“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||
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”.
I heard it from the playing of accordion player Bryan O’Leary, who cites Paddy Cronin as the source. It is a very old tune that appears as “A Feg For A Kiss” in Robert Bremner’s 1757 collection, and probably is a version of the more famous slip jig “A Fig For A Kiss”.
“The Green Fields of Rossbeigh” has been one of my favourite tune for a very long time! I learned it from my friend Stéphane, when he used to work in the Traditional Music Shop in Doolin. I also associate this tune with accordion player Seán Vaughan.
