Gallagher's Frolics

jig

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on June 29th 2001 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 261 tunebooks.

Also known as The Clare, Gallagher's, O'Gallagher's Frolics, Statia Donelly's, Tell Her I Will.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 60th Anniversary Celebration by The Tulla Ceili Band
• A Flying Start by Paul Moran And Fergal Scahill
• A Touch Of Clare by Kitty Hayes
• Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
• Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
• Ceol Cill Na Martra by Connie O'Connell
• Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
• Come To Dance: A Celtic Tradition by John Whelan
• Cuckanandy by Moving Cloud
• Cuig by Blackbeers
• Duchas Ceoil “Dance Of The Honeybee” by The Lennon Family
• Echoes Of Erin by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Father Charlie by Father Charles Coen
• Give Us Another by Joe Derrane
• In Full Swing by Cara
• Jack In The Box Irish Session by Tionol
• Live 2004 by Planxty
• Loozin Air by Garry Shannon
• Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
• Mind The Dresser: Music For The Sets Volume 2 by Various Artists
• Mowing The Machair by Fine Friday
• One More Time by McComiskey, Mulvihill And McLeod
• Osna by Osna
• Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
• Step Into The Beat: Modern Irish Dance Music by Ellery Klein And Ryan Lacey
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Blue Bottle by InisFail
• The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Flooded Bridge by Patricia Clark And Simon Bacon
• The Funny Reel by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The Limestone Rock by Micho Russell
• The Lonesome Touch by Martin Hayes
• The Long Grazing Acre by Paddy Keenan And Tommy O'Sullivan
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Roseland Barndance by North Cregg
• The Session by Na Connerys
• The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master by Padraig O'Keefe
• The Star Of Munster Trio by The Star Of Munster Trio
• The Ulster Outcry by Ar Leitheidi
• Tony O'Connell And Andy Morrow by Tony O'Connell And Andy Morrow
• Tunes by Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick And Jim Murray
• Twos And Threes by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• Warming Up by Martin Mulhaire, S�amus Connolly And Jack Coen
• Welcome Here Again by Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill

X: 1
T: Gallagher's Frolics
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Edor
D|:~E3 GFE|~B3 dBA|BdB BAB|GBG AFD|
|~E3 GFE| BAB dBA|BAG FAF|1 GEE E2 D:|2 GEE E2 e|
|:e2 g gfe|g2 b bge|dcd fed|fad fed|
|e2 f gfe|dfe dBA|BAG FAF|1 GEE E2 e:|2 GEE E2 D|

Gallagher's Frolics

This version is a blend of Martin Hayes' on The Lonesome Touch and a recording by Osna. Hayes does this tune fairly slowly and takes full advantage of the many places to add rolls and moving triplets. The Osna version is more driving, up-tempo. The tune works well either way, depending on your mood at the time. Fiddlers watch the 4th measure in the second half: you'll need to hit both the high "a" on the first string and the "d" on the second string simultaneously with your ring finger to get both notes at speed. The "a" then acts as a faint cut or grace note to the next "f."

# Posted on June 29th 2001 by Will CPT

The Clare (Planxty - Live 2004)??

I'm looking for "The Clare" on Planxty's Live 2004 album, but (unless I'm hearing a very different version) this isn't it?
I'm sure the differences are more than a few ornaments. Does anyone know where to find the one I'm after? I've tried searching all the tunes called Clare or "The Clare". Thanks!
Will.

# Posted on September 7th 2006 by Will-Moore

This one ?

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/888

# Posted on September 7th 2006 by Kenny

Tell Her I Will

I recorded this tune at a session at Feile Chois Cuain, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo, May 2006, played on the accordeon by James Langan of Newport Co. Mayo (I think). He called it 'Tell Her I Will', and played it after 'Tell Her I Am' - and got a good laugh from the punters by announcing the names before playing the tunes. Makes a nice set.

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by mcsteer

"Gallagher's Frolics" / "Statia Donelly's" ~ A Dorian

X: 2
T: Statia Donelly's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: A Dorian
|: E |\
A^GA cBA | e^de ged | e/f/ge edG | Bec dBG |
A^GA cBA | e^de ged | edc BAB | cA^G A2 :|
|: E |\
A2 B cBA | c2 d ecA | G2 B dBG | dBG BA^G |
A2 B cBA | GBA G2 D | EDC B,^A,B, | CA,^G, A,2 :|

# Posted on May 5th 2008 by ceolachan