“I Will if I Can” is a jig that I associate with the village of Kilfenora, and fiddle James Devitt in particular. I learned it through various sessions in North Clare and it is quite a popular tune in the area.
X:1
T:I Will If I Can
R:Jig
M:6/8
K:G
|:GBd gdB|ded d2c|B2B BAG|FGA A2D|
GBd gdB|def g2g|ege dBA|1 AGF G2D:|2 AGF GBd||
|:g2d edB|ded dBd|g2d edB|ABA ABd|
g2d edB|def g2g|ege dBA|1 AGF GBd:|2 AGF G2D||
I learned “Drag Her Round The Road” from Hugh Healy & Blackie O’Connell’s duet album “We Were Drinking And Kissing The Ladies”. It is a great reel which I have enjoyed playing for many years now and never get tired of it!
The Sligo Maid is one of the most common reel in Irish traditional music. I associate this tune with two musicians in the area : Seán Vaughan, the great box player from Kilmaley, and Christy Barry, whistle and flute player from Ennistymon.
“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.
