In the liner notes for the CD on which he recorded these tunes, James Kelly wrote, ““Sitting on the Throne” was composed during a very quiet and reflective moment.”
Indeed.
And yes, I do think this was discussed before; I remember Peter Laban informing us that the reel commonly known as “Tommy Peoples” (the first tune on the first track on Frankie Kennedy and Mairead ni Mhaonaigh’s “Ceol Aduaidh” and also the first tune on the first track of Kevin Crawford’s “In Good Company”) was originally titled “The Farting Badger.”
I’ve thought of some tune sets with themes (doesn’t matter if they’re jigs mixed with reels, etc).
Whiskey Before Breakfast/The Drunken Landlady/ Tripping Up the Stairs
Pull the Knife and Stick it Again/Old Hag, You Have Killed Me/The Hag with the Money.
The rule is you have to use tune names that already exist.
Tony
Sitting? It’s surprising how many Irish musos can’t spell.
What a difference one letter makes. Twenty years ago in Australia a trio of friends of mine got a one-off gig at a pub that featured big bands and announced coming attractions on a huge cinema-style sign on a high pole.
So what do call yourselves? says the publican.
Oh, I dunno… “Shite”, says Paul (a Dubliner)
“Shite”? What’s that mean?
Ah, it’s Gaelic for “the three of us.”
The name was duly hoisted up in big red letters for the world to see and driving by we all got a childish giggle out of it.