“The Gaelic Club” is not a common session tune, but I’ve loved playing it for many years now. I learned it from Hugh & Colm Healy’s album “Macalla na hÓige” and it was also recorded in 2015 by my friends Tom Delany and Caroline Keane with their band FourWinds.
X:1
T:Gaelic Club, The
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Amin
|:cBA AGE|ABA ABc|BAG BdG|Bdg GAB|
cBA AGE|ABA c2d|e2e dcB|cAA A2B:||
|:ceg gec|ceg dBG|ceg gec|BGG GAB|
cBA AGE|ABA c2d|e2e dcB|cAA A2B:||
“Connaughtman’s Rambles” is one of the most famous traditional Irish tunes and you can hear it at sessions all over the world, including in Doolin! I associate this tune with Kevin Griffin, one of Ireland’s top banjo player who I am lucky to play with here in Doolin.
I learned “The Galway Hornpipe” from Hugh & Colm Healy’s album “Macalla na hÓige”. I always enjoy playing “The Good Natured Man” after it, I think it is a very nice change.
Kitty Gone A-Milking is a common session tune in the area. It is a reel very much associated with concertina players from County Clare, and has been recorded, among others, by Elizabeth Crotty, Kitty Hayes, Gerdie Commane and Tom Carey. I learned this tune through various sessions.
