“The Banks of the Shannon” is a composition Paddy Taylor, flute player from Limerick. It is also know simply as “Paddy Taylor’s Jig” by many. I associate this tune with Noel O’Donoghue who recorded it with his band Moher.
X:1
T:Banks of the Shannon (The)
T:Paddy Taylor’s Jig
R:Jig
C:Paddy Taylor
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
|:~A3 gfg|a2a efg|f2f ged|cAG EFG|
~A3 ~g3|a3 efg|fed cAG|1 Adc d2c:|2 Adc d2e||
|:fed edc|d2d cAG|~A3 DFA|fed ecA|
fed edc|ded cde|fed cAG|1 Adc d2e:|2 Adc d2d||
I learned “The Argyll Lassies” from my friend Johannes Perritaz, who plays in a band in Switzerland called Elandir. To be honest, I never heard it in a session… It was also recorded by Niall & Cillian Vallely on their album “Callan Bridge”, which is where Johannes learned it I believe.
“The Concertina Reel” is a common session tune that I associate with the great accordion player Bobby Gardiner, with whom I played a few sessions at the Roadside Tavern in Lisdoonvarna.
I learned “The Hunter’s Purse” from Adam & Dave Shapiro’s CD “Cape To Clare”. Adam & Dave are two brothers from South Africa, who came to Ireland for the music and based themselves around Doolin. Adam is the fiddle player with “Fiddle Case” and still lives in the area and it is always a great pleasure to meet him for tunes!
