One the great session reels, “Last Night’s Fun” is a tune I have learned through different sessions over the years. I associate it with Mary Bergin in particular, as I have always loved her version on “Feadóga stáin”. Noel Hill also recorded it on “The Irish Concertina”.
X:1
T:Last Night’s Fun
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
|ADFD A2AB|ADFD EFGB|ADFD A2 (3Bcd|edfe dBBd|
ADFD A2AB|ADFD EFGB|ADFD A2 (3Bcd|e2fe dBAB||
|df~f2 af~f2|defd e2ef|df~f2 af~f2|egfe dBAB|
df~f2 af~f2|defd e2ef|a2ab afeg|fded BddB||
I learned “The Green Mountain” from Kevin Griffin, the great banjo player from Doolin. He recorded this reel on the album “Live at The Burren Centre, Kilfenora”, which was a live recording of one of the Riches of Clare’s concerts.
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.
This is a very famous reel associated with Joe Cooley, the great accordion player from Peterswell in Co. Galway. The original title of this tune was “The Tulla Reel” I believe, but it has been known as “Cooley’s Reel” for a long time now, and it is very often followed by “The Wise Maid”.
