Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#240 (Buckley's Fancy)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording ECst (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | G Major |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Buckley's Fancy / Buckley's Reel (compare Atlantic Wave #94)
Discography
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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to hear the first 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1977 | 17#1 | [ECst] Traditional Irish Music in America. The East Coast. Charlie Coen (concertina). |
| ~1993 | 7#3 | [WU] Martin Mulhaire, Séamus Connolly, Jack Coen. Warming Up. Martin Mulhaire (accordion), Séamus Connolly (fiddle), Jack Coen (flute). |
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 very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1211 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #487 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 97 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| In [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 11 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As tune #82 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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 the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903