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The Pumpkin's Fancy

reel

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on January 6th 2007 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 36 tunebooks.

Also known as Pumpkin's Fancy.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Edge Of Reason by Face The West
Highly Strung by Alistair McCulloch
Spades by Rapalje
The Stool Of Repentance by Donnybrook

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

The Pumpkin's Fancy

Thanks to MTGuru and Jeremy for allowing me to post this tune, which has been requested at least twice.
Not sure about key/mode - the important thing is that the Fs and Cs are sharp. This is a bagpipe hornpipe, composed by Dublin piper [ GHB variety ] Terry Tully, who would be the piping equivalent of Paddy Fahy or Charlie Lennon.
Makes a great whistle tune, and has been recorded by "Ceolbeg" and the "Battlefield Band" among others.
One unusual feature of the tune is that in going from B to c#, Terry Tully deliberately put in a "passing" c natural note - very un-traditional.
RonP and I used to follow it with "Sandy's New Chanter".

# Posted on January 6th 2007 by Kenny

Pumpkin's Fancy

Very nice, Kenny. Both the similarities and differences with my previous attempt are very apparent. And it falls nicely under the fingers on the whistle.

It's ironic that the Rapalje recording is the first one that pops up on the recording links. People should be aware that the version recorded by this Dutch band (Spades, Track 1) is only 2 parts not 4, is *substantially* altered from the original as penned and intended by the composer Terry Tully, and should not be used as a learning example.

# Posted on January 7th 2007 by MTGuru

Does anybody have the sheet music to this (The Pumpkin's Fancy) with grace notes?

# Posted on March 26th 2007 by jjfxg