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Sam McCaughey

Jigs - The Eavesdropper, Sackows and the Knights of St Patrick

Sam McCaughey (fiddle), Trevor Stewart (pipes), John Hughes (flute) and Frank Cassidy (bouzouki), collectively known as Curlew play three jigs which they called; the Eavesdropper, Sackows and the Knights of St Patrick. 1986
The second jig is often known as Tripping up the Stairs, whilst the third tune is not usually associated with this title. The third jig was introduced into the Comber session, County Down in the 1970s, where Sam regularly played, by Bob Davey who got the tune from Donal Staunton a fine banjo player from Spiddal, County Galway.

Reels - Dowd's No.9 and The Cabin Hunter 

Sam McCaughey, Dianna Skillen (fiddles), Nigel Boullier (banjo) and Davy Graham (mandola) play two reels; Dowd's No.9 and the Cabin Hunter, Killyleagh, 1992

Jigs - Willie Coleman's & The Teddy Boy's Picnic

Sam McCaughey (fiddle), Trevor Stewart (pipes), John Hughes (flute) and Frank Cassidy (bouzouki), collectively known as Curlew play two jigs; Willie Coleman's and the Teddy Boy's Picnic, better known as the Dusty Windowsill. 1985.

Reels - Buck from the Mountain, Tuttle's & The Boys of Portaferry

Sam McCaughey, Dianna Skillen (fiddles), Nigel Boullier (banjo) and Davy Graham (mandola) play three reels; Buck from the Mountain (a reel version of the hornpipe), Tuttle's (or Bobby Casey's) and the Boys of Portaferry.
Dufferin Arms, 1992

Reels - The Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Staten Island & The Five Mile Chase

Sam McCaughey (fiddle), Trevor Stewart (pipes), John Hughes (flute) and Frank Cassidy (bouzouki), collectively known as Curlew play three reels; the Guns of the Magnificent Seven, a composition of County Fermanagh bouzouki player Fintan McManus, Staten Island and the Five Mile Chase.

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