“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||
I first learned “Josephine Begley’s” many years ago from Terry Bingham’s album, on which he calls this tune “Mairtin O’Connor’s”. I only found out in February 2021 that this hornpipe was in fact a composition of Frankie Gavin. It is the great flute and concertina player from Laois Tommy Fitzharris who provided me with this information.
“Cronin’s Hornpipe” is a popular tune that I learned from Terry Bingham. I also associate this tune with my good friend Adrian McMahon, a great flute player from Kilfenora. Adrian likes to play it after “The Rights of Men”, which makes a really nice change.
The Bird’s Hornpipe is a tune I learned from Noel O’Donoghue, great flute player from Kilfenora. Hugh Healy also recorded this tune on his wonderful album Ceolaire.
