{"id":2033,"date":"2024-10-01T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T17:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musomadison.com\/home\/?p=2033"},"modified":"2025-08-27T08:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:50:02","slug":"beginner-intermediate-irish-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musomadison.com\/home\/beginner-intermediate-irish-session\/","title":{"rendered":"MUSO Slow Irish Session – Beginner\/Intermediate, All Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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EVERY 1st & 3RD SUNDAY 5PM – 7PM\u00a0<\/h5>

Come join us for the Muso Irish Session. A spinoff from the Madison Slow Irish Session, this session is designed for beginners to intermediate level players, but anyone is welcome to join us! \u00a0There’s no pressure at this session. Feel free to use music and to make mistakes. It’s all part of learning! This is a great session to try out a new instrument or to try Irish tunes if you’ve always wanted to but felt shy about it.\u00a0<\/p>

The following tune list is by no means inclusive or exclusive – but it includes a bunch of tunes that we play fairly often:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Polkas (2\/4):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

Ballydesmonds 1 & 3
Britches Full of Stitches (A)
Dennis Murphy\u2019s (D)
John Ryan\u2019s (D)
Maggie in the Woods (G)
The Newmarket (G)
Peg Ryan\u2019s (D)
Salmon Tails up the Water (G)<\/p>

Reels (4\/4):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

The Banshee (G)
The Big Ship (G)
Drowsy Maggie (E Dorian)
Far From Home (G)
Father Kelly\u2019s (G)
The Maid Behind the Bar (D)
Red Haired Boy (A)
Saint Anne\u2019s Reel (D)
The Silver Spear (D)
Sligo Maid (Am\/G)
Soldier\u2019s Joy (D)
Whiskey Before Breakfast (D)
Wind that Shakes the Barley (D)<\/p>

Slides (12\/8):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

When the Cock Crows it is Day (G)
One Hundred Pipers (G)
Old Favourite (G)
Road to Lisdoonvarna (Em)<\/p>

Hornpipes (4\/4):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

The Fairy\u2019s Hornpipe (G)
Off To California (G)*
The Galway (D)
Harvest Home (D)
The Boys of Bluehill (D)
Rights of Man (Em)<\/p>

Jigs (6\/8):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

Banish Misfortune (D)
Connaughtman\u2019s Rambles (D)
Blarney Pilgrim (G)
Gerry Owen\u2019s (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)<\/p>

Slip Jigs (9\/8):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

The Butterfly (E modal – slip jig)
Kid on the Mountain<\/p>

Waltzes (3\/4):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

Ashokan Farewell (D)
Crested Hens (Em)
Josefin\u2019s 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)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Irish Dance Tunes:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

King of the Fairies (Em)<\/p>

Songs<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

Leaving of Liverpool (D)
Wild Mountain Thyme (G)
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Madison SLow Irish Session Sets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Slow Irish Session Sets<\/strong><\/p>

These are some sets we’re going to start working on putting together as of fall 2025:<\/p>

Polkas: <\/strong><\/p>

G: Ballydesmonds\u00a01 & 3
John Ryan’s – Dennis Murphy’s Polka- Peg Ryan’s
<\/span>Newmarket – Maggie in the woods – Britches Full of Stitches<\/span><\/p>

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Reels:<\/strong><\/p>

D: Maid behind the bar<\/em> – Silver Spear – Last Night’s Fun\u00a0
<\/em>G: Father Kelly’s – The Big Ship – <\/span>The Banshee
<\/em>G: <\/span>Sligo Maid – Sally Garden –<\/em> Far from home\u00a0
<\/span>E: Dorian: Drowsy Maggie – <\/span>Ships are Sailing
<\/em>G: <\/span>Cooley’s reel – Over the Moor to Maggie<\/em>\u00a0
<\/span>D: <\/span>Merry Blacksmith – St. Anne\u2019s Reel – Patsy Touey<\/em><\/p>

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Slides:<\/strong><\/p>

G:\u00a0 When the cock crows it is day – One Hundred Pipers – The Old Favorite
Em: <\/span>Dennis Murphy’s Slide – Road to Lisdoonvarna – Star above the garter
<\/em>Merrily kissed the Quaker’s wife – O’Keefe’s – Brosna slide (The lonely road to dingle)<\/em><\/p>

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Hornpipes:<\/strong><\/p>

D: Boys of Bluehill – Harvest Home- Galway
EM: Rights of man – D; Chief O’Neil’s favorite\u00a0
<\/em>Em: King of the Fairies<\/em> – G: Off to CA\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Plains of Boyle – Cronin’s
<\/em>Home ruler – Kitty’s wedding<\/em><\/p>

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Jigs:<\/strong><\/p>

G: Drops of drink – <\/em>Irish washerwoman – D Tripping up the stairs
<\/em>G: <\/span>Morrisons –<\/em> Kesh – Out on the Ocean\u00a0
<\/span>D mix: Banish Misfortune \u2013 D maj: Connaughtman’s Rambles – Gerry Owen’s
<\/span>Am: <\/span>Lilting Banshee<\/em> – Swallowtail\u00a0
<\/span>D: <\/span>I\u00a0buried\u00a0my wife <\/em>– Blarney Pilgrim, Health to the Ladies
<\/span>G: <\/span>Saddle\u00a0the Pony – Humours of Glendart e dorian Ten\u00a0Penny Bit<\/em>\u00a0
<\/span>A dor: <\/span>Cliffs of Moher<\/em><\/p>

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slipjigs<\/strong><\/p>

Kid on the Mountain – Butterfly
Na Ceannabhain Bhana – Fig for a Kiss<\/em><\/p>

Aires<\/strong><\/p>

Si Beag Si Mhor
Inisheer
<\/span>Slane\/be though my vision\/lord of all hopefulness
<\/span>Give Me Your Hand\u00a0
<\/span>Ashokan Farewell
<\/span>Crested Hen
<\/span>Josefin’s Waltz\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Songs<\/strong><\/p>

Skye boat song
Leaving of Liverpool
<\/span>Wild Mountain Thyme
<\/span>Star of the County Down
<\/span>Cliffs of Deneen.<\/span><\/p>

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EVERY 1st & 3RD SUNDAY 5PM – 7PM\u00a0 Come join us for the Muso Irish Session. A spinoff from the Madison Slow Irish Session, this session is designed for beginners to intermediate level players, but anyone is welcome to join us! \u00a0There’s no pressure at this session. 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