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''He [Talty] was sitting in the classroom in primary school. The teacher had left the room and Martin was trying out a little'' ''polka on the whistle. After going over the first part a voice behind him suddenly said "I think it goes actually like this,"'' ''followed by the correct phrase on the whistle. This was Willie and the two became lifelong friends.'' | ''He [Talty] was sitting in the classroom in primary school. The teacher had left the room and Martin was trying out a little'' ''polka on the whistle. After going over the first part a voice behind him suddenly said "I think it goes actually like this,"'' ''followed by the correct phrase on the whistle. This was Willie and the two became lifelong friends.'' | ||
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However, a stronger claim for the tune's composition belongs to flute player Eddie Kelly, who composed it as "[[Meelick Team (The)]]." | However, a stronger claim for the tune's composition belongs to East Galway flute player Eddie Kelly, who composed it as "[[Meelick Team (The)]]." | ||
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McGREAVY'S (JIG). AKA and see "Eddie Kelly's Jig (1)," "Martin Talty's Jig," "Meelick Team (The)." Irish, Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The jig appears as “Martin Talty’s Jig” on Bernard O’Sullivan & Tommy McMahon's 1974 album "Clare Concertinas" (Topic Records 12TFRS502). The jig has been attributed to Talty, a piper, whistle and flute player from Glendine, County Clare, and friend and sometime playing partner with Miltown Malbay piper Willie Clancy. Peter Laban [1] tells the story of the first meeting between the two:
He [Talty] was sitting in the classroom in primary school. The teacher had left the room and Martin was trying out a little polka on the whistle. After going over the first part a voice behind him suddenly said "I think it goes actually like this," followed by the correct phrase on the whistle. This was Willie and the two became lifelong friends.
However, a stronger claim for the tune's composition belongs to East Galway flute player Eddie Kelly, who composed it as "Meelick Team (The)."
Source for notated version: fiddler Jimmy McHugh [Bulmer & Sharpley].
Printed sources: Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 4, No. 57.
Recorded sources: Front Hall Records 018, How to Change a Flat Tire - "Traditional Music of Ireland & Shetland" ().