Tommy Peoples'

reel

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on July 13th 2001 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 267 tunebooks.

Also known as Jenny Nettle's Fancy, Jenny's Fancy, Paul Montague's, Tommy People's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• A Cheap Present by Birkin Tree
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
• Altan by Altan
• Altan's Finest by Altan
• áthas by áthas
• Bavan by Méabh O'Hare And Conor Byrne
• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
• Broken Hearted I'll Wander by Dolores Keane, John Faulkner And Eamonn Curran
• Ceol Aduaidh by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh And Frankie Kennedy
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Donal Lunny by Donal Lunny
• Driven by Donall Donnelly And Brian Hanlon
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• Farewell And Remember Me by Boys Of The Lough
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• From West To East - Live Sessions by Various Artists
• Gusty's Frolicks by Sean Keane
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• In Safe Hands by Kieran Munnelly And Aidan O'Donnell
• In The Tradition by Boys Of The Lough
• Irish Women Musicians Of America by Cherish The Ladies
• Island Angel by Altan
• Jane Blair And William MacMorran by Jane MacMorran
• John McCusker by John McCusker
• Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• Ocean View by Shanachie
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• Once Again (1987-1993) by Altan
• One More... by Caa A Dram
• Osna by Osna
• Reeds And Rosin by Todd Denman And Dale Russ
• Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings by Shantalla
• So Far by Eileen Ivers
• Standing Room Only by Eliot Grasso
• Straight From The Bottle by Jameson's Revenge
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Best Of Altan by Altan
• The Boys Of Sligo by Dervish
• The First Ten Years: 1986 - 1995 by Altan
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Green Hills Of Clare by The Crehan Family And Carl Corcoran
• The Irish Low Whistle by Joe McKenna
• The Long Notes by Brian Kelly, Jamie Smith, And Collette O'Leary
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• The Piper's Rest by Jimmy Morrison
• The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
• The Stool Of Repentance by Donnybrook
• The Thousand Mile Journey by Inu
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Three Shouts From A Hill by Cian
• Three's Company by Martin Meehan
• Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare by Terry Bingham
• Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
• Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples
• Wherever You Go by Wild Asparagus

X: 1
T: Tommy Peoples'
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bmin
|:B3 c dBAF|~B3 c dfed|~B3 c dcdB|1 ABde fded:|2 ABde fdec||
|:dfaf bfaf|dfaf (3ggg fg|afge ~d3 B|1 ABde fdec:|2 ABde fded||

Tommy Peoples'

A terrific reel, this version comes from Altan's Island Angel cd. It kicks off the first track and a rousing set with The Windmill and Fintan McManus'. Play around with those long B notes in the A part--they sound just fine without any ornamentation (making this tune easier for beginners), but you can also toss in rolls (as notated) or triplets. I also play the B part an octave lower for variation, particularly if there's another fiddler carrying the high end. The only difficult aspect of this tune is keeping straight whether you're ending on a d or c each time round for each part--take it slow until that fine distinction is rooted in your head, then try to play it as fast as Altan romps on it.

# Posted on July 13th 2001 by Will CPT

There is a slight variation of this reel called Jenny Nettle's Fancy,

~B3c dBAF|~B3c dfec|~B3c dcdB|ABde fdec:|
|:dfaf bfaf|dfaf g2fg|afge dcdB|ABde fdec:|

trevor

# Posted on January 16th 2003 by lazyhound

Paul Montague's?

I've also heard this name for this tune.

# Posted on April 24th 2003 by pchaffee

I've been told that Tommy Peoples did not actually compose this tune, even though it's named for him.

# Posted on April 19th 2006 by Saiget

Jenny Nettle's Fancy

Cole (p. 50, 1st tune) printed a variation of the tune under the title Jenny Nettle's Fancy:

|:BAAB dAFA|BAAB defd|BAAB dAFA|defd e2d2:|
dfaf bfaf|dfaf g2fe|dfaf bfaf|defd e2d2|
dfaf bfaf|dfaf g2fg|afef dBAB|fafd e2d2||

# Posted on March 23rd 2008 by hernesheir