McQuillan’s favourite [comp. Erin McGeown], reel

This is the very first traditional composition I wrote as part of my GCSE music exams. It is named for a local musician who I played with growing up in Armagh. Patsy McQuillan was equally accomplished on the fiddle and the piccolo and loved to entertain us all with his take on the Centenary March. Patsy, Marty Lennon, Marty Molloy and Mickey Breen were so welcoming to my siblings and I every Saturday night in Derrytrasna Hall and we will always be grateful for their generosity.