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||
I learned “Dever The Dancer” from Lorraine Hickey and Kevin Rowsome, who recorded this lovely slip jig on one of the Irish Folk Festival’s compilation CDs. I used to listen to these albums quite a lot when I was working in Magnetic Music Café, which my very first job in Doolin back in 2006. I actually met Kevin Rowsome at the Russell Memorial Weekend in 2020, a true gentleman a wonderful piper.
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.
“Apples in Winter” has been one of my favourite jigs for a very long time. I first learned it from a session recording I made of Yvonne Casey, Terry Bingham and my friend Stéphane.
