Learned from John Doherty.
Category Archives: jig
Brid Harper’s
Also known as The Rock on the Clyde. Learned from Niall and Cillian Vallely’s album Callan Bridge. I take their lead and follow it with Munster Lass, but then end the set with Martin Hayes’ version of The Banshee’s Wail Over the Mangle Pit in Gm.
The Humours of Bandon
An Irish set dance learned from Billy McComiskey’s recording Out of the Box, but also from Liz Carroll’s recording A Friend Indeed, Marla Fibish and Jimmy Crowley on the Morning Star and Junior Crehan on The Last House in Ballymakea.
The Munster Lass
Learned from Niall and Cillian Vallely’s album Callan Bridge and paired with Brid Harper’s.
The Dawn Chorus
Written by Charlie Lennon, but learned from Angelina and Peter Carberry’s recording An Traidisiun Beo.
Timmy Cliffords
Heard on Michael Blackie O’Connell and Karol Lynch’s recording Foolin’ In Doolin, as well as many other places.
The Idle Road
Tonn Cliodhna
Paddy Fahey’s Jig in C
Paddy Fahey’s Jig in Gm
One of the many un-named tunes from the fine Galway fiddler and composer Paddy Fahey.