“The Ivy Leaf” is a reel I learned through various sessions, but I associate it my friend Tom Delany in particular, as well as accordion player Seán Vaughan. Micho Russell recorded a version of this tune also.
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T:Ivy Leaf, The
R:reel
M:4/4
K:Amix
A2ed cdec|Aece dBGB|A2ed cdec|AGEF GABG|
A~e3 a~e3|A~e3 dBGB|A2ed (3Bcd ec|AGEF GABd||
eaag ed (3Bcd|g2ge dBGB|eaag edcA|BGEF GABd|
eaag ed (3Bcd|g2ge dBGB|A2AB =cBcd|(3efg fa gedB||
I learned “The Bog Carrot Reel” from a lovely CD by fiddle player Diarmuid O’Brien on which he is joined by a different box player on each track, and regular Doolin visitor Donie Nolan joins him on this one.
“Contentment is Wealth” is a great jig I learned from my friend Thierry Masure, a fiddle player from Belgium who lives in Co. Clare also. There are a few different versions of this tune, but this is the one I got from Thierry, which was also recorded by Paddy Murphy, the legendary concertina player from Fiach Roe, Co. Clare. Another great recording of this lovely jig can also be found on Dan Gurney’s album.
“The Banks of Newfoundland” is a very nice jig I heard during the Russell Weekend 2013 with Christy Barry and Terry Bingham. Terry got it from John Blake, Lamond Gillespie and Mick Leahy’s album “Traditional Irish Music From London”.
