Little Katie Taylor is a composition of Limerick flute player Paddy Taylor. I learned this reel from Terry Bingham during the Russell Memorial Weekend back in 2013 I believe.
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T:Little Katie Taylor
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|:D2FA GEAG|FDFA d2ef|geag eddc|ABAG EFGE|
D2FA GEAG|FDFA d2ef|geag eddc|1 ABAG FDDE:|2 ABAG FDD2||
|:fdfa g2ag|fdfa gbag|fdcA G2FG|ABcA dcAe|
f2fa geag|fdfa gbag|fdcA G2FG|AFGE FDD2:||
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“.
“The Gaelic Club” is not a common session tune, but I’ve loved playing it for many years now. I learned it from Hugh & Colm Healy’s album “Macalla na hÓige” and it was also recorded in 2015 by my friends Tom Delany and Caroline Keane with their band FourWinds.
I learned “Hug The Bundle” from uilleann piper Brian McNamara. He recorded this strathspey on his album “Fort of the Jewels”, which is one of my favourite piping albums. This tune has no connection with Doolin though and I never heard it anywhere. Still love it though!
