. Fiddler’s Union – “The Music of John Taggart” (1989).

 

FRANK KEENEY [1]. AKA ‑ "Keeny." AKA and see "Viva la Compagnie." American, March (6/8 time). USA, southwestern Pa. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Frank Keeney was a Washington County, Pa., fifer, but the tune is "Viva la Compagnie," which Bayard (1981) says was a once‑popular college song. The second strain is also the second of "Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl," which Bayard maintains is of "international currency." Source for notated version: Grimm (Pa., 1961) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 626A‑B, pgs. 550‑551.

 

FRANK KEENEY [2]. AKA and see "The Stick Beat."

                       

FRANK McCOLLAM’S [1]. Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by the late Frank McCollam, Ballycastle, County Antrim. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 91, pg. 84. Ossian OSS CD 130, Sliabh Notes – “Along Blackwater’s Banks” (2002).

 

FRANK McCOLLUM’S [2]. AKA and see “Daniel O’Connell, the Home Ruler,” "The Hangman's Noose,” “The Home Ruler,” "McCollum's Hornpipe," “Pat Galvin’s Hornpipe,” "Sean Ryan's (Hornpipe) [1]." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Usually known as “The Home Ruler.” Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 38.

                       

FRANK O. MOON'S JIG. New England, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Welling (Welling’s Hartford Tune Book), 1976; pg. 9.

                       

FRANK PALMER. Irish, Planxty (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 47. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1985; No. 146, pg. 101.

                       

FRANK ROCHE’S FAVORITE. AKA and see “Blue Bonnets [2],” “Here Awa’,” “John Roche’s Favorite,” “Lady Ann Hope [1],” “The Woodford Fling.” Irish, Fling. G Major. Standard. AB. An Irish fling setting of the Scottish strathspey “Lady Ann Hope [1].” See also reel setting as “Miss Thornton” and hornpipe settings under the titles “Tiger Hornpipe,” and Goodman’s “Signora Ferze’s Hornpipe.” Matt Molloy recorded it as “Frank Roche’s Favorite,” however, it is in the Roche collection as “John Roche’s Favorite.” Claddagh CCF 18CD, Matt Molloy – “Stony Steps.” Green Linnet SIF 3041, Matt Molloy – “Stony Steps.”

X:1

T:Frank Roche’s Favorite

T:John Roche’s Favorite

R:Fling

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

G2GB AGEG|cBce dBg2|BGBd cA (3BAG|EAFA GB (3AFD|\

G2GB AGEG|cBce dBg2|(3BAG Bd cA (3BAG|(3EGA FA G4||\

dgBg dgBd|gb (3agf e3f|(3gbb (3agf (3efg (3dcB|(3cee (3dBd (3gdB (3cBA|\

dgBg dgBd|gb (3agf e3f|(3gbb (3agf (3efg (3dcB|(3cef (3dBd (3gdB (3cBA||

X: 2

T: Frank Roche's Favourite

Z: transcribed by B.Black

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

R: hornpipe %with considerable strathspey feeling

S: Matt Molloy

K: G

G2 GB AG E2|cBce dBd<g|B2 Bd (3cBA (3BAG|(3EFG (3FGA (3GBG (3AFD |

G2 GB AG E2|cBce dBd<g|B2 Bd (3cBA (3BAG|(3EFG (3FGA G4 ||

dgBg dgBg|(3gab (3agf e2 e2|(3gab (3agf (3gfe (3dcB|(3cde (3def (3gdc (3BAG|

dgBg dgBg|(3gab (3agf e2 e2|(3gab (3agf (3gfe (3dcB|(3cde (3def (3gdc (3BcA ||

                       

FRANK RYAN’S HORNPIPE. Canadian, Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard. AABB. Composed by one-time Canadian Champion fiddler Ward Allen. GRT Records SP 203, “Ward Allen Presents Maple Leaf Hoedown, vol. 1” (reissue).

X:1

T:Frank Ryan's Hornpipe

C:Ward Allen

R:Hornpipe

M:2/4

L:1/16

Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne

K:Bb

FE|DFBd cBAc|Bdgf dBBd|AFcF ecAc|gf=eg f2FE|

DFBd cBAc|Bdgf dBBd|AFcF ecAc|Bdfd B2:|

|:f2|dBBB ecAc|BABG FAcB|AFcF ecAc|gf=eg fgf_e|

dBBA ecAc|BABG FAcB|AFcF ecAc|Bdfd B2:|

                       

FRANK SUTHERLAND. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major (‘A’ part) & E Major (‘B’ part). Standard. AABB. Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 66, pg. 30.

                       

FRANK T. ROBERTSON. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AABB. Composed in 1981 by Arthur Scott Robertson, of Lerwick, Shetland, a "national champion exponent of fiddle playing in the traditional Scottish style" according to his book. It is dedicated to Frank Robertson, “Lerwick Fiddler.” Robertson (Musical Reflections, Book III), 1983.

X:1

T: Frank T. Robertson
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: D
(FE)|"D"D2 FA d2 cd|fedc dAFA|"Em"B2 ef (gf)ed|"A7"(c2A2) (AG)FE|!
"D"D2 FA d2 cd|fedc "G"Bd"D"Ad|"Em"B2 ed "A"cAce|"D"f2d2 d2:|]!
g|f2 (cd) ABcd|(fa)ag (fe)dc|"Em"B2 ef (gf)ed|(c2A2) )A2g2)|!
"D"f2 cd A2 Bc|"Am"(dc)dc (BA)GF|"G"G2 Bd "A7"(cd)eg|"D"f2d2 d2:||

                       

FRANK THORNTON. Irish, Highland. A 1979 composition by Terry “Cuz” Teahan. Teahan (The Road to Glountane).

                       

FRANK WALSH’S.  Irish, Reel. Named after flute player Frank Walsh, County Sligo, a contemporary and neighbour of famed fiddler Paddy Sweeney. According to Gregory Daly (liner notes to CHC 009), Walsh spent tine in New York in the 1930’s, where he played regularly with Michael Coleman and Paddy Killoran. Coleman Music Center CHC 009, tin whistle player Peter Walsh (d. 2000, of Powellsboro, near Tubbercurry, son of Frank Walsh) – “The Coleman Archive, vol. 2: The Home Place” (2005. Various artists).

 

FRANKENSTEIN’S COUNTRY JAMBOREE.  American, Jig. A Minor (‘A’ part) & F Major (‘B’ part). Standard. AB. Composed by Henry Jankiewicz. The tonality is as tortured as the title would indicate. Randy Miller (2004) says that, according to Jankeiwicz, there is a store in Milbridge, Maine, named Frankenstein’s Country Store, which used to sponsor a local radio talent show. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 46, pg. 38.

 

FRANKIE. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, north-eastern Ky. A Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard. AA'B. The tune was in the repertoire of Buddy Thomas’s grandfather, Jimmy Richmond, although Thomas learned it from the whistling of his mother. Mark Wilson (1976) notes that the tune is related to Pete Riley’s tune “Rattlesnake” and to a tune called “Boatin’ Up Sandy” played by a Portsmouth, Ohio, fiddler. Source for notated version: Buddy Thomas (Emerson, Lewis County, Ky., 1973) [Phillips, Titon]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 92. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 46, pg. 78. Rounder 0032, Buddy Thomas (northeast Ky.) ‑ "Kitty Puss: Old‑Time Fiddle Music From Kentucky" (1976). Rounder SS‑0145, Buddy Thomas (northeast Ky.) ‑ "Traditional Music on Rounder: A Sampler" (1981. A different recording than on Rounder 0032).

                       


FRANKIE AND JOHNNY. Old‑Time, Country Blues. The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from Ozark Mountain fiddlers in the early 1940's. Researcher John Garst has dug into the origins of many old blues pieces to discover the historical facts underpinning the lyrics. The original title of this piece was “Frankie and Albert” and refers to an actual event between a Frankie Baker and the victim, Allen Britt (corrupted to ‘Albert’ {Al Britt}).  The title, and some of the events of the ballad, was changed in 1912 by the Leighton Brothers and Ren Shields, who published it as "Frankie and Johnny" or "You'll Miss Me in the Days to Come" (Charlie Poole took up this refrain for his song “Leaving Home”). The chorus goes:

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Oh I'm goin' away,

And I'm goin' to stay,

I'm never comin' home.

You're gonna miss me hon'

In the days to come,

When the winter winds begin to blow

The ground is covered up with snow.

You'll think of me,

And you'll wish to be,

Back with your lovin' man.

You're gonna miss me hon

In the days, days, days to come.

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The song often starts with a line similar to the one below (c.f. Tommy Jarrell’s “Frankie Baker”).

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Frankie was a good girl,

As everybody knows,

She spent five hundred dollars

For Albert a suit of clothes,

He was her man,

Her gamblin' man.

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The version below appears in Robert Winslow Gordon’s papers, in his “North Carolina Collection (pg. 186), collected from Mrs. H.A. Barrier, State Hospital, Morgantown, N.C, in December 1925:

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Frankie Baker was a good girl

As everybody knows;

She paid a hundred dollar bill

For a suit of little Albert's clothes.

'Twas all because

She loved him so.

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Garst says that the two titles, “Frankie and Albert” and “Frankie and Johnnie” coexisted for some time after 1912, but that the “Frankie and Johnnie” title eventually superceded the earlier one in popular mind.