Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on January 28th 2004 by lazyhound.
This tune has been added to 25 tunebooks.
Also known as The Harper's Frolic.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Harper's Frolic
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
A/G/|:FA DA/G/|F/G/A Dd|cd ec|d/c/d/e/ fA/G/|
FA DA/G/|F/G/A Dd|cd ec|1 d2 dA/G/:|2 d2 dd/e/||
|:fd df|ge eg|fd df|e/d/c/B/ Ad/e/|
fd df|ge eg|fd ec|1 d2 dd/e/:|2 d2 d2||
Harper's Frolic
A lively polka that is often played at one of my sessions, usually at the beginning as a warm-up by the concertina player. We pair it with an entirely different version of Bonnie Kate, which I'll submit soon.
Trevor
# Posted on January 28th 2004 by lazyhound
The tune as submitted is as transcribed from a recent tape of the session.
Trevor
# Posted on January 28th 2004 by lazyhound
Harper's Frolic
Correction. It's not really a polka - it gets allocated into that category because it happens to be in 2/4. A box player at a session the other night, who is well into folk music of the British Isles in general, believes Harper's Frolic is a very old tune, possibly 17th century.
Trevor
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by lazyhound
The above mentioneD set was recorded by the New Victory Band a long time ago. I have not the all the names of the members in my head but there were Pete Coe (melodeon), Chris Coe (Hammond Dulcimer), Roger Watson Meldondeon), Helen Watson harmonium etc.,there was a tuba and a trombone in the Band as well. Great Album!1
# Posted on November 14th 2004 by Ranks
What am I writing!!!!!!!!!???????? Hammered Dulcimer of course
# Posted on November 14th 2004 by Ranks
Found in the "Ashover Book" of tunes and dances dated the latter half of the 18th Cent.
A cracking tune especially when played on a one row melodeon
# Posted on January 12th 2006 by Compo
Origin of Harper's Frolic
This tune appears in Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances. Vol 3 ca 1773. I have yet to discover its origin. It's at least 18th century and possibly older. A great tune. Makes you feel happy.
# Posted on February 21st 2006 by harpalaska
Version from Thompson's
here it is
T: The Harper's Frolic
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
|:A|FADA|FADd|cdec|d/c/d/e/ dA|FADA|FADd|cd ed/c/|d3:|
|:g|f d2 e/f/|g e2 g|f d2 f|e/d/c/B/ A>g|f d2 e/f/|g e2 g|fd ed/c/|d3:|
# Posted on July 27th 2008 by fynnjamin