Andy de Jarlis, Ingonish, Mrs. McGhee

Here's a set of jigs I've probably listened to a million times on the Altan album. I recorded the entire set, not able to stop after the first jig. Love these tunes. The first is attributed to Andy de Jarlis, but it could also be traditional. Sorry about the dark screen. My camera was being moody today.

Blackberry Blossom

Here's an old time tune that shares a name with a well known bluegrass jam tune. I learned this tune from Bruce Molsky's playing. It's kind of weird sounding because there's a slightly raised 4th (the C#) sometimes, making the tune sound a little lydian.

The Locust Tree

Here's a tune written by Brittany Haas which she plays with Crooked Still on the album "Some Strange Country" and on her latest project, "Criss Cross" with Dan Trueman. She plays a 5-string fiddle (by Jon Silakowski), which I don't have. But I happen to have a viola, which I learned the tune on. So today's video has the tune two ways, once with viola in the original key (D), and once with fiddle, up a fourth (G).