Jennie's Frolics

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on January 26th 2003 by lazyhound.

This tune has been added to 19 tunebooks.

Also known as Cat's Got The Measles, The Cat's Got The Measles, The Devil's Fling, Johnny When You Die, Keel Row, The Keel Row Highland, The Keel Row, Smiling Polly, Some Say The Devil Is Dead, Weel May The Keel Row, Well May The World Go, Yorkshire Lad, The Yorkshire Lad.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A North Country Barn Dance by The Morpeth Ranters
• An Irish Delight by Flanagan Brothers
• Back To The Hills by Kathryn Tickell
• Celtic Reflections by Claddagh
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
• English Fiddle Tunes by Pete Cooper
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• I'm Leaving Tipperary by Various Artists
• In Good Company - The Very Best Of by Kevin Burke
• Jealousy by Touchstone
• Kerry Fiddles - Fiddle Music From Sliabh Luachra by Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford
• Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
• Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
• Northumberland Forever by High Level Ranters
• Northumberland Rant by Various Artists
• Portland by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Cook In The Kitchen by John Brosnan
• The Little Country by Charles De Lint
• The Northumbrian Small Pipes by Various Artists
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
• The Sligo Champion (CD 1) by Michael Gorman
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
• Tippin' Away by Damien Connolly And Pete Mancuso
• Traditional Irish Dance Music: All Star Ceili Band by Joe Derrane
• Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Jennie's Frolics
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
c2Ac d2Bd|c2Ac BEEB|c2Ac d2Bd|cABG A2A2|
c2Ac d2dd|c2Ac BEEB|c2Ac d2Bd|cABG A2A2||
ceeg f2ed|c2Ac BEEB|ceeg f2ed|cABG A2A2|
ceeg f2ed|c2Ac BEEB|cdeg f2ef|g2fg afed||

A lively 18c reel from the Rice-Walsh manuscript and published in Paul Alday's "A Pocket Volume of Airs,Duets,Songs,Marches", Dublin 1800.
It is probably a variant of variant of "Well May the Keel Row", a North of England song tune.

# Posted on January 26th 2003 by lazyhound

Oops! Delete "of variant" above.

# Posted on January 26th 2003 by lazyhound

A possible variation is to change the high g# in bars 1, 3, 5 and 7 of the B part to g nat.

# Posted on January 26th 2003 by lazyhound

Jennie's Frolics

I know this one as The Keel Row, a strathspey played in A mix.

# Posted on May 14th 2003 by Atanos

"The Keel Row" ~ strathspey / highland fling

Submitted on October 3rd 2004 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3637

# Posted on May 13th 2006 by ceolachan