“The Kerryman’s Daughter” is one of my favourite tunes. I associate this reel with Sean Vaughan (and learned it from a recording I made of a gig I played with Sean and Noel O’Donoghue). Anytime he plays this tune feels like it’s party time! Great tune, thanks Sean!
X:1
T:Kerryman’s Daughter, The
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:Cmaj
G2GE GAcd|egdB cAAc|G~E3 GAcd|egdB c2cA|
G~E3 GAcd|egdB cAAc|G~E3 GAcd|egdB c2cd||
|:e~g3 eaa2|gedB cAAc|e~g3 eaa2|gabg a2ag|
e~g3 eaa2|gedB cAAc|G~E3 GAcd|1 egdB c2cd:|2 egdB c2cA||
I learned The rights of Man during my very first summer in Ireland, back in 2006, on the tin whistle. It is my friend Stéphane who got me started, and I am ever so grateful for all the advice and tips he gave me, especially around his respectful approach to traditional music.
I learned “The New Mown Meadow” from the playing of Terry Bingham. It is a great reel that suits C#/D accordion players very well in particular and it is also quite common to hear this tune in A minor.
“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.
