I learned “The Killarney Boys of Pleasure” a good few years back on the tin whistle from my good friend Johannes Perritaz, a great flute player from Switzerland. This reel is quite common in sessions around Clare.
X:1
T:Killarney Boys of Pleasure
R:reel
M:4/4
K:Edor
|:E2ED E2FA|BFAF DEFA|B2Bd e2fe|dBAF DEFD|
E2ED E2FA|BdAF DEFA|B2Bd e2fe|1 dBAF FEED:|2 dBAF FEE2||
|:Beed Beed|B2AF DEFA|f2fe defe|dBAF DEFA|
Beed Beed|B2AF DEFA|f2fe defe|1 dBAF FEE2:|2 dBAF FEED||
“The Boys of Ballisodare” is a popular session which I learned from Christy Barry, Terry Bingham & James Devitt. It is very often played before “The Five Mile Chase”.
“Castletown Connors” is a jig I learned while I was working at Magnetic Music Café, my first ever job in Doolin. It actually featured on a compilation album from The Irish Folk Festival 2001, which I enjoyed listening to while working, and was played by the band Na Dórsa (feat. Paul Bradly, Martin Quinn, Tiarnán Ó Duinnchin among others). I’ve always liked this tune and you hear it in session every now and then.
“The Rolling Wave” is a jig I associate with Tony MacMahon, the great box player from Clare. He recorded it on the album “MacMahon From Clare” but it was also released on the live album with Steve Cooney more recently.
