“The Green Cottage” is a polka I learned from Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh’s album “A Moment of Madness”.
X:1
T:Green Cottage, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
K:Emin
B>A|:GE ED|B,E E>F|GF ED|GA B>A|
GE ED|B,E E2|B>A GF|1 EB B>A:|2 E2 E>A||
|:Be ef|eB BA|Be df|e2 ef|
g2 f2|ed BA|BE E/F/G/A/|B2 B>A:||
The Longford Collector is the second tune of one of Irish traditional music’s most famous sets of reels, from the playing of Michael Coleman : “The Tarbolton”, “The Longford Collector” and “The Sailor’s Bonnet”.
“The Haunted House” is a composition of flute player Vincent Broderick. I learned this jig through various sessions but I associate it with Mark Burke in particular, a great accordion player from Lahinch. The tune was written in G, but you also hear it in A from time to time.
“The Humours of Ballymanus” is a slip jig I learned from Siobhan Peoples and Murty Ryan’s wonderful album “Time on our Hands”. Siobhan and Murty are two fabulous musicians who live in Ennis and in my opinion one of the best duet of the last 20 years in Irish music.
