I learned “Jackie Coleman’s” from Dympna O’Sullivan’s album “Bean Chairdín”. It is a popular reel around Doolin and I associate it with flute player Stéphane Germain in particular.
X:1
T:Jackie Coleman’s
R:reel
C:Jackie Coleman
M:4/4
K:D
|:AFF2 EDB,D|F2AF BFAF|E2BE dEBE|ABde fedB|
A~F3 EDB,D|F2FA BFAF|E2BE dEBE|1 ABde fddB:|2 ABde fdde||
|:fddc d2de|fddc dfaf|e~A3 eAfA|e~A3 cdeg|
fddc d2de|fddc dfaf|g2gf gbag|1 fgeg fdde:|2 fgeg fedB||
“Con Curtin’s Big Balloon” is a beautiful jig I learned from Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn’s album. It can also be found in O’Neill’s under the name “Hide And Go Seek”. I associate this jig with Paddy Carty as well, who recorded it twice actually!
“The Bird In The Bush” is a very common reel in sessions all over the world. It was one of the first reel I ever learned and I got it from Hugh Healy & Colm Healy’s album “Macalla Na hOige”.
I learned this beautiful jig, “The Gallowglass”, from my friend Adam Shapiro. Adam is an amazing fiddle player from South Africa who has been living in Clare for many years and is a member of The Fiddle Case. I also associate this tune with another friend of mine, Kirsten Alstaff, who recorded this jig on her first solo album. It actually gave the name to the album as well.
