The Sheik’s Fancy polka

By Paddy O’Brien

Also known as All The Way To Galway, The Sheikh’s Fancy.

There are 6 recordings of this tune.

The Sheik’s Fancy has been added to 2 tune sets.

The Sheik’s Fancy has been added to 24 tunebooks.

Two settings

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Three comments

The Sheik’s Fancy

This tune was written by Paddy O’Brien, and I learnt it from Liam Farrell and Joe Whelan’s CD where it is called All The Way To Galway.

“The Compositions of Paddy O’Brien” - of Nenagh, County Tipperary

J.D.C. Publications Ltd., 1992

page 32: Polkas ~ “The Sheik’s Fancy”

Re: The Sheik’s Fancy

I am told Paddy O’Brien hated polkas, and that he only composed three. Nonetheless, the three are great, despite the (demeaning?) names.

The Humors of Bahrain (https://thesession.org/tunes/8552)
The Sheikh’s Fancy (https://thesession.org/tunes/8585) - this one
The Emir’s Delight (https://thesession.org/tunes/8596)

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