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Tommy Peoples’ reel

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

There are 63 recordings of a tune by this name.

A tune by this name has been recorded together with The Guns Of The Magnificent Seven (a few times), The Windmill (a few times), The Glass Of Beer (a few times), The Killarney Boys Of Pleasure (a few times) and The Mountain Road (a few times).

Tommy Peoples’ has been added to 12 tune sets.

Tommy Peoples' has been added to 645 tunebooks.

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Four settings

X: 1
T: Tommy Peoples'
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||
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X: 2
T: Tommy Peoples'
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:|
X: 3
T: Tommy Peoples'
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||
X: 4
T: Tommy Peoples'
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 ||

Seven 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 ||