EVERY 4TH SUNDAY 5PM – 7PM!
(Except holidays and the occasional scheduling change.)
Irish traditional music for beginners and intermediate players! We play tunes at an easy pace and focus on having fun and learning to play in a group. This is a slow Irish session, meaning that the tunes will be played at a slower tempo to facilitate learning the traditional tunes and learning to play in a group. It is also an open session, meaning that all are welcome to join in. We also welcome sheet music if you learn best that way!
The following tune list is by no means inclusive or exclusive – but it includes a bunch of tunes that we play fairly often:
Polkas (2/4):
Ballydesmonds 1 & 3
Britches Full of Stitches (A)
Dennis Murphy’s (D)
John Ryan’s (D)
Maggie in the Woods (G)
The Newmarket (G)
Peg Ryan’s (D)
Salmon Tails up the Water (G)
Reels (4/4):
The Banshee (G)
The Big Ship (G)
Drowsy Maggie (E Dorian)
Far From Home (G)
Father Kelly’s (G)
The Maid Behind the Bar (D)
Red Haired Boy (A)
Saint Anne’s Reel (D)
The Silver Spear (D)
Sligo Maid (Am/G)
Soldier’s Joy (D)
Whiskey Before Breakfast (D)
Wind that Shakes the Barley (D)
Slides (12/8):
When the Cock Crows it is Day (G)
One Hundred Pipers (G)
Old Favourite (G)
Road to Lisdoonvarna (Em)
Hornpipes (4/4):
The Fairy’s Hornpipe (G)
Off To California (G)*
The Galway (D)
Harvest Home (D)
The Boys of Bluehill (D)
Rights of Man (Em)
Jigs (6/8):
Banish Misfortune (D)
Connaughtman’s Rambles (D)
Blarney Pilgrim (G)
Gerry Owen’s (D)
Irish Washerwoman (G)
The Kesh (G)
Lilting Banshee (Am)
Out on the Ocean (G)
Swallowtail Jig (Em)
The Partners (Dm/D)
Tripping Up the Stairs (D)
Slip Jigs (9/8):
The Butterfly (E modal – slip jig)
Kid on the Mountain
Waltzes (3/4):
Ashokan Farewell (D)
Crested Hens (Em)
Josefin’s Waltz (G)
Si Beag Si Mhor (D)
The Skye Boat Song (G)
Inisheer (D)
Slane / Be Thou my Vision (D)
Give Me Your Hand (G)
Irish Dance Tunes:
King of the Fairies (Em)
Songs:
Leaving of Liverpool (D)
Wild Mountain Thyme (G)
Star of the County Down (Em)
