This reel was written by John Nolan and was originally called “The Boogie Reel”. I learned it from Terry Bingham’s album, on which he calls it “The Durrow Reel”.
X:1
T:Durrow Reel, The
T:Boogie Reel, The
R:reel
M:4/4
K:D
|:D2FA d2dA|BAFB AFEF|DEFA dfec|dBAF EGFE|
DEFA dcde|f~d3 B2Bd|e2ce gece|1 dAFA d2AF:|2 dAFA d2cd||
|:e~A3 E~A3|eAce gbag|f~d3 A~d3|fdaf d2BA|
Beed efed|Bdef g2fg|a~f3 g~e3|1 dAFA d2cd:|2 dAFA d2AF||
I learned “The Flowers of Red Hill” from Tom Delany and Blackie O’Connell at a session in McGann’s Pub. The Bothy Band recorded it on their album “After Hours”.
I learned “Lillies in the Field” from Terry Bingham’s wonderful concertina album (he calls it “PJ Conlon’s on his album). It is a great reel which I have enjoyed playing for many years now and I also associate it with the playing of Tony MacMahon.
“The Haunted House” is a composition of flute player Vincent Broderick. I learned this jig through various sessions but I associate it with Mark Burke in particular, a great accordion player from Lahinch. The tune was written in G, but you also hear it in A from time to time.
