The Fox On The Town

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on October 26th 2001 by Philuthier.

This tune has been added to 142 tunebooks.

Also known as Fox In The Town, The Fox In The Town, Richard Dwyer's, Richie Dwyer's Favourite, Windwood, Windwood (first In Set Of Three, Windwood (first In Set Of Three).

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 40th Anniversary Album by Armagh Pipers Club
• Around The World For Sport by Shegui
• At Early Dawn by Mike Dugger
• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Cavan's Lilter by Séamus Fay
• Croch Suas E by Frankie Gavin
• Crosswinds by Capercaillie
• Don't Touch The Elk by Niall Keegan
• Donncha O'Briain by Donncha O'Briain
• Each Little Thing by Sharon Shannon
• Father Charlie by Father Charles Coen
• Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
• Galway's Own by Joe Burke
• Here Among Strangers by SÍucra
• In A Creative Mood by Richard Dwyer
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
• Irish Traditional Accordion Session With Four Champions by Joe Burke, Kevin Loughlin, Finbarr Dwyer And John Whelan
• Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Carty
• Kiss Me Kate by Liz Carroll And Tommy Maguire
• Loozin Air by Garry Shannon
• Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• Man With The Wooden Flute by Chris Norman
• Northern Tradition by Mary Mulholland
• Notes From My Mind by Seamus Connolly
• One At A Time by John Skelton
• Partners In Crime by Ross Ainslie And Jarlath Henderson
• Rattlin' Banjos (part 1) by Gerry O'Connor
• Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings by Shantalla
• Soh It Is by Craobh Rua
• The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock And Michel Sikiotakis
• The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
• The Tie That Binds by Joe Derrane
• The Tie That Binds by Various Artists
• Time To Time by Gerry O'Connor
• Top Of Coom by Conal Ó'Gráda
• Traditional Irish Sessions by Various Artists
• Tuned Up by Brendan Mulholland, Brendan Hendry, Paul McSherry
• Up And Away by Paul Smyth
• Up And Coming - Ó Ghlúin Go Glúin by Oisín And Conal Hernon
• Up At The Crack Of Noon by Ciúnas
• Walking Stones by Ken Kolodner, Laura Risk, Robin Bullock
• When The World Was Wide by Trouble In The Kitchen
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 1 by Various Artists
• Year Of The Dog by Wolfstone

X: 1
T: Fox On The Town, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
ef|gedB edBA|G2BG DGBd|gedB edef|g3f efga|!
beed edBA|G2BG DGBd|efgb adfa|gbaf g2:|!
ga|beed Bdge|dBB2 dega|bee2 bege|efgb a2gf|!
g3e dedB|GBdg edBd|efgb adfa|gbaf g2:|!

I heard this Jig played by Trouble in the kitchen with a great rythmic backup.Quite a job to play up to speed.

# Posted on October 26th 2001 by Philuthier

Does anyoneknow who wrote this tune? It sounds distinctly modern - but none the less traditional for it. A great tune.

# Posted on October 31st 2001 by OrganicPeatCreature

This is written by one of the Dwyer bros in west Cork. Yes a modern tune. There is a version of it on Garry Shannons recent flute album.

# Posted on July 7th 2002 by bootboy

The Fox On The Town (reel)

T:Fox on the Town, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Garry Shannon
R:reel
Z:g.m.p
K:G
g2fg edBA|~G2BG DG(3Bcd|gedg ~e3f|g2fd efga|
be~e2 edBA|~G2BG DG(3Bcd|efgb agfa|~g3f g3a:|
be~e2 bage|dB~B2 dega|be~e2 bage|dgge ~a3b|
~g3d egdB|G2(3Bcd edBd|efgb agfa|~g3f g3a:|

# Posted on December 2nd 2003 by gian marco

Composer

This tune has been composed by a great whistle player, the late Michael Dwyer.

# Posted on October 24th 2004 by msikio

Then why do so many people call it, "Richard Dwyer's"?

# Posted on October 25th 2004 by Phantom Button

Richard's? Leeds musicians call this tune "John Dwyer's." Please don't ask me why.

# Posted on October 25th 2004 by slainte

A rockin' alternate version

Jeremy caught a funky version of this which I submitted as a 'Ril Gan Ainm'... This is my attempt at a translation of Loretto Reid's (Sligo transplant living in Canada) mad whistle playing... Keep in mind that, even after breaking my back to work out this version, nothing compares to Reid's amazing and unique style and she never plays the same thing twice. Check out this tune and other great stuff with hubbie Brian Taheny on strings on 'Celtic Mettle' et. al....

T: The Fox on the Town
C: Trad (arr. Loretto Reid)
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: g/f/edB e2dB | GAB/A/G DGBd | gedB ~e3f | g2fg effd | ~B3e-edBA | GAB/A/G DGBd | efgb adef |1 fga/g/f ~g3f :|2 fga/g/f ~g3a | b~e3 befe | d~B3 dega | b~e3 befe | deg/a/b ~a3f | g2ge b/c/ddb | ~G3A Bcdg | efgb adef | 1 fga/g/f ~g3a :|2 fga/g/f ~g3f

# Posted on December 18th 2004 by bestcraic

The Fox on the Town

My version is almost like this:

K: Gmaj
g|gedg edBA|~G3B dGBd|gedg e3f|g2fg efga|
beed edBA|~G3B dGBd|eggb agfe|dggf g3:|
a|be~e2 bage|dB~B2 dega|be~e2 bage|dggb agef|
g3e dBAB|GDGB dGBd|eggb agfe|dggf g3:|

I personally love playing this tune after Dan Breen's.

# Posted on June 21st 2005 by slainte

I spoke to Richard Dwyer yesterday. He calls it "Richard Dwyer's"

# Posted on September 17th 2005 by kkrell

What a relief! I'm glad he doesn't call it Paddy Fahey's!

# Posted on September 17th 2005 by GaryAMartin

For anyone after the Capercaillie whistle version with it's funky bar 3:

X: 1
T: Fox On The Town, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
gedB edBA|GdBG DG (3Bcd|gedB eAfA|geed e2ga|
bgfa gedB|G2BG DG (3Bcd|efgb ~a3f|1 gbaf g2ba:|2 gbaf g2z2||
|:be~e2 bege|deBe dega|bggf g2be|degb ~a3f|
g2ge dedB|G2 (3Bcd edBd|efgb ~a3f|1 gbaf g2z2:|2 gbaf g2ba||

# Posted on September 23rd 2005 by Dow

And for anyone after the Trouble In The Kitchen version:

X: 1
T: Fox On The Town, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
ef|gedg edBA|~G3B dG (3Bcd|gedg ~e3f|g2fg efga|
beed edBA|~G3B dG (3Bcd|efgb af~f2|gbaf g2:|
|:ga|bege Bege|dB~B2 dega|bege Bege|degb ~a3b|
g2fg edBA|~G3B dG (3Bcd|efgb af~f2|gbaf g2:|

Some of the flute variations I like are in bar 3 of the B-part where it goes |~b3z Bege| or |{f}~g3b {f}~g3b|.

# Posted on September 23rd 2005 by Dow

I played it with Ben!

# Posted on September 23rd 2005 by slainte

Here we're calling this one Finbar Dwyer's...

# Posted on April 3rd 2008 by s.g.

Richard Dwyer composition

This is a Richard Dwyer composition [it appears on his recording "In a Creative Mood"] and he simply calls it Richard Dwyer's. I don't know where The Fox on the Town title comes from though.

# Posted on June 18th 2008 by 52Paddy