“Have a Drink with Me” is a common session tune which I learned through various sessions. I associate this tune with Mary MacNamara though, who recorded it on her album “Traditional Music from East Clare”.
X:1
T:Have a Drink with Me
M:6/8
R:jig
K:G
|:BAG E2D|EGD EGD|BAG E2D|EAA AGA|
BAG E2D|EGD EGD|BAG E2D|1 EGG G2A:|2 EGG G2B||
|:c2d e2g|ded BAG|c2d efg|def gdB|
c2d e2g|ded BAG|BAG EGD|1 EGG G2B:|2 EGG G2A:||
“The Humours of Slip Jig” is a slip jig very much associated with Donegal music. I learned it from accordion player Dermot Byrne, who is now based in Clare.
“Father Kelly’s” is quite a common session reel. I learned it after a Sunday evening session at Gus O’Connor’s Pub with Hugh Healy, Noel O’Donoghue and Kevin Griffin.
I learned “The Jolly Tinker” from Yvonne Casey and Terry Bingham at a session in McGann’s Pub. It is a great 5-part session tune and lately I’ve heard it a lot as part of a set that Kevin Griffin, Noel O’Donoghue and Sean Vaughan play together : Colonel Frazer, The Bucks of Oranmore & The Jolly Tinker.
