I learned Lady Ann Montgomery through various sessions, and I would associate this reel with Noel O’Donoghue. It is a common session tune, and is very often followed by “Maud Millar’s” and “Molloy’s Favourite” (around Doolin anyways).
X:1
T:Lady Ann Montgomery
R:reel
M:4/4
K:D
|:FADA FADA|FAdA BAdA|F2FD E2EF|DB,A,B, D2DA|
FADA FADA|FAdA BABc|dBAF EDEF|1 DB,A,B, D2DA:|2 DB,A,B, D2De||
|:f2fe fede|fedB ABde|f2fe fede|faaf e2de|
f2fe fede|fedB ABde|fded dBAd|1 egfe d2de:|2 egfe d2AG||
I learned “The Good Natured Man” with my friend Gilles Tabary (flute), on one on his visit to Doolin. I have enjoyed playing this hornpipe for many years now and it is still one of my favourites, which I particularly enjoy playing with Adrian McMahon, flute player from Kilfenora.
I learned “Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part” from James Cullinan & PJ Crotty’s CD “Happy To Meet”, one of my favourite albums ever. This jig is the first of a set from the album that we play regularly around Doolin. The two jigs that follow are “Dooney Rock” and “The Humours of Ballingarry“.
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.
