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||
A composition of fiddle player Sean Ryan, “Dooney Rock” is part of a set recorded by James Cullinan & the late PJ Crotty on their album “Happy To Meet”. The first tune of the set is “Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part” and the last one “The Humours of Ballingarry”.
“Dan Breen’s” is a reel I love playing very much. I learned it from a session with Yvonne Casey, Terry Bingham and Stéphane Germain. There’s a great version of this tune on the album “The Kilmore Fancy” by Catherine & John McEvoy as well.
I learned “The Butcher’s March” from Yvonne Casey and Terry Bingham. They recorded this jig on the great CD in support of the Doolin Coastguards, back in 1994.
