“The Lilting Banshee” is a very common session jig and it was the second tune I ever learned. My friend Stéphane taught it to me on tin whistle during my first summer in Doolin, back in 2006.
X:1
T:Lilting Banshee, The
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:Ador
|:EAA EAA|BAB G2A|Bee edB|dBA GED|
EAA EAA|BAB G2A|Bee edB|1 dBA A2G:|2 dBA A2g||
|:eaa age|dBA G2A|Bee edB|def gfg|
eaa age|dBA G2A|Bee edB|1 dBA A2g:|2 dBa A2G||
“The Maid I Ne’er Forgot” is often played before the “Lads of Laois”, another great reel. They were recorded together by Nollaig Casey & Arty McGlynn. I learned it here in Doolin though, from sessions with Christy Barry, Colin Nea and the great Michael Kelleher on fiddle.
“Gerry’s Beaver Hat” is a common jig. I learned it from the playing of Cathy Custy, who recorded it on her lovely CD “An Ceoltoir Fanach”.
“The Hole In The Hedge” is a jig I picked up at a session in Gus O’Connor’s Pub with Eoin O’Neill, Quentin Cooper, Jon O’Connell, Terry Bingham and Thierry Masure. It is related to “Larry The Beer Drinker”.
