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Paddy Mills' Fancy

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 22nd 2003 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 27 tunebooks.

Also known as Paddy Mill's, Paddy Mill's Fancy, Paddy Mill's Special Dream, Paddy Mills, Paddy Mills'.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Another Time by Gavin Whelan
As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
Cuisle by Angela Deane
Golden Lights And Green Shadows by Grainne Hambly
Hell For Leather by Swallow's Tail Céilí Band
Music In Exile: A Celebration Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
Stay Another While by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Frankie Lane
The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
The Three Piece Flute by Desi Wilkinson
Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare by Terry Bingham
Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
Waltz After Circus by Pularí
Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 2 by Various Artists

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Paddy Mill's Fancy

This one is for Gian Marco, as we've both recently posted a tune from Desi Wilkinson's"Three Piece Flute" recording. This fine reel is on it too. Tara Diamond, a great flute-player from Belfast, taught this to a Willie Clancy flute class in the mid-80s.Not only that, but she also got hold of the composer, fiddle-player Paddy Mills from Mayo, who was around that week, and got him to come along to the class to play us his original version, which is the version I have posted. It is a popular session tune in Ireland these days, especially with flute-players, but I'm not sure if it's that well-known abroad.
As well as Desi, "Skylark" and concertina player Terry Bingham have recorded it, although they all have slightly different versions of the tune. Beware in sessions - sometimes the 2nd part the 2nd time round goes back to the last 4 bars of the first part- if that makes sense (Skylark play it like that )- but that's not how the composer played it to the class. Enjoy!

# Posted on May 22nd 2003 by Kenny

Telephaty?

Kenny, are you telephatic? I just transcribed the Desi Wilkinson's version of that tune, and I was about to post it!

# Posted on May 22nd 2003 by gian marco

Telepathy ?

No telepathy, Gian Marco - although the same thing happened to me about a week ago when Dow ( I think it was) posted "The Cloone" just before I did. You also did the same yourself with "Sergeant Early's Dream",so we're even now .I have a reel from Patsy Hanly you might like- watch this space.
Incidentally, the version of "Paddy Mills" you have posted is more commonly played and more likely to turn up in sessions than the original. All the best.

# Posted on May 22nd 2003 by Kenny

This is Skylark's setting, approximately:
T:Paddy Mills' Favourite(for that is what they call it)
M:4/4
K:G
DGGF GBAG|FGAB c2Bc|d2eg fdcA|AGFA GFEF|
DGGF GBAG|FGAB c2Bc|d2eg fdcA|1 FGAF G3F:|2 FGAF GABd|
:g2dg gedc|BG~G2 FGAB|c3A dcAG|FGAB cdef|
g2dg gedc|BG~G2 FGAB|c3A dcAG|FGAF DGG2|
g2dg gedc|BG~G2 FGAB|c3A dcAG|FGAG FGEF|
DGGF GBAG|FGAB c2Bc|d2eg fdcA|AGFA G3F||

This version, instead of repeating the B-part, reverts to the second strain of the A-part for lthe last 8 bars.

I had the pleasure of meeting Paddy Mills last year in Milltown Malbay. Knowing his name, but not much else about him, I played him the above version of the tune. His face lit up and he began playing along - I noticed that he played the B-part differently. I told him I had got the tune form Skylark, to which he replied, "Yes, they got it wrong." He wrote them a letter to tell them and they sent back a letter of apology.

So, if you ever meet Mr.Mills, don't play the setting I've just posted.

# Posted on May 23rd 2003 by ragaman

This tune is also recorded on marcus o murchu's album a flute player from belfast. I met Paddy Mills in strokestown last year he was a great caracter but sadly died earlier this year

# Posted on September 22nd 2004 by captain keville's mandolin

# Posted on January 11th 2005 by gian marco

Paddy Mills' Fancy

Here's my transcription of this tune from the 1991 Gort session recording.

X: 1
T: Paddy Mills' Fancy
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
D: 1991 Gort session recording
K: G
DG G/G/G GBAG|FGAB cABc|d2 eg fdcA|GBAF GFEF|
DG G/G/G GBAG|FGAB cABc|d2 e/f/g fdcA|1 AGFA G2 GE:|2 AGFA GABd||
g/g/g dg gfdc|BG G/G/G FGAB|(3cdc AB dcAG|FGAB cdef|
(3gag dg gfdc|BG G/G/G FGAB|(3cdc AB dcAG|1 FGAF GABd:|2 FGAF G2 GE||

# Posted on September 25th 2005 by Will CPT

R.I.P Paddy

# Posted on February 4th 2007 by dinn2

Paddy played the Rossport Reel after this tune.

# Posted on April 8th 2008 by dinn2

A Gem of footage...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ecwP80RYS30
Paddy himself playing the reel he wrote.

# Posted on June 14th 2008 by dinn2

oops sorry thats the rossport reel .

# Posted on June 15th 2008 by dinn2