I learned the jig “An Sean Duine” from my friend in Switzerland Geneviève, who plays the accordion. I think she got it on Mick O’Brien’s CD “The Morning Dew”.
X:1
T:An Sean Duine
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:Ador
|:GAB dBA|GAB B2A|GAB edB|dBA A2D|
GAB dBA|BAB g2e|fed edB|1 dBA A2D:|2 dBA A2B||
|:dBB gBB|dBB d2e|dBB gfg|edB A2D|
GAB dBA|BAB g2e|fed edB|1 dBA A2B:|2 dBA A2D||
“The Green Fields of Woodford” is the last jig of the set recorded by Alan & John Kelly that is quite popular around Doolin. The first tune of the set is “Ned Coleman’s” and the second one is “Old Joe’s”.
I learned “Hold The Reins” from a session recording I made of a nice evening in Hotel Doolin back in 2008 with my friend Stéphane, Yvonne Casey and Terry Bingham. It was also recorded by accordion and concertina player from Chicago John Williams, who has spent a lot of time in Doolin over the years. It is also called “The Dublin Lads”.
“The Boys of Bluehill” is one of the most common tune in Irish Music. Some would say it is only a beginner tune, but I think it is a beautiful hornpipe. This is the version we play around Doolin, I think I got it from Terry Bingham. I like playing this tune with flute player Adrian McMahon, he usually plays it after “The Good Natured Man”.
