“The Flogging Reel” is one of my favourite tunes. I don’t remember where I learned it from but I associate it with the great banjo player from Doolin, Kevin Griffin.
X:1
T:Flogging Reel (The)
R:Reel
M:4/4
K:G
|:B~G3 BGdG|B~G3 Bdgd|B~G3 BdcB|AGFG ABcA:||
~g3d BGBd|g2ge faaf|g2gd BdcB|AGFG ABcA|
~g3d BGBd|g2eg faa2|bgaf gedB|AGFG ABcA||
Bdgd Bdgd|Bdgd B~G3|Ac=fc Ac=fc|Ac=fc B~G3|
Bdgd Bdgd|Bdef ~g3a|bgaf gedB|AGFG ABcA||
I learned “Jenny Picking Cockles” from Terry Bingham, who recorded it with Dermot Byrne on his album “Traditional Irish Music from Doolin, Co. Clare”. I also associate this tune with my good friend Paolo Cerato.
I learned The Boys of Ballinahinch (also known as “The Strawberry Blossom”) from the Hugh Healy and Blackie O’Connell’s duet album “We Were Drinking And Kissing The Ladies”.
I learned Martin Wynne’s No. 1 from the Riches of Clare CD back in 2010. It was part of a great set of reels played by Eric and Colm Healy, Kieran Hehir and Seanie McGrath. Martin Wynne was one of the great Sligo fiddlers of the 20th Century and…
