July 24, 2010

The Boys of Ballycastle

Tune Notes

  • From Whistle and Squeak sheet music (regarding Hornpipes): "A Hornpipe is played as if written in dotted 8th and 16th notes, giving a lilt."


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July 21, 2010

The Clare Jig

Tune Notes

  • Also known commonly as "Mug of Brown Ale."


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July 11, 2010

The South Wind

Tune Notes

  • From The Session comments: "South Wind was written in the 1700s by Freckled Donal Macnamara in homesickness for his homeland in County Mayo, as described in Donal O'Sullivan's wonderful book, Songs of the Irish."


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