Walsh's Fancy

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 22nd 2003 by grymater.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Also known as The Culfadda, Larry Redican's, Mickey Rattley.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Chloe's Passion by An Lar (An Lár)
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
• Live In Concert by Brid Harper And Dermot Byrne
• Major Third by 422
• Star Of Ireland by Finbarr Dwyer
• The Boys Of Sligo by Dervish
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Night Rambler's Companion by Harry Bradley
• Up And Away by Paul Smyth

X: 1
T: Walsh's Fancy
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
dd |:BedB A2BA | GEAG EAGE | DB,z2 DEGA |BGz2 Acz2 |
BedB A2BA | GEAG EAGE | DB,z2 DEGA |1 (3BcdAB G4 :|2 (3BcdAB G3B ||
|: dedB cBAB | GABG Az(3EFG | DGBG dGBG | cBAG EAAB |
[c3D3]d ed(3Bcd | [e3A3]f gdBG | DGBG DGBe |1 dBAB G3B :|2 dBAB G4 ||

Too many names

This has already been posted, albeit in the key of F - it's the "Culfadda / Kilfodda / Cruel Father".

# Posted on May 25th 2003 by Kenny

Another setting

Josephine Keegan gives this tune (number 3 in her collection, A Drop In The Ocean) the name "Mickey Rattley". Her setting is as follows:

X:1
T:Mickey Rattley
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:G
|:A|BedB A2BA|GBAG EAGE|DB, (3B,B,B, DEGA|BG (3GFG Ac (3cdc|
BedB A2BA|GBAG EAGE|DB, (3B,B,B, DEGA|BGAB G3:||
|:B|dedB cBAF|G2BG AGEG|DG (3GFG dGBG|cBAG EAAB|
cBce dBAG|edef gdBG|DG (3GAG DGBe|dBAB G3:||

# Posted on July 24th 2005 by Aidan Crossey