“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:||
I learned The Boys of Ballinahinch (also known as “The Strawberry Blossom”) from the Hugh Healy and Blackie O’Connell’s duet album “We Were Drinking And Kissing The Ladies”.
I learned “The New Mown Meadow” from the playing of Terry Bingham. It is a great reel that suits C#/D accordion players very well in particular and it is also quite common to hear this tune in A minor.
Kitty Gone A-Milking is a common session tune in the area. It is a reel very much associated with concertina players from County Clare, and has been recorded, among others, by Elizabeth Crotty, Kitty Hayes, Gerdie Commane and Tom Carey. I learned this tune through various sessions.
