Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#510 (Dillon's Fancy)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | G Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JKn 2 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Dillon's Fancy / Dillon's Favourite / Ríl Uí Dhiolúin / Dillons Reel (also in A)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11#4 | [BF] Bards of a Feather. Homeward Way. Josh Culley (harp, whistle, flute, pipes, Highland pipes, accordion, recorder, guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán, Scottish snare, vocals), Susanna Perry (fiddle, vocals, recorder), Barry Gilmore (guitar, bouzouki, hammered dulcimer, vocals, bodhrán), David Heiser (guitar, vocals, concertina, bodhrán). |
| ~1993 | 12#3 | [JKn 2] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1995 | 7#1 | [KC 1] Kevin Crawford. 'D' Flute Album. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán). |
| ~1996 | 3#1 | [JB 3] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| ~1996 | 6#1 | [ST] Seamus Tansey. Easter Snow. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| ~1997 | 4#1 | [GL1] various. The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. |
| ~2002 | 5#1 | [JFtg] Joe Fitzgerald. Hills of Clare. Joe Fitzgerald (accordion). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – 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 #1272 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #540 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #85 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As reel #180 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #307 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As reel #370 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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