The Killavil Jig was one of the first tunes I learned on the tin whistle, before I even started playing the concertina. I believe I learned it from my friend Stéphane, who used to play it a good bit when he first started playing the accordion. It is a very common session tune.
X:1
T:Killavil Jig, The
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:Edor
|:BEE BEE|Bdf edB|BAF FEF|DFA BAF|
BEE BEE|Bdf edB|BAF dAF|1 FED E2A:|2 FED E2B||
|:e2f g2e|faf edB|BAF FEF|DFA BAF|
e2f g2e|faf edB|BAF dAF|1 FED E2B:|2 FED E2A||
I learned “Jackie Coleman’s” from Dympna O’Sullivan’s album “Bean Chairdín”. It is a popular reel around Doolin and I associate it with flute player Stéphane Germain in particular.
I learned “The Further, The Deeper” from the beautiful recording “… Born For Sport” by Paul O’Shaugnessy & Harry Bradley. It was also recorded by Edel Fox and Neil Byrne under the name “Drive The Cows Home”.
I learned “The Fairhaired Boy” from my friend Johannes in Switzerland, a great flute player. This is also a jig I associate with Charlie Piggott (accordion), who recorded on the album “The Lonely Stranded Band” with Miriam Collins (concertina) and Joe Corcoran (bouzouki).
