Notes from Paul De Grae 
9. Jig and reel: Morrison's and Tom Carmody's.
Two tunes from Kerry. James Morrison recorded the jig, which he got from North Kerry accordion and fiddle player Tom Carmody (1893-1986), who was a member of Morrison's band in New York in the 1930s. Tom had the tune from his father, Maurice, and the Morrison quartet recorded it as Maurice Carmody's Favorite (some pressings of the 78 record labelled it as Maurice Comedy's Favorite, perhaps as a result of someone's Noo Yawk accent?). Maurice Carmody called it The Stick Across the Hob, but this jig – one of the most popular in the repertoire – is so widely known as Morrison's that it would be pedantic to insist on the older name as the "correct" name (a largely illusory concept anyway).

 

The reel may be one of Tom Carmody's own compositions. It is the second of several tunes recorded by Breandán Breathnach from Tom Carmody at home in Ballybunnion at an unknown date (1970s?), now accessible on the ITMA website. The accompanying text mentions that two of the recorded tunes are Tom's own compositions and two others are by Martin Mulhaire; but unfortunately gremlins have been at work, and the attributions are not clear (track 4, attributed to Tom, is certainly one of Martin's tunes). So while I believe that this one is indeed a Tom Carmody composition, that's not 100% certain at the moment.

 

Tom Carmody's relative, Danny O'Mahony, had Tom's last accordion restored, and still plays it.

 

Morrison's

(F#, C#)

E-- BGB | EBE AFD | E-- B- C | D'CD' AFD |

E-- BGB | EBE AFD | GFE FGA | D'AG FED || (1st time)

                                               | D'AG FGA || (2nd time)

BE'E' F'E'E' | A'E'E' F'E'D' | BE'E' F'E'E' | A'- G' F'E'D' |

BE'E' F'E'E' | A'E'E' F'E'D' | G'F'E' D'- A | BAG FGA ||

BE'E' F'E'E' | A'E'E' F'E'D' | BE'E' F'E'E' | F'G'A'F' D'E'F' |

G'-- G'F'E' | D'E'F' G'F'G' | E'D'C D'- A | BAG FED ||

 

Tom Carmody's

D- FA F'D'D'B | ABAG FDDE | C,DEF G- BD' | C- E'D' CAGE |

D- FA F'D'D'B | ABAG FDDE | C,DEF GBE'D' | CAGE EDC,E || (1st time)

                                                                    | CAGE ED D- || (2nd)

F'D' D'- F'D'A'D' | BCD' E'F' G'- E'F' | G'E'E'F' G'- E'D' |CD'E'G' F'D'D'G' |

F'D' D'- F'D'AF | GBAG FDDE | C,DEF GBE'D' | CAGE ED D- ||  (x 2)

Set 9 - Jig and Reel

8. Waltz: I'll meet you on a day that never ends.





This was composed by Bryan O'Leary. Like many another musician with time on their hands during the pandemic lockdowns, Bryan turned to composition, spurred on by a commission from RTÉ Radio 1's Aoife Nic Cormaic (a good friend to World Fiddle Day Scartaglin, and co-presenter, with Steve Larkin, of the 2022 Fiddle Recital). The result was Bryan's 2021 album, "Tranquility in Tureencahill", featuring seventeen original tunes. This is one that John Carty particularly enjoys playing.

 

(F#, C#, G#)

E- C,- A,- | F-- AF | E- A- C- | B-- BAB |

C-- F'A' | E'C- CB | AF- FE | E-- BAF |

E- C,- A,- | F-- AF | E- A- C- | B-- AB |

CF'- F'A' | E'C- CB | AF-- | F-- GAB ||

C-- E'F'C | E'- C- B- | C-- E'F'G' | A'-- |

G'- E'- F' | E'- C- B- | C- E'- E'- | E'-- G'A'F' |

E'- C- A- | E'F'- A'F' | E'- C- A- | B-- BA |

B-- CD'E' | BC CB AE | F-- | F-- GAB || (1st time)

                                        | F- GAF || (2nd time)

Set 8 - Waltz

Notes from Paul De Grae

Set7. Reels: What Brought You in There? and Jimmy Batty's
 

These are two of John Carty's own compositions. The first one can be found on the 2008 At the Racket album, "It's Not Racket Science", and the second one is on John's 1994 album with Brian McGrath, "The Cat that Ate the Candle".

 

What brought you in there?

D- E || FEDB, A,B,DE | F- ED FAAE | FEDB, A,B,DE | F- EG FB,B,E |

FB,B,D A,B,DE | F- ED FAAE | FEDB, A,B,DE | F- EG FDDC ||

D'-- C B- D'B | A- FE FB B- | D'BAC BAFD | A,B,DE FDDC |

D'- E'D' B- D'B | A- FE FBBC | D'BAC B- B'F' | A'F'E'G' F'D' D- ||

 

Jimmy Batty's

D'AAB A- FE | DFAB A- FA | BEEA BD'E'F' | G'E'F'G' E'D'BC |

D'AAB A- FE | DFAB A- FA | BEEA BCD' E'G' | F'D'E'C D'E'F'E' || (1st)

                                                                     | F'D'E'C D'- C || (2nd)

D'AAB AGFG | A- A'E' F'A'E'D' | BE'E'F' E'-- F' | G'E'F'D' E'D'BC|

D'AAB AGFG | A- A'G' F'G'E'C | D'F'E'D' BAFB | AFAB D'- E' || (1st)

                                                                        | AFAB D'-- || (2nd)

Set 7 - Reels

Notes from Paul De Grae
4. Fling and slides: Turn Hill, Carrigkerry Slide, Con Cassidy's
John Carty learned these tunes from Dan Brouder, who kindly supplied some local information. The fling, Turn Hill, is named after a place in West Limerick, between Templeglantine and Rooskagh; the tune was played by John Joe Hartnett (flute player from Athea) and Moss Murphy (fiddler from Templegantine), from whom Dan learned it. Carrigkerry is a village, also in West Limerick, and this slide also comes from the playing of John Joe and Moss. Dan credits Donegal fiddler Con Cassidy with composing the third tune.

 

As proof that good music knows no boundaries, both of these slides are very much associated with Con Cassidy and Donegal music; they are played as jigs in Donegal (Altan recorded Con Cassidy's on their album "The Red Crow"), and they have also become naturalised here in the south-west. I remember hearing Máire O'Keeffe and Michelle O'Sullivan playing them in Tralee in the early 1980s.

 

Turn Hill

E'F' G'  E'- D'  B- D'  G'-- | G- B  D'- B  G- B  D'- G' |

E'F' G'  E'- D'  B- D'  G'- A' | G'- E'  D'- E'  BA-  A-- ||  (x 2)

A'- E'  A'- B'  A'- E'  A'- B' | G'- E'  G'- A'  G'- E'  G'- B' |

A'- E'  A'- B'  A'- E'  A'- B' | G'- E'  D'- E'  BA-  A-- ||  (x 2)

 

The Carrigkerry Slide

F' | G'- F' E'F'G' | D'- B BAB | C- A AGA | B- G GBD' |

G'- F' E'F'G' | D'- B B- C | AA'A' D'E'F' | G'-- D'E'F' || (1st time)

                                                           |  G'-- G'- A' || (2nd time)

B'- G' G'F'G' | B'- G' G'F'G' | A'- F' F'E'F' | A'- F' D'- G' |

B'- G' G'F'G' | B'- G' G'F'G' | E'A'A' D'E'F' | G'-- G'- A' || (1st time)

                                                                | G'-- G'D'C || (last time)

 

Con Cassidy's

B-- BAB | D'- C A- F | G-- GFG | B- A A- B |

C-- CE'G' | E'- D' B- C | D'E'D' CAF | G-- D- A || (1st time)

                                                       | G-- G- G' || (2nd time)

F'- D' D'E'F' | G'F'G' A'- G' | F'- D' D'E'D' | C- A A- E' |

F'- D' D'E'F' | G'F'G' A'- G' | F'G'F' E'F'E' | D'-- D'- G' ||

F'- D' D'E'F' | G'F'G' A'- G' | F'- D' D'E'D' | C- A A- G' |

F'- D' D'E'F' | G'F'G' A'- G' | F'G'F' E'F'E' | D'E'D' CD'C ||

To finish | B-- ABA | G---- ||

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