This is a version of the well-known jig Apples in Winter (standard setting here). I got it from Jack Talty and Aine Bird on the album “Tunes In The Church”, and it comes from the playing of Tom Carey and Solus Lillis I believe.
X:1
T:Apples In Winter
S:Jack Talty
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:Edor
|:BEE dEE|BAG FEF|~D3 FDF|ABc ded|
BEE def|gag gfe|dBB AFF|1 FEE EFA:|2 FEE Eef||
gfe edB|gfe edB|d2e dFF|ABc def|
gfe edB|gfe edB|gfg efg|bge e2f|
gfe edB|gfe edB|d2e dFF|ABc def|
eBB def|gag gfe|dBB AFF|FEE EFA||
“Charlie Harris’ Reel No. 1” is part of a set that I learned at a great session in Cooley’s Pub, in Ennistymon, with Stéphane, Adam Shapiro, Paul Dooley and a few others. It is played with another reel and they’re known together as “Charlie Harris’ Reels” and were recorded by De Dannan.
This reel also goes by the names “John Blessing’s” and “O’Connell’s Reel”, which is the oldest name I could find.
“The Honeymoon” is a reel I learned from one of the best sessions I ever saw, during the Russell Memorial Weekend back in 2013 in Gus O’Connor’s Pub. It was a magical night with free flowing music by Noel O’Donoghue, James Cullinan, Donie Nolan, Christy Barry, Terry Bingham, Carol Cullinan, Angela Crotty and several others.
The Moving Cloud is a great reel that I associate with the playing of flute maestro Michel Bonamy. Noel Hill also recorded an amazing version of The Moving Cloud on his album “The Irish Concertina”.
