dust off those Cds

It's amazing what you find if you do alittle light housekeeping, especially while organizing that LP and CD collection. I came across an Ossian recording, "Totally Traditional Tin Whistles" featuring an array of accomplished musicians playing the heck out of this modest little instrument. I started listening to track 16 which features Fintan Vallely playing two double jigs, Sixpenny Money and Paidin O' Raftery. Ossian released this recording but I don't have the slightest idea when they did it. So here is the jig, Sixpenny Money, played slightly slower than the recording for your learning pleasure. It is a lovely whistle tune, even for those who are reluctant to smile at you when you walk into a session armored with a whistle.

Here is the manuscript:

Sixpenny Money

Biddy from Sligo Jig

 Here is a lovely jig that I learned from the playing of Cathal McConnell, one of the founding members of the group, Boys of the Lough.  

Here is the written version of the tune as well: Biddy from Sligo

Not "becoming of the tune"

The Leitrim Fancy by Christelrice

 This is a written version of the lovely jig, The Leitrim Fancy.  I learned this jig from Mike Rafferty and I remember him saying that rolling the third note, F is not "becoming of the tune." 

The Leitrim Fancy

The Trip to Kilavel by Christelrice


 Trip to Kilavil



Here is written version to the jig, Trip to Kilavil.