“The Green Cottage” is a polka I learned from Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh’s album “A Moment of Madness”.
X:1
T:Green Cottage, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
K:Emin
B>A|:GE ED|B,E E>F|GF ED|GA B>A|
GE ED|B,E E2|B>A GF|1 EB B>A:|2 E2 E>A||
|:Be ef|eB BA|Be df|e2 ef|
g2 f2|ed BA|BE E/F/G/A/|B2 B>A:||
I learned “The Girls of Farranfore” as part of a set played by the great accordion player from Limerick Donie Nolan, which I recorded during the Russell Weekend 2013. It comes after another reel called “The Pride Of Rathmore”. They are also played together sometimes, but as a three part reel (“The Pride Of Rathmore” followed by the first part of “The Girls Of Farranfore”).
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.
A reel I like very much, “George White’s Favourite” is a tune that I associate with Christy Barry, Terry Bingham and James Devitt. It was also recorded by Hugh & Colm Healy on their album “Macalla na hÓige”, for which particular set they were joined by Noel O’Donoghue and Eric Healy.
