Betty's Fancy (2)

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 Also known as    John McNeil's Reel, Big John McNeil, Big John McNeill, Big John McNeal, Lord Ramsey's Reel (4)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
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 Year of publication/Date of MS    
 Artist    Biography:Sean McGuire
 Title of recording    Irish Jigs and Reels
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Viva W103
 Year recorded    c. 1960's
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BETTY'S FANCY [2]. AKA and see "John McNeil's Reel," "Big John McNeil," "Big John McNeill," "Big John McNeal," "Lord Ramsey's Reel (4)." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). The melody, the Scottish tune "John MacNeil," was named "Betty's Fancy" on a Sean Maguire recording of the mid-1960's.

Recorded source: Viva W103, Sean McGuire - "Irish Jigs and Reels" (c. 1960's, a reissue of "Sean Maguire Plays," the first recording of McGuire that Josephine Keegan accompanied on piano).

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