“The Gande in the Pratie Hole” is a jig I associate with my friend Tom Delany. I learned it from him during one his visits in Doolin, back in 2011. The band Moher, which features Noel O’Donoghue (flute) and Michael Queally (fiddle) among others also recorded it.
X:1
T:Gander in the Pratie Hole (The)
R:Jig
M:6/8
K:Dmix
|:FAD FAD|G2G EFG|FAD FAD|GED D2E|
FAD FAD|G2G EFG|fed e^cA|1 GEA D2E:|2 GEA D3||
|:Add ded|cAB cAG|Add ded|cAB c3|
Add ded|cAB cde|fed e^cA|1 GEA D3:|2 GEA D2E||
I learned “The Humours of Lissadell” after a weekend trip to Inishbofin with Tom Delany, Caroline Keane and a few others in 2014, it was like the “tune of the weekend”. It is quite a common session tune and often followed by “The Queen of May”.
“The Five Mile Chase” is a great session tune, and it usually comes after “The Boys of Ballisodare”. I associate this set with Christy Barry and James Devitt.
“The Bird In The Bush” is a very common reel in sessions all over the world. It was one of the first reel I ever learned and I got it from Hugh Healy & Colm Healy’s album “Macalla Na hOige”.
