I learned “The Further, The Deeper” from the beautiful recording “… Born For Sport” by Paul O’Shaugnessy & Harry Bradley. It was also recorded by Edel Fox and Neil Byrne under the name “Drive The Cows Home”.
X:1
T:Further, The Deeper, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:Ador
|:ABd edB|dBA A2B|GAB dgd|BGG G2g|
fed efg|aAA e2a|g2e dBd|1 eAA A2E:|2 eAA A2d||
|:ege ege|dBA A2B|ded dgd|BGG G2g|
fed efg|aAA e2a|g2e dBd|1 eAA A2d:|2 eAA A2E||
I learned “The Maid in the Meadow” from Yvonne Casey’s first album. It is a great tune that you hear a good bit in sessions in the area. This reel is also sometimes called “The Dream of Home”, as collected by Breandán Breathnach.
“The Boys of Tandragee” is a great jig that I got at a session with Christy Barry and Terry Bingham, in Gus O’Connor’s Pub. It can also be played in D minor, but E minor is the most common key.
I learned “The Hunter’s Purse” from Adam & Dave Shapiro’s CD “Cape To Clare”. Adam & Dave are two brothers from South Africa, who came to Ireland for the music and based themselves around Doolin. Adam is the fiddle player with “Fiddle Case” and still lives in the area and it is always a great pleasure to meet him for tunes!
