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I am a keen fan of hop jigs and I have composed a few secretly over the years. On the Hop is a hop jig that came together relatively quickly as I was finalising music for a concert at the National Concert Hall to showcase music I had composed for the aforementioned Liam O’Flynn Award. It was composed specifically for the fiddle and flute duet of Aoife Ní Bhriain and Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, who performed the tune on the night.
