Dillon's

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 13th 2002 by milesnagopaleen.

This tune has been added to 28 tunebooks.

Also known as Belharbor, The Belharbor, Belharbour, The Belharbour, Bell Harbor, The Bell Harbor, Bell Harbour, The Bell Harbour, Bellharbor, The Bellharbor, Bellharbour, The Bellharbour, Dillon's Fancy, Dillons Fancy, Fisherman's Farewell, The Fisherman's Farewell, Fisherman's Return, The Fisherman's Return, The House On The Hill, Over The Bridge, Paddy Reynold's, Reynold's, Sailor's Farewell, The Sailor's Farewell, Sailor's Return, The Sailor's Return.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Breath Of Fresh Air by Kevin Crawford
• A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
• At It Again by John Carty
• D Flute Album by Kevin Crawford
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Down From Bell Harbour by Chris Droney
• Dreaming Up The Tunes by Johnny Og Connolly And Brian McGrath
• Feenish Legacy by Marcus Hernon And Padraic Coyne
• First Flight by Gerald Trimble
• Happy Days by Trad Lads
• Hit The Bricks... by Waking Maggie
• Homeward Way by Bards Of A Feather
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Irish Dance Music by Chris Droney
• Irish Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Let Down The Blade by John Regan And Paddy Glackin
• Masters Of The Irish Guitar by Various Artists
• Pathway To The Well by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Rabharta by Feenish
• Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Riptide by Anam
• Riverdance And Other Famous Irish Songs And Dances by Various Artists
• Rockall by The House Band
• Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
• Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
• Southerly Breeze by Various Artists
• Streetlife by Patrick Street
• Strings Attached by Mick Moloney
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Boys From The Blue Hill by Vinnie Kilduff
• The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
• The Coleman Country Ceili Band by The Coleman Country Ceili Band
• The Crooked Stair by Cran
• The Far Set by Michael Clarkson And Gerry Jones
• The Fertile Rock by Chris Droney
• The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
• The Flowing Tide by Chris Droney
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Little Country by Charles De Lint
• The Maid At The Well by Tony O'Rourke
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Moneymusk by Hammy Hamilton
• The Pure Box by Colin Nea
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music On Button Accordion by Patty Furlong
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
• Waifs And Strays (Traditional Irish Music From County Clare) by Michael Hynes And Dennis Liddy
• Within A Mile Of Dublin by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Paul McGrattan
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Dillon's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
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DG G2 DGB/2c/2d|gedB eBdB|GAB/2c/2d gedc|B/2c/2dAF G3:|
|:e|dggf gGB/2c/2d|gbaf gfed|eaag a2ag|eaag edBc|
dggf g2 B/2c/2d|g2 af gedB|GAB/2c/2d gedc|B/2c/2dAF G3:|

Dillon's

I learned this tune from Marcus Hearnon some years ago when he lived in London. If you're a flute player and you haven't heard this man play, check him out. This tune appears on the first track of a new album by called Rabharta with Marcus, brother P.J (accordian) and Don Stiffe (guitar,vovals) calling themselves Feenish". I think he may also have recorded the tune on an earlier album with Carl Hession.
This tune also appears on Kevin Crawford's "d flute album" as "Dillon's Fancy".

# Posted on August 13th 2002 by milesnagopaleen

Spelling erra

Hernon is the correct spelling.

# Posted on August 13th 2002 by milesnagopaleen

Michael Clarkson

On Belfast flute player Michael clarkson's CD, The Far Set, this tune appears as The Bellharbour Reel. I notice, however, that there is already a different tune with that name in The Session archives, so Mr. Clarkson may have made an error.

# Posted on August 13th 2002 by granama

Title confusion

This tune appears in Geraldine Cotter's tin whistle book under the title "The Bell Harbour".
The tune entitled "The Belharbour" in these archives is the same tune. (I suspect that the correct spelling should be Bellharbour as this is a town in Co, Clare,)
The tune entitled "The Bell Harbour" also in the Session Archives is a different tune altogether. There is another title for this tune archived in the recesses of my memory, unfortunately offline at present!

# Posted on August 14th 2002 by milesnagopaleen

Not Dillon's Fancy

I'm not finding faults of anybody's posts, but I accidentally find a mistake in this post. I hope it will be helpful for some people.

Milesnagopaleen wrote this tune is on Kevin Crawford's solo album as "Dillon's Fancy", but actually it is what he recorded as Fisherman's Farewell. Of course, Kevin might be wrong, but the point is that this is not what he plays as Dillon's Fancy.

Well, I'm not an evil archivist, as you might think. Actually I was just looking at the pages of the tunes I need to learn. This tune was also recorded by another popular flute player Paul McGrattan, and Marcus Hernon also plays it according to Mile. (Unfortunately I've never heard him playing, but I know he's a quite renowned player.) So inevitably I'm tempted to play it on the flute!

The problem is this tune has lots of different names, which is a little bit confusing. So I just want to clarify the mistake.

P.S. As pointed by Mile himself(?), another version of the tune is on this site: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/622

# Posted on June 21st 2004 by slainte