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Tune ID#677 (Frieze Breeches)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Frieze Breeches about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig80AABBCCDDEED Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Frieze Breeches, The / The Frieze Britches / Frieze Britches / The Frieze Breeches / Frieze Breeches / Frieze Breetches / Brístí Bréide / The Friar's Britches / Friar's Britches / Friar's Breeches / Cúnla / Cunla / La San Sean, ba chraite an mhaidin i / The Trumlo / Gallagher's / Gallagher's Jig / I Buried My Wife / On St Patrick's Day I Was Gay / The Trumlo (2nd in set Cúnla on Plx 2 and Plx 4; the 2nd time through on WC 4 includes the 6th part from #6815; 3 of the parts appear within the arrangement of song City of Baltimore on Provd 1) (also without parts C, D, and E) (compare the even more elaborate setting as Gallagher's #6815, compare I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her #3436 and the song Cúnla #435)
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Discography cd

Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.

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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
192311#1
[IDM 1] Irish Dance Music. Flanagan Brothers.
192310#2
19272.16#1
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
~194815#1
[LR 1] Leo Rowsome. Classics of Irish Piping. Leo Rowsome (pipes).
19527#1
[KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). For this tune: Clifford.
~19599#1
[LNCB] Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band. Come to an Irish Dance Party. Willie Clancy (pipes), Martin Talty (pipes), Michael Falsey, J. C. Talty, Angela Merry (bass fiddle), Colm O'Connor (piano), Paddy Joe McMahon (accordion), Michael Sexton (accordion), Martin Malone (drums), Junior Crehan (fiddle), Christy Dixon (fiddle), Paddy Galvin (fiddle).
19601.5#1
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (Bb pipes).
~196710#1
[PKlly] Patrick Kelly. Patrick Kelly From Cree. Fiddle Music. Patrick Kelly (fiddle).
19701.13#1
[MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). For this tune: a nephew of Michael Gorman's named Michael Gorman (flute).
~19705#1
~19701.6#1
19731#2
[Plx 2] Planxty. The Well below the Valley. Unidentified on this reissue, but: Liam O'Flynn, Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, Christy Moore.
~1973B.1#1
[AClareSn] Willy Clancy and various. A Clare Session with Willy Clancy and Friends. Willy Clancy (pipes), presumably with Peadar O'Loughlin (flute), Jimmy Ward (banjo), Martin Talty, and others.
197523#1
[SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). For this tune: (pipes).
~19797#2
[Plx 4] Planxty. Collection. Unidentified on this reissue.
~19836#1
[JMcKllp] Jim McKillop, Josephine Keegan. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Jim McKillop (fiddle), Josephine Keegan (piano).
~198915#1
[PMrphy] Paddy Murphy. In Good Hands. Field Recordings from a Pioneer of the Irish Concertina. Paddy Murphy (concertina).
19931.1#1
[SDI 2] Set Dances of Ireland. Volume II. Denis McMahon (fiddle), Paudy Scully (flute), Timmy O'Connor (melodeon), Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle).
~19931#1
[MR 5] Micho Russell. The Wind that Shakes the Barley. Micho Russell (whistle, vocals). For this tune: (C whistle).
~19964#1
[JB 4] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano).
19974#1
[JDr 3] Joe Derrane. The Tie that Binds. Joe Derrane (accordion). For this tune: with Jerry O'Sullivan (pipes).
~19982#1
[THwtB] Seamus Tansey and Jim McKillop. To Hell with the Begrudgers. Seamus Tansey (flute), Jim McKillop (fiddle).
~19995#2
[CODnl 1] Colm O'Donnell. Farewell to Evening Dances. Colm O'Donnell (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (lilting).
~19999#2
[Provd 1] Providence. Providence. John Wynne (flute, whistle), Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina, accordion), Méabh O'Hare (fiddle), Joan McDermott (vocals), Paul Doyle (guitar, bouzouki, vocals).
~20012#1
[HOP] Claire Byrne, Darragh Murphy, Barry Kerr, Patrick Davey. The Humours of Piping. Claire Byrne (pipes), Darragh Murphy (pipes), Barry Kerr (pipes), Patrick Davey (pipes). For this tune: Claire.
20021.9#1
~20028#1
[TP 8] Tommy Peoples. Waiting for a Call. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). For this tune: with John Doyle (guitar).
~20032#1
[JCt 4] John Carty. At It Again. John Carty (fiddle).
20042#1
[TP 9] Tommy Peoples. Recorded at Fiddler's Hearth. Tommy Peoples (fiddle).
20051#1
[TMacMn 3] Tony Mac Mahon, Steve Cooney. Scaoil Amach an Pocaide. Live in Spiddal. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion), Steve Cooney (guitar).
~20071.14#1
[CLnn 2] Charlie Lennon. Turning the Tune. Charlie Lennon (fiddle, viola, piano, harpsichord, bass, keyboards).
~20101#1
[MCny 2] Michael Cooney. Just Piping. Michael Cooney (pipes).
20149#1
[Unfldg] Unfolding. Young Music from East Clare. Lily O'Connor (concertina).
20174#2
[ECrn 2] Éilís Crean. Searbh Siúcra. 21 Eddie Kelly Compositions. Bitter Sweet. Éilís Crean (fiddle). For this tune: with John Regan (accordion).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Cúnla
Plx 2, Plx 4, CODnl 1
Apples in Winter
OTUS1
City of Baltimore
Provd 1
Reverend Brother's Jig
ECrn 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Lark in the Morning
KCThtr, TP 8, TP 9
Cook in the Kitchen
IDM 1
Paddy O'Rafferty
KF
Garrett Barry's
SDI 2
Accord
JDr 3
Richard Brennan's
THwtB
Haunted House
HOP
Old Tipperary
JCt 4
Little Fair Cannavans
TMacMn 3
Rakes of Clonmel
Unfldg

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #65 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As tune #102 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 61 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On pages 113-114 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
On page 11 of [MR] Barbara Wygol (tunes), Jenny Loui (text). The Piper's Chair. A Collection of Tunes and Folklore from Micho Russell.
As tune #275 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #42 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 136 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #35 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #191 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [available]

If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1923