“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||
I learned “The Green Gates” from various sessions, it is quite a common reel. I associate this reel with accordion player Seán Vaughan, who played this tune during a Riches of Clare Concert with David Sanders (fiddle), Eddie Moloney (mandolin) and Ian Lambe (guitar). This set features of the Riches of Clare compilation from 2010.
“The Flowing Tide” is a hornpipe that is very much associated with the playing of the legendary Chris Droney, concertina player from Bell Harbour. I actually learned it from Christy Barry, James Devitt and Terry Bingham.
Caisleán an Óir (The Golden Castle) was composed by Junior Crehan from Miltown Malbay. I learned it from Terry Bingham, who often plays it after “If there weren’t any woman in the world”. It was also recorded on Matt Molloy and Sean Keane’s brilliant album “Contentment is Wealth”.
