Flynn learned this great E minor/G major jig from the Bothy Band, one of the most influential ensembles to emerge from the energetic traditional Irish music scene of the mid-1970s. “The Leitrim Fancy,” played on wooden flute and uilleann pipes, opens the “Rip the Calico” medley on Out of the Wind—Into the Sun, the band’s third and final studio album. Like many traditional tunes, “The Leitrim Fancy” has a number of alternative titles, including “Daleystown Hunt,” “Rogha Liadroma,” and “The Sword in the Hand.” Flynn teaches the A part in this video, and explains how the tune bounces between the relative minor in the first half and the relative major in the second half.
