“The Hare’s Paw” was one of the first reel I ever learned. I got it from my friend Stéphane and Paul Dooley (fiddle/harp) at a session in McHugh’s Pub in Liscannor. A common set in the area is to play “The Hare’s Paw” before another great tune, “The Concert Reel“.
X:1
T:Hare’s Paw, The
R:reel
M:4/4
K:Edor
G2GB A2GA|B~E3 GEDE|~G3A B2Bd|egfg edBA|
|G2GB ABGA|B~E3 GEDE|~G3A BABd|egfg ~e3f||
g2fg edB^c|d2ed BGBd|g2fg edBd|egfg ~e3f|
|g2fg edB^c|d2ed BGBd|e2ef edBd|egfa gedB||
“Larry’s Favourite” is a composition of Paddy O’Brien from Tipperary. I learned this great reel from my friend Johannes Perritaz, a great flute player from Switzerland. I also associate this tune with Siobhan Peoples and Murty Ryan, who recorded it on their album “Time on our Hands”.
The Cat’s Meow is a wonderful jig composed by Joanie Madden, the great Irish-American flute and whistle player and leader of Cherish The Ladies. It is quite a common tune nowadays and I learned it from Aine O’Donoghue and Aine Griffey.
I learned “Billy McCormick’s Jig” at a workshop with Terry Bingham during the Russell Memorial Weekend in 2012. Terry also recorded this tune on his album, after “The Kilmaley Jig”. He associates it with fiddle player Connie Connell’s.
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