“Handsome Sally” is a reel I learned from Stéphane and Adam Shapiro. They used to have a great sessions in Cooley’s Pub in Ennistymon. I believe they got this tunes tune from Catherine & John McEvoy’s CD “The Kilmore Fancy”.
X:1
T:Handsome Sally
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:Edor
E2BE GEBE|E2BE AFDF|E2B,E GBdB|AFDE FEED|
E2BE E2BE|E2BE AFDF|E2BE GBdB|AFDE FEE2||
fedB A2Af|fedB AFD2|e2ef gfef|dBAG FDD2|
fedB A2Af|fedB AFD2|~e3f gfef|dBAG FEDF||
The Killavil Jig was one of the first tunes I learned on the tin whistle, before I even started playing the concertina. I believe I learned it from my friend Stéphane, who used to play it a good bit when he first started playing the accordion. It is a very common session tune.
The Lady on the Island is a very common session tune. I first learned it from James Cullinan & PJ Crotty’s album “Happy to Meet”. It was also recorded by Dympna O’Sullivan on her beautiful CD “Bean chairdín” and by Hugh Healy and Blackie O’Connell.
“The Boys of Bluehill” is one of the most common tune in Irish Music. Some would say it is only a beginner tune, but I think it is a beautiful hornpipe. This is the version we play around Doolin, I think I got it from Terry Bingham. I like playing this tune with flute player Adrian McMahon, he usually plays it after “The Good Natured Man”.
