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Jenny Nettle’s Fancy reel

Also known as Jenny Nettle’s Fancy, Jenny Nettles’ Fancy, Jenny’s Fancy, The Merry Bachelor, Paul Montague’s, Tommy People’s, Tommy Peoples.

There are 76 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Jenny Nettle’s Fancy appears in 4 other tune collections.

Jenny Nettle’s Fancy has been added to 47 tune sets.

Jenny Nettle's Fancy has been added to 711 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: Jenny Nettle's Fancy
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
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||
# Added .
2
X: 2
T: Jenny Nettle's Fancy
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:~B3c dBAF|~B3c dfec|~B3c dcdB|ABde fdec:|
|:dfaf bfaf|dfaf g2fg|afge dcdB|ABde fdec:|
3
X: 3
T: Jenny Nettle's Fancy
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:BAAB dAFA|BAAB defd|BAAB dAFA|defd e2d2:|
dfaf bfaf|dfaf g2fe|dfaf bfaf|defd e2d2|
dfaf bfaf|dfaf g2fg|afef dBAB|fafd e2d2||
4
X: 4
T: Jenny Nettle's Fancy
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
B3 c dBAF|B3 c dfed|B3 c d3 B|ABde fded|
B3 c dBAF|BABc dfed|BA A/A/A d2 Bd|ABde fded||
dfaf bfaf|dfaf (3ggg fg|afef d2 Bd|ABde fdec|
dfaf bfaf|dfaf (3ggg fg|afef dFBF|ABde fded||
5
X: 5
T: Jenny Nettle's Fancy
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:a2 fd Adfd|(3Bcd ef g2 fg|a2 fd Adfd|eaag fd d2|
a2 fd Adfd|(3Bcd ef g2 fg|a2 fd Adfd|eage fd d2||
|:B3c dBAF|B3c dfec|B3c dBAg|fdec Bcdf|
B2c dBAF|B3c dfec|B3c dBAg|fdec defg||
# Added by JACKB .

Ten comments

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.

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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

Paul Montague’s?

I’ve also heard this name for this tune.

I’ve been told that Tommy Peoples did not actually compose this tune, even though it’s named for him.

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||

Tommy Peoples’/The Merry Bachelor

On their debut album the group Raise the Rafters (Kevin Crawford, PJ King, Martin O’Malley) play this tune and call it "The Merry Bachelor".

X:955
T:The Merry Bachelor
T:Tommy Peoples’
S:CD, Raise the Rafters
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Bm
B3 c dBAF | B3 c dfed | B3 c d3 B| ABde fded |
B3 c dBAF | BABc dfed | BA A/A/A d2 Bd | ABde fded ||
dfaf bfaf | dfaf (3ggg fg | afef d2 Bd | ABde fdec |
dfaf bfaf | dfaf (3ggg fg | afef dFBF | ABde fded ||