I don’t remember when I learned The Ladies’ Pantalettes, but it is a very common session tune. I associate this reel with concertina maestro Noel Hill, who plays this tune in one of my favourite videos ever (see below, it’s the first tune after the slow air).
X:1
T:Ladies’ Pantalettes (The)
R:Reel
M:4/4
K:G
BdcA G2GB|A~F3 c~F3|BdcA G2ge|fdcA AGGA|
BdcA G2GB|A~F3 c~F3|BdcA G2ge|fdcA AGG2||
fgaf g2fg|a2ag fdde|fgaf g2ag|fdcA AGG2|
fgaf g2fg|abag fdde|f2fg a2ag|fdcA AGGA||
This is a jig composed by Eddie Kelly, fiddle player from East Galway. He wrote several other beautiful tunes, including “The Meelick Team”. I learned this particular one from my friend Stéphane.
The Sailor on the Rock is a great session tune that I associate with the playing of Joe Cooley, the legendary accordion player from Peterswell, Co. Galway. I learned this reel through various sessions, can’t really pin one down in particular as it is quite a popular session tune.
“I Ne’er Shall Wean Her” is a beautiful jig that I learned from Christy McNamara’s album “The House I Was Reared In”. Christy is an amazing photographer as well and he has taken some great photos of musicians over the past 30 years.
