“The Coachman’s Whip” is a composition of flute player Vincent Broderick from Co. Galway. I learned it from my friend fiddle player Thierry Masure, with whom I have enjoyed sharing tunes for several years.
X:1
T:Coachman’s Whip (The)
R:Reel
C:Vincent Broderick
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
|:d2BG DGBG|E2BE dEBE|d2BG DGBG|FGAc BGGB|
d2BG DGBG|E2BE dEBE|FGAB cdef|1 gdcA BGGB:|2 gdcA BGGE||
|:D2DE G3B|d2BG DGBG|E2BE dEBE|dBAG EAGE|
D3E G2GB|d2BG DGBG|FGAB cdef|1 gdcA BGGE:|2 gdcA BGG2||
“Stone of Destiny” is a beautiful reel composed by fiddle player Maurice Lennon (son of the great Ben Lennon from Leitrim, and nephew of the famous composer Charlie Lennon). I learned this tune from my friend JB, a great fiddle player from Britanny. Liam O’Brien, a wonderful concertina player from Miltown Malbay, recorded this tune on his album “The Lane”.
I learned the “Jimmy Duffy’s Barndances” from my friend Stéphane Germain, and I believe he learned himself when he used to live in County Leitrim. This set of Barndance is one of our favourites, which we enjoy playing on the Sunday afternoon session at Gus O’Connor’s Pub.
“Handsome Sally” is a reel I learned from Stéphane and Adam Shapiro. They used to have a great sessions in Cooley’s Pub in Ennistymon. I believe they got this tunes tune from Catherine & John McEvoy’s CD “The Kilmore Fancy”.
