This is a version of the famous jig “The Cliffs Of Moher” that I got from my friend Chrisophe Guillemot, a great fiddle player and harpist from Brittany who spent a few summers in Doolin. It is also played in E minor at times.
X:1
T:Cliffs Of Moher, The
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:Dmix
|:Add d2c|Add cAG|ECC G,CC|EDC DEG|
Add d2c|A2d cAG|ECC G,CC|1 EDC D2G:|2 EDC D2D||
|:A2A GED|A2A GED|ECC G,CC|EDC DEG|
AGA GED|AcA GED|ECC G,CC|EDC D2D:||
I definitely don’t consider myself a composer, but I did try to write a couple of tunes over the years. Here is one, “Lily’s Jig”, which I wrote shortly after my first daughter, Lily, was born in 2011.
“Jackie Small’s” is a jig that I learned from Terry Bingham during the Russell Memorial Weekend back in 2015, and I believe got that tune from the playing of De Dannan. It also features on a great album called “The Bank of Turf” by Tommy Fitzharris (flute) and Donal McCague (fiddle).
“The Gatehouse Maid” is a reel I learned from Noel O’Donoghue. after a lovely session together with Murty Ryan (accordion) and Seanie McGrath (bouzouki). This tune is very often played after “Down The Broom”, it is a popular sets which has been recorded several times.
