Annotation:Dillon Brown's Fancy (2)

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 DILLON BROWN'S FANCY [2] (Diolún de Brún). AKA - "Dillon Brown." AKA and see "Laington's Reel," "Langton's Favorite," "Miss Laington's." Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard or ADae (Cape Breton) tunings (fiddle). AABB. Appears not to be related to version #1. Perlman (1996) presents his set as "Irish with Cape Breton 'twists'." The tune is sometimes played in 'raised bass' tuning on Cape Breton island; the late fiddler Jerry Holland (1955-2009), for one, recorded it this way (he learned it as a teenager, in Boston), and indeed, the tune has some currency among modern Cape Breton fiddlers. Paul Stewart Cranford believes the tune entered Cape Breton repertory through the recordings of Sean Maguire. The alternate title, "Langton's Favorite" comes from the Paddy Killoran 78 RPM recording of 1939 (in a classic medley, preceded by "The Mason's Apron"). The tune was recorded by New York fiddler Paddy Reynolds and accordion player Charlie Mulvihill in 1971 (see Rego Records album Sweet and Traditional).  Source for notated version: Joe McElherron [McGuire & Keegan]; a c. 1972 concert in Boston by Belfast fiddler Seán McGuire (1927-2005) [Miller & Perron]; flute player Kevin Loughlin (Ireland) [Breathnach]; fiddler Paul MacDonald (b. 1974, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].  Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 258, p. 133 (appears as "Gan ainm"). Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 117, p. 57. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 11, p. 5. McGuire and Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 47, p. 13 (appears as "Dillon Brown"). Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 1, No. 13. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 61. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 100.  Recorded sources: Green Linnet SIF 3009, Kevin Burke & Jackie Daly - "If the Cap Fits" (1978). Green Linnet GLCD 1154, "Reeltime" (1995). Kells KM 9513, Paddy Reynolds, James Keane, Charlie Mulvihill, Felix Dolan - "Atlantic Wave" (1997). Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland - "Fiddler's Choice" (1998). Outlet Records SOLP 1009, Kevin Loughlin - "The Pride of Fermanagh" (1971). Howie MacDonald - "Live and Lively." See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index, Alan Ng's Irishtune.info.

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