“Francis John McGovern’s” is associated with Charlie Lennon, even though it isn’t one of his compositions as far as I know. I learned it from my friend Thierry Masure, fiddle player from Belgium who lived in Clare for several years and still visits regularly.
X:1
T:Francis John McGovern’s
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
BcBA GEDE|G2BG cGBG|BcBA GEDG|EAAG A2GA|
BcBA GEDE|G2BG cGBG|BcBA GEDG|EAAG A2GA||
Bdef g2ed|gded B~G3|Bdef g2fg|eaag aged|
(3Bcd ed g2ed|gded B~G3|BcBA GEDG|EAAG A2GA||
I learned “Billy O’Rourke Is The Buachaill” from my friend Damian Werner, a great flute player from Hawaii who has been living in Co. Clare for many years. He played this tune at a session during the Corofin Trad Fest 2014.
Maybe more common as a Hop Jig, I learned this Slip Jig version of “Comb Your Hair And Curl It” from Altan’s album “The Blue Idol”.
“The Golden Keyboard” is great reel composed by accordion player Martin Mulhaire from East Galway. I associate this tune with my good friend Kevin Finucane, a fine fiddle player who lives in Ruan, near Ennis, and one of the nicest man you could meet.
