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Tommy Peoples'

reel

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on July 13th 2001 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 293 tunebooks.

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

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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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||

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Tommy Peoples' sheetmusic
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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

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