“The Kilcummin” is a tune I learned from a session in McGann’s Pub with Yvonne Casey and Terry Bingham. They played it as a jig, but I think it is also played as a slide. Kilcummin is in Co. Kerry, near Killarney.
X:1
T:Kilcummin (The)
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
|:B2B BAB|e2d B2G|A2A AGA|B2A G2A|
B2B BAB|e2d BAG|AGA B2A|1 G3 G2A:|2 G3 GBd||
|:g2g fgf|efe dBG|A2A AGA|B2A GBd|
g2g f2f|efe dBG|AGA B2A|1 G3 GBd:|2 G3 G2A||
I associate “The Maid on the Green” with whistle and flute player Christy Barry from Ennistymon and also the legendary Chris Droney from Bell Harbour.
“Scatter The Mud” is a jig that I learned from the playing of Charlie Piggott, who recorded it on the album The Lonely Stranded Band together with concertina player Miriam Collins and Joe Corcoran on bouzouki.
Another great classic, “Come West Along The Road” is one of those tune I love to play in big sessions. I don’t remember exactly when I learned this reel, but I associate it the amazing album “I gCnoc na Graí” by Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon.
