“Con Cassidy’s” is a jig from Donegal which I learned from the playing of the great flute player Frankie Kennedy, who recorded it on his wonderful duet album with Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh. Hugh and Colm Healy also recorded it on their album Macalla na hÓige.
X:1
T:Con Cassidy’s
R:jig
M:6/8
K:G
|:B2B cBc|dgg d2g|fed cAF|Ggg d2c|
BAB cBc|dgg d2g|fed cAF|1 GAF G2A:|2 GAF GBd||
|:gGG fGG|efg d2c|BAG Aag|fed efg|
agf gfe|fed (3efg a|gfe def|1 gGG GBd:|2 gGG G2A||
Garrett Barry’s is one of the first jigs I ever learned. It is a common session tune associated with the blind piper Garrett Barry from Inagh, in Co. Clare.
I learned “The Butcher’s March” from Yvonne Casey and Terry Bingham. They recorded this jig on the great CD in support of the Doolin Coastguards, back in 1994.
I learned Kitty Hayes’ Hornpipe from the great album “Rooska Hill” by Tony O’Connell and Éamonn O’Riordan. Kitty Hayes recorded this tune herself as Junior Crehan’s. I couldn’t find this hornpipe in the book of Junior Crehan’s compositions, There is howver a reel called Crehan’s Banbhs in the book which shares a lot of similarities with this tune.
