The Boys Of Ballinahinch

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on January 18th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 63 tunebooks.

Also known as The Blackberry Blossom, The Boys Of Ballynahinch, Humors Of Ballinahinch, Humours Of Ballinahinch, The Humours Of Ballinahinch, Malynn's Fancy, Mullin's Fancy, The Rising Sun, The Strawberry Blossom.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

60th Anniversary Celebration by The Tulla Ceili Band
A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
A Thousand Farewells by Martin Dowling, Christine Dowling, Daithi Sproule
A Touch Of Clare by Kitty Hayes
Across The Waves by Cherish The Ladies
After The Break by Planxty
Aly Bain And Friends by Aly Bain
An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
An Seo by Ragús
Archives #1 by Jean Carignan And Gilles Losier
Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
Ballroom by De Danann
Battle Songs Of The Toucan Pirates by Toucan Pirates
Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
But Why, Johnny? by John Halloran
Celtic Reels And Jigs - The Blackberry Blossom by Various Artists
Ceol A'Ghleanna by Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
Claddagh Ring by The Tulla Ceili Band
Cora Smyth And Breda Smyth by Cora Smyth And Breda Smyth
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
Deora An Deorai [ The Emigrant Suite ] by Charlie Lennon
Different State by Paudie O'Connor
Farewell To Ireland by Patrick Mangan
Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
Fiddle And Concertina Player by John Kelly
First Through The Gate by Brian Conway
Flook Live! by Flook
Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
Gentle Breeze by Various Artists
In Safe Hands by Kieran Munnelly And Aidan O'Donnell
In Safe Hands by Various Artists
Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
Ireland's Whistling Ambassador by Micho Russell
Irish Jigs by Paul Hutchinson, John Hymas And Tony Harris
It's A Hard Road To Travel by Andy McGann And Paul Brady
Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
Kitty Lie Over by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
Live At Carnegie Hall by Boys Of The Lough
May Morning Dew by Mick O'Brien
Memories Of Hughie Gillespie by Frank Kelly
Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
Micho Russell by Micho Russell
Mna Na HEireann by Macalla
Music At Matt Molloy's by Matt Molloy
Music For Peace by Gary Hastings And Frankie Gavin
Music From Sliabh Luachra by Jackie Daly
Music Of Sligo by Peter Horan And Fred Finn
North-by-NorthWest by Eliot Grasso And Dave Cory
On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
On The Fly by Patrick Street
Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
Regrouped by Boys Of The Lough
Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
Sean Keane by Sean Keane
Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
The Barley Grain by Larry Kinsella
The Blackberry Blossom by Mary MacNamara
The Blue Bottle by InisFail
The Boys From The Blue Hill by Vinnie Kilduff
The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
The Girls Won't Leave The Boys Alone by Cherish The Ladies
The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
The Man From Clare by Micho Russell
The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
The Mulcahy Family by The Mulcahy Family
The Natural Bridge by Ben Lennon And Friends
The Phantom Shadows Of A Connaught Fire (1 Of 3) by Seamus Tansey
The Pleasures Of Hope by Harry Bradley And Michael Clarkson
The Professor by James Morrison
The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
The West Of Ireland by Boys Of The Lough
The Wheels Of The World: Classics Of Irish Traditional Music by Various Artists
The Wild Keys by Mikie Smyth
The Windy Gap by Laurence Nugent
Time To Time by Gerry O'Connor
Top Of Coom by Conal Ó'Gráda
Traditional Irish Flute Music by Fintan Vallely
Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu
Twos And Threes by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
Undertones by Adrian Barker And Ben Stephenson
Waifs And Strays (Traditional Irish Music From County Clare) by Michael Hynes And Dennis Liddy
Warming Up by Martin Mulhaire, S�amus Connolly And Jack Coen
Whistle Wizardry by Vinnie Kilduff
With Friends Like These by James Keane

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

The Boys of Ballinahinch

Source: Music At Matt Molloy's
Transcription: Gian Marco ( craniota )

# Posted on January 18th 2003 by gian marco

I really like this tune , I'm still not sick of it and ive been playing it for years and years

# Posted on January 21st 2003 by shoddy fiddle player

AKA The Blackberry Blossom, this tune is often played as part of a set known as The John Bowe Set, after the eponymous gifted box player. The next tune in the set is Dick Gossip's but I don't have a name for the 2rd tune. However, as Gian Marco indicates, this is the set played on Live at Matt Molloy's.

# Posted on October 14th 2004 by Nick Splease

For another take on this go here http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1509

# Posted on March 7th 2006 by Dow

As taught to Pat Higgins by Alan Docherty (Pat's transcription):

X: 1
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
ag|f3d edBA|3(Bcd ef geag|f3d edBA|dBAG FDD2:||
|fgaf d3g|fgaf g3a|fgaf gfef|3(gfe 3(fed ed 3(Bcd|
|fgaf d3g|fgaf g3a|b2 af gfed|3(Bcd ef g2 ag||

# Posted on July 26th 2007 by Miss Lonelyhearts

"Mullin's Fancy"

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on February 6th 2003 by gian marco.

X: 1
T: Mullin's Fancy
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|f2df eB~B2|~d3e fgag|f2df edBe|dBAF (3EFE D2|
dcdf eB~B2|~d3e fgag|f2df edBe|dBAF (3EFE D2||
~a3b afdf|afdf afdg|faa^g afdf|gfed (3Bcd ea|
faa^g afdf|abaf gfga|aggf gfef|g2gf gbag||

# Posted on December 8th 2007 by ceolachan

"Mullin's Fancy" (Mallynn's Fancy) ~ rescued duplication

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on December 7th 2007 by airport.
~ /tunes/display/8026

X: 3
T: Mullin's Fancy
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: D Major
fd ~d2 eB ~B2 | d2 Ad faag | fd ~d2 ABdB | AFdF ~E2 D2 |
d3 f eB ~B2 | dfeg faag | f2 dB ABcB | AFDF ~E2 D2 ||
~a3 b afdf | afdf afdf | a3 b afdf | gfed Bcdf |
a3 b afdf | abaf gfga | (3bag (3agf gfef | g2 fa gbag |]

"Malynn's Fancy"
From the new Patrick Street CD "On the Fly" - the notes say it was first recorded by Packie Dolan...

# Posted on December 7th 2007 by airport

# Posted on December 8th 2007 by ceolachan

~ | f2 dB ABdB | ~

Correction for the previous transcription as suggested from 'airport' ~ A-part, bar 7...

" ~ you might naturalize the c in the A part (or maybe that should have been a d?)"

# Posted on December 10th 2007 by airport

The c#, as given also seems to be another reasonable option, but I tend to favour the d.... Thanks airport... ;-)

# Posted on December 10th 2007 by ceolachan

Tune help needed-- Mullin´s Fancy

OK, I found Mullin´s Fancy on this site...and I knwo it goes by 3 other names...but what I am wondering is, does anybody know the versuion that is on "KIttie Lie Over" by Mick O´brien etc? It sound stotally different from the one that this site has music for.

# Posted on August 23rd 2008 by chris stolz

Re: Tune help needed-- Mullin´s Fancy

it's the same - it's in a different key and somewhere they play a natural instead of an unnatural. you could try out some of the other versions pasted in the comments and see if you get closer, but it might just be easiest to learn it off the recording

# Posted on August 23rd 2008 by airport

Re: Tune help needed-- Mullin´s Fancy

Try this:

# Posted on August 23rd 2008 by timmy!

Smallpipe setting

Smallpipe (A) setting arranged from Michael Eskin:

X: 1
T: Boys Of Ballinahinch, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|:g|fadf edBA|fadf g2ag|f2df edBc|dcBA GAd:|
||g|faaf dcde|faaf g2ge|faaf afef|gfed Bcde|
|faaf dcde|faaf g2ga|agaf gfed| (3Bcdef g2|]

Found here: http://www.tradlessons.com/?cat=3

# Posted on June 26th 2009 by bhambagpiper