Annotation:Fancy Fair (The)
Tune properties and standard notation
FANCY FAIR, THE (An Aonac Rogaide/Rogain). AKA and see "Dance at the Fair." Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was recorded on 78 RPM in Dublin in 1931 by the Fingal Trio (James Ennis - uilleann pipes, John Cawley - flute, Frank O'Higgins - fiddle). It was called "Dance at the Fair" on that Columbia release. Piper Ennis was listed by Francis O'Neill as the source for the tune for his 1903 publication, some thirty years prior to the recording.
Source for notated version: Chicago piper John Ennis, originally from County Kildare [O'Neill].
Printed sources: McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100), 1975; No. 75, p. 20. O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 344, p. 169. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 209. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1749, p. 325. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 922, p. 158.
Recorded sources: Rounder 1087, The Fingal Trio - "From Galway to Dublin: Early Irish Traditional Music" (1992. A reissue of the 1931 original).