“The Glen of Aherlow” is a great reel composed by Sean Ryan, fiddle player from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. I associate this tune with my friend Paolo Cerato, an accordion player from Italy who has been living in Co. Clare for many years.
X:1
T:Glen of Aherlow, The
R:reel
C:Sean Ryan
M:4/4
K:Edor
|:B2AF BFAF|E2EF EDB,D|B2AF BFAF|DFAF FEE2|
B2AF BFAF|EDEF EDB,A,|B,EE2 DEFA|dBAF F~E3:||
|:e~B3 egfe|d2fd Adfd|eBB2 egfe|dBAF F~E3|
eBB2 egfe|d2fd Adfd|~B3d egfe|dBAF F~E3:||
“The Gaelic Club” is not a common session tune, but I’ve loved playing it for many years now. I learned it from Hugh & Colm Healy’s album “Macalla na hÓige” and it was also recorded in 2015 by my friends Tom Delany and Caroline Keane with their band FourWinds.
The Trip To Birmingham is a popular session tune that was composed by flute player Josie McDermott from County Sligo. I first learned this reel from the playing of Colette Coen, a lovely whistle player from Sligo…
Mayor Harrison’s Fedora is one of my all-time favourite tunes. I learned it from my friend Johannes Perritaz, a great flute player from Switzerland.
