I learned this unusual version of The Pigeon on the gate from my late friend and fiddle James Byrne from Glencolmkill, whom I’d like to remember here.

The second tune was learned from Belfast fiddlers Dermot Diamaond and Andy Dixon on their trips to Gaoth Dobhair and the last reel in this selection I got from Dublin born fiddler Oliver Browne, now living in Pittsburgh, PA.

Is ó James Byrne, sean chara agus sár fhidleoir a fuair me an leagan neamhghnáth den chead ríl. Ar an droch uair cailleadh James roimh domh an taifeadadh seo a chríochnú agus bá mhaith liom é a chuimhniú anseo.

Is ó fidleoirí Bheal Feirste Dermot Diamond agus Andy Dixon a d’fhoghlaim me an dara ríl agus fuair me an rí deireanach ó Oliver Browne, fidleoir ar dóigh ó Bhaile Átha Claith ach atá ag cuir faoi anois I bPittsburgh, PA i Meiriceá.

Mairéad – Fiddle
Manus – Bouzouki
Jim Higgins – Bodhrán
Tim Edey - Guitar