“Give Us A Drink Of Water” is a slip jig which I learned through various sessions. I associate this tune with James Devitt, fiddle player from Kilfenora.
X:1
T:Give Us A Drink Of Water
R:Slip Jig
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:G
GBd gdc BAG|BdB cAG A2D|GBd gdc BAG|BdB cAF G2D|
GBd gdc BAG|BdB cAG A2D|GBd gdc BAG|BdB cAF GBd||
gfg efg fed|~g3 efg a2f|g2g bag fed|efg agf g2d|
g2g efg fed|~g3 efg a2c’|bag agf ged|efg agf gdB||
“The Boyne Hunt” is a classic session reel. I learned it from my good friend Stéphane during the Feakle Festival in 2013. It is usually played before “Rolling in the Ryegrass”.
“The Humours of Glendart” is a common session tune which I learned through various sessions. I associate this tune with the great accordion player from Lisdoonvarna Bobby Gardiner, who lives in Tipperary. It is always a great pleasure to see Bobby on his visits to North Clare and a pleasure to share tunes with him.
“The Humours of Ballingarry” is a popular jig around Doolin. It is the last tune of a set that I learned from James Cullinan abd PJ Crotty’s album. The First two jigs of this set are “Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part” and “Dooney Rock”. Hugh & Colm Healy also recorded “The Humours of Ballingarry” on their CD “Macalla na hÓige”.
