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'''FATHER TOM'S WAGER''' (Geall an t-Atar Tomais). AKA and see "[[Close to the Floor]]," "[[Frog in the Well (1)]]." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''' (c. 1880's) as "[[Close to the Floor]]." As "The Frog in the Well" it was recorded on a 78RPM in America by Francis Cashen and Tom Cawley in 1929. As "Father Tom's Wager" the tune was popular among New York musicians in the mid-20th century (it was recorded by the Coen brothers, and by fiddler Andy McGann). | |f_annotation='''FATHER TOM'S WAGER''' (Geall an t-Atar Tomais). AKA and see "[[Close to the Floor (1)]]," "[[Frog in the Well (1) (The)]]," "[[Silver Tip (4) (The)]]." Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''' (c. 1880's) as "[[Close to the Floor (1)]]." As "The Frog in the Well" it was recorded on a 78RPM in America by Francis Cashen and Tom Cawley in 1929. As "Father Tom's Wager" the tune was popular among New York musicians in the mid-20th century (it was recorded by the Coen brothers, and by fiddler Andy McGann). | ||
|f_source_for_notated_version=fiddler Johnny Henry (b. 1922, Cloonlairn, Doocastle, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty]. | |||
|f_printed_sources=Flaherty ('''Trip to Sligo'''), 1990; p. 148. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 52. O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903; No. 1005, p. 187. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1907; No. 220, p. 50. '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 86. | |||
|f_recorded_sources=Shanachie 29012, Andy McGann, Joe Burke & Felix Dolan - "The Funny Reel" (1979). Topic Records, Fr. Charlie and Jack Coen - "The Branch Line" (1977. Appears as "Paddy O'Brien's Jig"). | |||
|f_see_also_listing=Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/f02.htm#Fattowa]<br> | |||
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/f02.htm#Fattowa]<br> | |||
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [http://www.irishtune.info/tune/1520/]<br> | Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [http://www.irishtune.info/tune/1520/]<br> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:57, 23 June 2023
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FATHER TOM'S WAGER (Geall an t-Atar Tomais). AKA and see "Close to the Floor (1)," "Frog in the Well (1) (The)," "Silver Tip (4) (The)." Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (c. 1880's) as "Close to the Floor (1)." As "The Frog in the Well" it was recorded on a 78RPM in America by Francis Cashen and Tom Cawley in 1929. As "Father Tom's Wager" the tune was popular among New York musicians in the mid-20th century (it was recorded by the Coen brothers, and by fiddler Andy McGann).
