“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||
“Her Lovely Hair Was Flowing Down Her Back” is a hornpipe I first learned from The Mulcahy Family on their wonderful album “Notes From The Heart”. I came across this tune many times and in different keys, so I transcribed two keys below, Aminor and Bminor. I think it is also played in Gminor sometimes.
I learned the “Bag of Spuds” a long time ago and associate this tune with the great accordion player Seán Vaughan. It is a common session tune in Clare and I think I first learned it from Edel Fox and Ronan O’Flaherty’s album.
“The Coming of Spring” is a beautiful jig composed by the great Paddy O’Brien (Tipperary). I first heard it and then learned it from the playing of Dympna O’Sullivan and Joan Hanrahan. It has been one of my favourite jigs for several years now.
