Category Archives: Slide
Road To Lisdoonvarna (Edor)
The slide “Road To Lisdoonvarna” was popularized on this side of the pond (the States) by Grey Larsen (b. 1955) & Malcolm Dalglish (b. 1952), on their album Banish Misfortune (1977). They played this tune in a set of four: “The Road to Lisdoonvarna/Trip to Sligo/Dennis Murphy’s Slide/O’Keefe’s Slide,” where the first and last tunes are very […]
The Old Favorite (G)
This popular jig is from co. Clare.  Sometimes called “The Clare” or “The Club CĂ©ili Jig” and played as a slide, “The Old Favorite” is sometimes referred to as a “jiggy slide” since it can go either way. Usually played in G, it can also be played in Gaeol for a very different feel. As for its […]
Star Above the Garter (G)
The title of this slide, “Star Above the Garter,” seems to be something of which no true gentleman would speak, especially in mixed company. However, that view is more the result of said gentleman’s own salacious thoughts, than of anything factual about the name of this tune. This is because, first, there is a public […]
Merrily Kiss the Quaker’s Wife (G)
“Merrily Kiss the Quaker’s Wife” is a West Kerry slide.  It’s also called “Merrily Kiss the Quaker.”  As noted in my Tune Dictionary, slides are too often confused with other tune-types, especially single jigs.  At any rate, this tune is sometimes played as a double jig in sessions. Now this tune is old.  Really old! […]
The Brosna Slide #1 (G)
I learned this slide as “The Brosna,” as have many others. However, many years ago I learned another slide called “The Brosna,” and then came to find still other slides called “The Brosna.” The fact that there are many tunes by this name is probably due to the playing of the Brosna CĂ©ili Band from […]