1.- O'Neills March / Cregg's Pipes / Master's Return We learnt the first tune from Cork piper Eoin O Riabhaigh. Cregg's Pipes is a well-known session tune. Master’s Return is also known as Paddy Killoran’s. Paddy was a fiddler from Sligo who recorded the tune in the 1920’s 2.- Bernard's favourite / Egan's / Captain Byngs We play this set of polkas regularly with the Barcelona Céilí Band. 3.- Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore Manolo learnt this song from a recording by the great Paul Brady, from Co. Tyrone. 4.- Humours Of Tullycrine / Kiss the Maid Behind The Barrel Patricia learnt the first tune from Bernard Molloy. “Kiss the Maid” has many different settings. We learnt this four-part setting from Ronan Browne & Peadar O Loughlin’s “Touch Me If You Dare”. 5.- Easter Snow / Deer's March Easter Snow was one of Bernard’s favourite slow airs, although Toni learnt it from Dublin flute player Paul Mc Grattan. The Deer’s March comes from a Michael Rooney & June McCormack recording. 6.- Trip To Athlone / The Hag's Churn / Tatter Jack Walsh The first tune, also known as “The Newport Lass” is in Breathnach’s Ceol Rince na hÉireann, book 1. The second tune was popularized by the famous Bothy Band. Bernard is again the source of the third tune. 7.- Taylor's / Ansty's Two lovely barndances composed by Paul Mc Grattan and recorded on Beginish’s eponymous album. They’re named after the famous West Cork couple, the tailor Buckley and his wife Ansty (Anastasia), who constantly interrupted her husband’s stories. 8.- The Water Is Wide According to Wikipedia, this is a very old English folk song that has been sung since the 1600s. 9.- The Baltimore Salute / The Torn Jacket / Bird In The Bush The first reel was composed by Sligo flautist Josie McDermott, seemingly inspired by a trip to Baltimore, US. The Torn Jacket was composed by Cork fiddler Connie O’Connell. Toni learnt the Bird In The Bush years ago at a festival in Cork. 10.- Sixpenny Money / The Bucks of Oranmore Sixpenny Money is an old piper’s jig. Tradition says the tune was played when the hat was being passed around for collecting money, hence the name. The Bucks is considered the national anthem of Irish Music. 11.- Uncle Joe This is a jolly combination of a bluegrass song and the reel of Scottish origin Miss McLeod’s, ideal to finish off any session. All tunes traditional unless otherwise indicated.