Garrett Barry’s is one of the first jigs I ever learned. It is a common session tune associated with the blind piper Garrett Barry from Inagh, in Co. Clare.
It can be found on the album The Russell Family of Dolin, Co. Clare, played by Gussie Russell on the flute, and also on the band Moher’s album Over The Edge.
X:1
T:Garrett Barry’s
R:Jig
M:6/8
K:Dmix
|:DEF ~G3|AGE c2A|dcA d2e|fed cAG|
~F3 GFG|AGA cde|dcA GEA|DED D2A:||
|:dcA d2e|fed ege|dcA c2d|ege dcA|
dcA d2e|fed ege|dcA GEA|DED D2A:||
This strathspey comes from the playing of Altan, they recorded it on their first album. I remember hearing this tune at a great session down in Miltown Malbay during the Willie Clancy Summer School.
“The Banks of the Shannon” is a composition Paddy Taylor, flute player from Limerick. It is also know simply as “Paddy Taylor’s Jig” by many. I associate this tune with Noel O’Donoghue who recorded it with his band Moher.
One of my favourite reels! “The Concert Reel” is quite common in sessions around here but I remember learning this tune from Noel O’Donoghue (flute) and Kevin Finucane (fiddle) in particular, they played it a one of the Riches of Clare concerts a few years back. It is very often played after another great reel, “The Hare’s Paw”.
2 thoughts on “Garrett Barry’s”
Thanks so much for this, I heard this tune at a session and was very excited to learn it. Any opinions on good tunes to pair with it?
Hi “A”! Thank you for the comment, “Garrett Barry’s Jig” is a great tune indeed 🙂 A jig in G major would go well after it, when I just played it there I went kind of automatically into “The Maid On The Green” (https://tunesfromdoolin.com/maid-on-the-green/), I just play a high F# before the first phrase |gfg e2d| to link the two tunes, I think it gives a nice lift. I hope that helps 🙂