“Scatter The Mud” is a jig that I learned from the playing of Charlie Piggott, who recorded it on the album The Lonely Stranded Band together with concertina player Miriam Collins and Joe Corcoran on bouzouki.
X:1
T:Scatter The Mud
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Ador
|:eAA BAG|EAA ABd|eAA BAB|dBG GBd|
eAA BAG|E2A AGE|GAB dge|dBA ABd:||
eaa g2e|dBG GBd|eaa g2a|bag a2g|
eaa g2e|dBG AGE|GAB dge|dBA ABd|
eaa g2e|dBG GBd|eaa g2a|bag a2g|
eaa g2e|dBG A2E|GAB dge|dBA ABd||
The Longford Collector is the second tune of one of Irish traditional music’s most famous sets of reels, from the playing of Michael Coleman : “The Tarbolton”, “The Longford Collector” and “The Sailor’s Bonnet”.
“Drummond Castle” is a jig that comes from Scotland originally, but I have learned it from John Blake, Lamond Gillespie & Mick Leahy on the amazing album “Traditional Irish Music From London”. It comes after another very nice tune called “The Banks of Newfoundland” and the set has become a favourite with many musicians around Doolin.
I first heard this tune on John Williams’ first album, on which he calls it “The Tidy Woman” and plays it more like a jig. It is more common as a slide though, under the name “Behind The Bush In The Garden”. I learned if from the Doon Ceili Band.
