Kitty Gone A-Milking is a common session tune in the area. It is a reel very much associated with concertina players from County Clare, and has been recorded, among others, by Elizabeth Crotty, Kitty Hayes, Gerdie Commane and Tom Carey. I learned this tune through various sessions.
X:1
T:Kitty Gone A-milking
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
d~G3 d2cA|dGG2 FGAB|d~G3 d2eg|fdcA GABc|
d2GG d2cA|d~G3 FGAB|d~G3 d2eg|fdcA GABc||
d~g3 agg2|dggf d2cA|d~g3 a~g3|dcAB c2Bc|
d~g3 agg2|dggf d2cA|defg a2ag|fdcA G2Bc||
“The Daisy Field” is a reel composed by Paddy Kelly (It is very often simply called Paddy Kelly’s) that I got from Thierry Masure and is one of my friend JB’s favourite tune.
“Father Kelly’s” is quite a common session reel. I learned it after a Sunday evening session at Gus O’Connor’s Pub with Hugh Healy, Noel O’Donoghue and Kevin Griffin.
“The Chattering Magpie” is a common reel in County Clare, very much associated with concertina players. I learned it from Noel O’Donoghue and Seán Vaughan back in 2015, and I actually remember that evening quite well as it was one of the first time (if not THE first time) I was playing a gig with Noel and Seán together, at O’Connor’s Pub.
