“Jackson’s Morning Brush” is an old tune that was composed in the 18th Century. I learned this jig from Hugh & Colm Healy, which they recorded on their album “Macalla na hÓige”.
X:1
T:Jackson’s Morning Brush
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
|:DFE F2E|DFA AFA|BAB def|gbg edB|
DFE F2E|DFA AFA|BAB d2e|1 fdd d2D:|2 fdd d2e||
|:fed faf|ede fdB|AFA def|gbg efg|
fed faf|ede fdB|AFA d2e|1 fdd d2e:|2 fdd d2D||
The Lads of Laois is a beautiful reel that I associate with the playing of Gerdie Commane, concertina player from Kilnamona. Michael Queally (fiddle) also recorded this tune on the band Moher’s first album, “Out on the Ocean”.
“The Little Black Pig” is a version of the well known jig “The Walls of Liscarrol”. I learned this tune from the playing of Doolin’s own Micho Russell.
I learned “Billy McCormick’s Jig” at a workshop with Terry Bingham during the Russell Memorial Weekend in 2012. Terry also recorded this tune on his album, after “The Kilmaley Jig”. He associates it with fiddle player Connie Connell’s.
