“I Buried my Wife and Danced on top of her Grave” is a popular session tune. I associate this jig with fiddle player Martin Hayes as I have always loved his version on his first album.
X:1
T:I Buried My Wife And Danced On Top Of Her Grave
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:Dmix
|:DED F2G|AdB =cAF|GFG BAG|FAF GEA|
DED F2G|AdB =cAF|GFG BAG|1 AFD D2E:|2 AFD DFA||
|:d2e fed|faf gfe|d2e fed|d=cA d=cA|
d2e fed|faf gfe|d2A BAG|1 AFD DFA:|2 AFD D2E||
“The Humours of Ballingarry” is a popular jig around Doolin. It is the last tune of a set that I learned from James Cullinan abd PJ Crotty’s album. The First two jigs of this set are “Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part” and “Dooney Rock”. Hugh & Colm Healy also recorded “The Humours of Ballingarry” on their CD “Macalla na hÓige”.
“The Haunted House” is a composition of flute player Vincent Broderick. I learned this jig through various sessions but I associate it with Mark Burke in particular, a great accordion player from Lahinch. The tune was written in G, but you also hear it in A from time to time.
I learned Martin Wynne’s No. 1 from the Riches of Clare CD back in 2010. It was part of a great set of reels played by Eric and Colm Healy, Kieran Hehir and Seanie McGrath. Martin Wynne was one of the great Sligo fiddlers of the 20th Century and…
