Mac's Fancy

jig

Key signature: Amixolydian

Submitted on March 28th 2004 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 94 tunebooks.

Also known as MacDonald Of The Isles March To Harlaw, Mack's Fancy, March Of Donald Lord Of The Isles To The Battle Of Harlaw, O'Reilly's, Phil's, Rover's Return, The Rover's Return, The Victor's Return.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Came The Dawn by Seamus Creagh
Dance Time In Ireland by Larry McKee And The Shandonairs
Go For It by Deirin De
Golden, Golden by Silly Wizard
Herding Cats by Gaelic Storm
Hi (TM) How Are You Today? by Ashley MacIsaac
House Sessions by Brenda Stubbert
Musique Celtique by Rosheen
Scottish Reflections by Bonnie Rideout
Smiddyburn by Dave Swarbrick
Sounds From The Atlantic by Innisheer
The Mist Covered Mountain by De Danann
The Sanctuary Sessions by Various Artists
Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 1: Mabou Coal Mines by Various Artists
Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 2: The Rovers Return by Various Artists

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Mac's Fancy
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amix
|:eAA fed|eAA A2f|eAA gfe|dBG GBd|
eAA fed|eAA A2f|gag gfe|1 dBG GBd:|2 dBG GAB||
|:A2a aea|aea aec|Ace agf|gdB GAB|
A2a aea|aea aef|gag gfe|1 dBG GAB:|2 dBG GBd||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Mac's Fancy, aka The Rover's Return

My setting has no C#s in the A-part, meaning that backers have the option of playing in Ador if they wish.

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by Dow

Great tune

I love this tune, but as I can't play by ear and don't know how to use the abc, is there any way that the dots can be added?

Cheers

Steve.

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by clunk999

Patience, Steve, patience.

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by Jeremy

Humble thanks

Thank you Jeremy.

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by clunk999

Ton up

Congratulations , Dow - I see you've just posted your 100th tune.
A good tune, too.

# Posted on March 29th 2004 by Kenny

This tune has its origins in Scotland, as a 6/8 march, MacDonald of The Isles March to Harlaw. It's Irish foster parents have stripped both tune and title to their bare essentials.

Here is the march as it appears in Ceol na Fidhle, Vol. IV:

M:6/8
K:Amix
a/f/|e>AA fed|e>AA a2f|e>AA fed|dGG g2f|
e>AA fed|e>AA a2f|gag f2e|dBG G2:|
:B|AAA a>AA|e>AA f>AA|B>GG a2f|
e>AA f>AA|e>AA fed|gag feg|dBG G2:|
:B|A/A/Aa aeg|aea aAB|A/A/Aa aef|gGd BAG|
A/A/Aa aeg|aea aef|a>AA e>AA|dBG G2||

# Posted on March 30th 2004 by OrganicPeatCreature

MacDonald Of The Isles March To Harlaw

Thanks for posting that David. Just one thing though - is there a bar missing out of rhe 2nd part or is it meant to be like that?

# Posted on March 30th 2004 by Dow

O'Neill

This one is #137 in O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland and there called "The victor's return".

# Posted on June 28th 2004 by Pontus Adefjord

From O'Neill's

# Posted on June 29th 2004 by Pontus Adefjord

"Mac's Fancy" ~ DUPE-LIFICATION

Here's another transcript, cut from a very odd contribution, with the hopes that maybe that weirdness can go "POOF!""

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4704
Submitted as "Liz's" on July 10th 2005 by rogerf.

# Posted on December 28th 2005 by ceolachan

"Phils Jig" / "MacDonald Of The Isles March To Harlaw" ~ duplication rescue

Key signature: ~ Originally submitted as Adorian, which it isn't, it is A Mixolydian
Submitted on May 13th 2006 by 52Paddy.
~ /tunes/display/5766

The following is trying to make sense of this duplication, which was a bit of a mess. The B-part in particular had too many bars and was off by a fraction of a beat, but it was different enough I thought I'd bring it forward, though it is quite similar to the one previous, from rogerf ~

# Posted on November 16th 2009 by ceolachan

& the notes from the previous ~ "Phil's Jig"

Submitted on May 13th 2006 by 52Paddy.
~ /tunes/display/5766

Phil's Jig ~ This is the first tune I've posted. I got Phil's jig from a former banjo teacher and I havn't heard it being played by anyone since and no one else in any session I went to seemed to know it.

For the first part, you can make those C#'s to C natural. Whatever takes your preference.

My teacher played the set Tenpenny Bit / Phil's Jig / Lilting Banshee

A supposedly rare tune to add to your repoitore maybe?

Comments welcome (hope I made no mistakes!).

Have fun playing!

# Posted on May 13th 2006 by 52Paddy

Phil's Jig ~ Ascribed to fiddler Phil Neil Boyle of Arranmore Island . It is a version of Mac Donald of the Isles March.

# Posted on May 15th 2006 by cruiser

Phil's AKA Mist Covered Mountain
('c' ~ which it ain't!)

This tune, listed as "Phil's Jig," can be heard in the Waltons 101 Fiddle Tunes collection.

Also it's on "Rattling Banjo's-100 Banjo Solo's" with David McNevin playing it under the title "Mist Covered Mountain." (Not to be confused with the other tune by that name.) ~
('c' ~ and obviously David McNevin was confused, or whoever wrote the notes...)

# Posted on July 14th 2007 by Chef Paul

# Posted on November 16th 2009 by ceolachan

"Mac's Fancy" ~ DUPE-LIFICATION ~ a revisit

~ /tunes/display.php/4704
Submitted as "Liz's" on July 10th 2005 by rogerf.

rogerf's recorder arrangment reduced ~

# Posted on November 16th 2009 by ceolachan