“The Gatehouse Maid” is a reel I learned from Noel O’Donoghue. after a lovely session together with Murty Ryan (accordion) and Seanie McGrath (bouzouki). This tune is very often played after “Down The Broom“, it is a popular sets which has been recorded several times.
X:1
T:The Gatehouse Maid
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:Ador
A2Bd edBA|G2GA GED2|A2 (3Bcd edBd|egdB BAAG|
A2 (3Bcd edBA|~G3A GED2|A2Bd edBd|egdB BAA2||
a2ea agef|g2dg egdg|a2ea agab|gedB BAA2|
a2ab agef|~g3a g2ge|dega bgab|gedB BAAG||
“Old John’s” has been one of my favourite jigs for many years. I learned it from a recording of Tommy Peoples and also associate it with Tony MacMahon, the great accordion player from Clare.
I learned “The Humours of Castlefin” during the Russell Memorial Weekend 2013, from Terry Bingham. It is one of my favourite tunes and I associate with Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon, who recorded it on their album “I gCnoc Na Graí”.
“The Drumraney Lass” is a jig that I learned from Hugh Healy and Blackie O’Connell. They recorded it on their album “We Were Drinking And
