“The Heather Breeze” is one of the most common reel in sessions across Ireland. It is a very old tune which I have learned through sessions, but I associate it with Micho Russell and his brothers Packie and Gussie. They recorded it on the album “The Russell Family”.
X:1
T:Heather Breeze, The
R:reel
M:4/4
K:G
|:DGBG dGBG|DFAF cFAF|DGBG dGBG|1 AdcA BGAF:|2 AdcA BGBd||
|g2gf gbag|f2de fgaf|g2gf gbag|fdcA BGBd|
g2gf gbag|f2de fgaf|defg a2ag|fdcA BGAF||
“The Green Fields of Woodford” is the last jig of the set recorded by Alan & John Kelly that is quite popular around Doolin. The first tune of the set is “Ned Coleman’s” and the second one is “Old Joe’s”.
“The Gaelic Club” is not a common session tune, but I’ve loved playing it for many years now. I learned it from Hugh & Colm Healy’s album “Macalla na hÓige” and it was also recorded in 2015 by my friends Tom Delany and Caroline Keane with their band FourWinds.
Little Katie Taylor is a composition of Limerick flute player Paddy Taylor. I learned this reel from Terry Bingham during the Russell Memorial Weekend back in 2013 I believe.
