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||
“Francis John McGovern’s” is associated with Charlie Lennon, even though it isn’t one of his compositions as far as I know. I learned it from my friend Thierry Masure, fiddle player from Belgium who lived in Clare for several years and still visits regularly.
This is the second tune of the Charlie Harris’ set which I learned from Stéphane, Adam Shapiro & Paul Dooley at a session in Cooley’s Pub (Ennistymon). “Charlie Harris’ Reel No.2” is also called “The Burren” or “Michael Cramer’s Reel”, but I’m not too sure about the original title.
I learned “Lillies in the Field” from Terry Bingham’s wonderful concertina album (he calls it “PJ Conlon’s on his album). It is a great reel which I have enjoyed playing for many years now and I also associate it with the playing of Tony MacMahon.
