“The Boyne Hunt” is a classic session reel. I learned it from my good friend Stéphane outside Pepper’s pub in Feakle, where we had a few quiet tunes between two great sessions during the Feakle Festival in 2013. It is usually played before “Rolling in the Ryegrass”.
X:1
T:Boyne Hunt, The
R:reel
M:4/4
K:D
A2FA DAFA|DAFA B~E3|A2FA DAFA|ABde fedB|
BAFA DAFA|DAFA B~E3|A2FA DAFA|ABde fdde||
faaf a2af|gfga bgeg|faaf afdB|ABde fdde|
faaf a2af|g2ga bgeg|fgfe d2dB|ABde fedB||
“The Humours of Scarriff” is quite a common session reel, which I learned from my friend Thierry Masure during a visit at his house near Miltown Malbay a few years ago. Thanks Thierry!
“Gerry’s Beaver Hat” is a common jig. I learned it from the playing of Cathy Custy, who recorded it on her lovely CD “An Ceoltoir Fanach”.
“The Humours of Tullycrine” is a wonderful hornpipe and has been one of my favourite tunes for many years. It is quite a common hornpipe in Clare, and I associate it Sean Vaughan in particular. It is often followed by another beautiful hornpipe, “Mickey Callaghan’s Fancy”.
