“Gerry’s Beaver Hat” is a common jig. I learned it from the playing of Cathy Custy, who recorded it on her lovely CD “An Ceoltoir Fanach”.
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T:Gerry’s Beaver Hat
R:jig
M:6/8
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|:DFA d2e|fdB BAF|A2A dAF|E2E GFE|
DFA d2e|fdB BAF|AFA dAF|1 DED D2E:|2 DED D2A||
|:dfa afd|gfg fef|dfa afd|cee ecA|
dfa afd|g2g f2f|BdB AFA|DED D2A:||
“The Haunted House” is a composition of flute player Vincent Broderick. I learned this jig through various sessions but I associate it with Mark Burke in particular, a great accordion player from Lahinch. The tune was written in G, but you also hear it in A from time to time.
I learned The Kilnamona Barndance from the playing of Gerdie Commane, in a video published by Custy’s Music Shop on their website a good few years back. John Williams, a great accordion and concertina player from Chicago who spent a lot of time in Doolin, also recorded this tune on one of the first albums of the band Solas.
“The Donegal Reel” is a tune I learned from Terry Bingham at a workshop during the Russell Weekend 2012. It is a favourite of my friend Pat Lynch, fiddle player from Kilfenora.
