“The Gatehouse Maid” is a reel I learned from Noel O’Donoghue. after a lovely session together with Murty Ryan (accordion) and Seanie McGrath (bouzouki). This tune is very often played after “Down The Broom“, it is a popular sets which has been recorded several times.
X:1
T:The Gatehouse Maid
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:Ador
A2Bd edBA|G2GA GED2|A2 (3Bcd edBd|egdB BAAG|
A2 (3Bcd edBA|~G3A GED2|A2Bd edBd|egdB BAA2||
a2ea agef|g2dg egdg|a2ea agab|gedB BAA2|
a2ab agef|~g3a g2ge|dega bgab|gedB BAAG||
“Dan Breen’s” is a reel I love playing very much. I learned it from a session with Yvonne Casey, Terry Bingham and Stéphane Germain. There’s a great version of this tune on the album “The Kilmore Fancy” by Catherine & John McEvoy as well.
I learned “The Fairhaired Boy” from my friend Johannes in Switzerland, a great flute player. This is also a jig I associate with Charlie Piggott (accordion), who recorded on the album “The Lonely Stranded Band” with Miriam Collins (concertina) and Joe Corcoran (bouzouki).
“Anthony Frawley’s” is a very common jig in the Doolin area. I don’t remember where or when I learned it, but I associate this tune with Christy Barry, Terry Bingham and Kevin Griffin who recorded it for a TG4 program during the summer of 2014.
