Pages 120 ISBN 9780786685585 (0786685581)
From the author of The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle, comes 300 Gems of Irish Music for All Instruments. These 300 tunes, selected from among the author's favorites, are notated in a style that makes them accessible to players of fiddle, flute, whistle, accordion, concertina, harp, keyboard, guitar, mandolin, banjo, uilleann pipes - to all melody players. Here you will find some of the most beautiful tunes in the storehouse of Irish music - session standards and rare treasures alike - tunes that will help both the performer and the Irish session participant build a vibrant and varied repertoire. Many of the transcriptions pay homage to recordings byfamous Irish musicians and groups such as Matt Molloy (of the Chieftains), Martin Hayes, Sharon Shannon, Mary Bergin, Kevin Burke, James Kelly, Willie Clancy, Altan, the Bothy Band and the Mulcahy Family, as well as to early 20th century recordings from revered Irish masters Michael Coleman, Paddy Killoran, Dennis Murphy, Bobby Casey, Paddy Canny and others.
Abbey, The An Buachaill Dreoite An C£is¡n B n An Tr¡ is a Rian Anderson?s Ashplant, The Baile an tSamhraidh Ballinasloe Fair Ballydesmond Polka #1 Banks of Glenloe, The Barony Jig, The Bean a? T¡ ar L r Big Reel of Ballynacally, The Bill Harte?s Billy McCormack?s Black Rogue, The Blackberry Blossom Blackbird, The (hornpipe) Blackbird, The (set dance) Blackhaired Lass, The Blackwater Polka # 2 Boys of Ballinafad, The Boys of Ballycastle Boys on the Hilltop Breeches Mary Broken Pledge, The Brown Chest, The Bunch of Green Rushes Bunker Hill Burren, The Bush on the Hill, The Butcher?s March, The Byrne?s Hornpipe Cameronian, The Castle Kelly Cauliflower Jig, The Charles O?Connor Chattering Magpie, The Chicago Reel, The Chief O?Neill?s Favorite Child of My Heart Cloon, The Cobbler, The Colliers? Reel, The Come West Along the Road Concert Reel, The Connaught Heifers, The Connemara Stocking, The Coolea Jig, The Copperplate, The Cordal Jig, The Corner House, The Corney Is Coming Craig?s Pipes Crib of Perches, The Cronin?s Crooked Road to Dublin, The Crowley?s # 2 C£il Aodha Jig, The Dan Collins? Father?s Jig Dance by the Old Sally Tree, The Delahunty?s Din Tarrant?s Doon Reel, The Down the Back Lane Down the Broom Down the Hill Dr Gilbert Drag Her Around the Road Drive the Cows Home Drogheda Bay Dublin Porter Duke of Leinster, The Dunphy?s D£lam n na Binne Bu¡ Earl?s Chair, The Early in the Morning Ebb Tide, The Fanning?s Jig Farewell Reel, The Farewell to Connaught Farewell to Lisheen Farewell to the Troubles of the World Farrell O?Gara First of May, The Fisherman?s Lilt Fitzgerald?s Five Roads, The Flax in Bloom, The Follow Me Down Fraher?s Jig Fred Finn?s From Galway to Dublin Gallowglass, The Galtee Rangers, The Galtee Reel, The Galway Bay Galway Rambler, The Geese in the Bog, The George Brabazon George White?s Favorite Gerry Commane?s Get Up Old Woman and Shake Yourself Girl of the Big House Girl that Broke My Heart, The Gold Ring, The Good Morning to Your Nightcap Green Cottage, The Green Hills of Tyrol, The Green-Gowned Lass, The Hag with the Money, The Hag?s Purse, The Halfway House, The Hand Me Down the Tackle Hanly?s Hardiman?s Fancy Haste to the Wedding Have a Drink with Me Health to the Ladies, A Hewlett High Part of the Road, The Holy Land, The Hudie Gallagher?s March Humours of Ballyconnell, The Humours of Derrycrosane, The Humours of Ennistymon, The Humours of Glynn, The Humours of Kilclogher, The Humours of Lissadell, The Humours of Loughrea, The Humours of Scariff, The Humours of Scartaglen, The Humours of Trim, The Humours of Tulla, The Humours of Tullycrine, The Humours of Whiskey, The Hush the Cat Hut in the Bog, The I Ne?er Shall Wean Her I Wish I Never Saw You I?m the Boy for Bewitching Them I?m Waiting for You Ivy Leaf, The Jack O?Neill?s Fancy Jack Regan?s Jack Walsh?s Jig Jackie Tar Jackson?s Reel Jim Donoghue?s John Doherty?s Mazurka John in the Fog John Joe Lynch John Naughton?s Jig Johnny Allen?s Johnny Going to C‚il¡ Jolly Clamdiggers, The Kerry Reel, The Killarney Boys of Pleasure Kit O?Mahoney?s Kitty?s Gone a-Milking Kitty?s Wedding Knotted Cord, The Lady Gordon Langstrom?s Pony Lannigan?s Ball Lark on the Strand, The Legacy, The Leitrim Fancy, The Longford Tinker, The Lord Inchiquin Luck Penny, The MacAllistrum?s March Madam If You Please Maid at the Spinning Wheel, The Maids of Mitchellstown, The Maids of Mt Kisco, The Man From Glauntaun, The Man of the House Martin Kirwan?s March Martin Rochford?s Reel Mary McMahon Maud Miller Maulykeavane Jig, The M irse il Alasdruim McDermott?s McDonagh?s McFadden?s Favorite McFadden?s Handsome Daughter McShane?s Rambles Miller of Drohan, The Miller?s Maggot Milltown Lasses, The Miss Johnston Miss McDonald Miss McLeod?s Reel Miss Monaghan Miss Patterson?s Slipper Mist on the Meadow Mistress of the House Monaghan Twig, The Mooncoin, The Morning Star, The Mother and Child Reel, The Mullingar Lea Munster Bacon Munster Bank, The Munster Buttermilk Murphy?s Hornpipe Music in the Glen My Love in the Morning My Maryanne My Mind Will Never Be Easy New Century, The New Policeman, The Noisy Curlew, The N¢ra Cr¡ona O?Callaghan?s O?Connell?s Farewell to Dublin Old Bush, The Old Favorite, The Old High Reel, The Old Man Dillon Old Tipperary Old Wheels of the World Orphan, The Out on the Ocean Paddy From Agharagh Paddy Ryan?s Dream Paddy?s Resource Paddy?s Return Paddy?s Trip to Scotland Palm Sunday P draig O?Keeffe?s Peacock?s Feather, The (D Dorian) Peacock?s Feather, The (D Ionian) Peeler?s Jacket, The Piper?s Despair, The Plains of Boyle, The Pleasures of Hope, The Poll Ha?penny (setting ) Pride of Petravore, The Pull the Knife and Stick It Again Pullet Wants Cock Queen of May, The Rainy Day, The Rambler, The Rambling Pitchfork, The Ravelled Hank of Yarn, The Reel of Bogie, The Reel with the Birl, The Return From Fingal, The Rick?s Rambles R¡l Phada¡ ?n Atharaigh Sailing into Walpole?s Marsh Sailor?s Bonnet, The Scatter the Mud Se n O?Dwyer of the Glen Sea?n O? Duibhir a? Ghleanna Se n Reid?s Se n sa Cheo Seaweed From the Yellow Cliff Ship Doctor, The Silver Slipper, The Silver Spire, The Silver Vale, The Slieve Russell Snug in a Blanket Sorry I Am Southwest Wind, The Spent Boy, The Sporting Nell Strike the Gay Harp Strop the Razor Summer Town Swaggering Jig, The Sweeny?s Dream Sword in Hand Tailor I Am, A Tailor Small?s, The Tap Room, The Tatter Jack Walsh Tear the Calico Tell Her I Am (three-part version) Tell Her I Am (two-part version) Tempest, The Templeglantine Reel, The Tenpenny Bit Terry Teahan?s Three and Their Impact, The Thirsty for Drink Tongs by the Fire Top It Off Top of Cork Road Toss the Feathers Trip to Athlone Trip to Killavil Tuamgraney Castle Union Reel, The Vincent Campbell?s Virginia Reel, The Walls of Liscarroll, The Walsh?s Wandering Minstrel, The Wellington?s Advance Wheels of the World (jig) Wheels of the World (reel) White Cushion, The Windy Gap, The Wise Nora Woman of the House in a Coffin, The Young Tom Ennis