Ryan's Fancy

Brand New Songs

RCA Records KXL1-0202 1977 12" 33rpm (Canada)

Denis Ryan, Fergus O'Byrne, and Dermot O'Reilly, were originally members of the Sons of Erin. The original Sons of Erin line-up featured Dermot and Fergus along with Gary Kavanagh and band leader Ralph O'Brien. When the band broke up Dermot, Fergus and Gary continued on for one tour as O'Reilly's Men and upon returning to Toronto met up with Don Sullivan to form the original Sullivan's Gypsies. Ralph O'Brien reformed The Sons Of Erin with new members Johnnie Lynn, John Cameron and Denis Ryan and recorded a self-titled LP. Shortly afterward Denis left to join Sullivan's Gypsies. Ryan's Fancy came to be when Sullivan's Gypsies parted ways.

The trio relocated to St. John's, Newfoundland in 1971 to attend Memorial University of Newfoundland. Making a splash in the local music scene, the group landed the first of several television series. Produced by Jack Kellum on CBC, the show involved the trio travelling and playing across Atlantic Canada. Ryan's Fancy had their own syndicated series called Ryan's Fancy (January 1972 to April 1972) and the pub-styled Tommy Makem and Ryan's Fancy (July to September 1974). Plus, in 1980, they starred and performed in the CBC-TV movie Pirate's Gold. It was in this period that accordion virtuoso James Keane from Dublin became a band-member and contributor of traditional music to the ballad-focused trio. Shortly after Keane left the band, Ryan's Fancy split. Keane moved to New York City where he became part of the traditional scene there through the 1980s to the present day.

Tracklist

A1   Reels (Sheehan's And The Sligo Maid)  2:13  
A2   Now I'm 64  3:04  
A3   Brand New Song  2:59  
A4   Cape Breton Dream  3:23  
A5   Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye  3:37  
A6   I Followed Her Into The West  3:38  
B1   Molly Bawn  3:40  
B2   Boston Burgler  4:30  
B3   Drunken Sailor  1:21  
B4   Sea People  3:21  
B5   Glimpse Of Heaven  4:06  

    Manufactured By – RCA Limited
    Distributed By – RCA Limited
    Recorded At – Audio Atlantic

    Bass Guitar, Harmonica – Ken Ogilvie
    Engineer – Grant Kennedy, Pat Martin
    Fiddle – Mike MacDougall
    Lead Guitar, Arranged By [Musical & String] – Allister MacGillivray
    Organ, Engineer, Arranged By [String] – Al Feeney
    Producer, Arranged By [Musical], Design – Ryan's Fancy
    Vocals, Banjo [5 String], Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Concertina, Bodhrán – Fergus O'Byrne
    Vocals, Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Mandolin – Dermot O'Reilly
    Vocals, Whistle, Fiddle – Denis Ryan

Condition:  LP is Near Mint, in a paper inner sleeve in a picture sleeve in Very Good condition, comes with outer protector

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