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Preface
I came to Irish session music only quite recently in my musical lifetime. It became clear tome very quickly that it can be very difficult for beginning players to bootstrap themselvesinto becoming participating members of a session. So often the tunes go by so quickly, andit seems that nobody knows the names.
What I felt was needed was a book of the tunes played in our session, in the order that theyare commonly played. Many times I have watched beginners, (myself included)desperately flipping through books trying to find a tune being played, only to have thegroup move on to another tune just when its been found in the book, or worse, neverfinding it at all so that there isn’t a chance that they will be able to play it the followingweek.
Using this book and some practice, new players should be able to become participatingmembers of the session in just a few weeks.
Acknowledgement
Thank you to everyone at the Blarney Stone Pub and at the House of Ireland in Balboa Parkfor welcoming me into the world of Irish session music.
A special thank you to Nishi for helping kick this effort off by suggesting the initial list oftunes.
Thank you to Steve Glass for his wonderful transcriptions of interesting tunes.
Thank you to Marci Bunescu and Dennis Buskirk of Cobblestone for providing me with acomprehensive list of tunes for dancers.
Production Notes
This book was produced entirely on a Macintosh using both hand transcriptions and .abctune sources from the Internet, mostly from Henrik Norbeck’s ABC archives. The .abc fileswere brought in to BarFly 1.0d23, which generated the notation. The resulting graphicswere then pasted into Microsoft Word.
(c) Copyright 1999 Michael Eskin This file may be distributed freely and may not be usedfor commercial purposes, such as printing a tune book to sell.
Questions? Corrections? Tune suggestions? E-mail: [email protected]
Blarney Stone Tunebook web site: http://members.home.com/eskin/tunebook.html
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Table of Contents
Reels
Martin Wynne's #1 - Martin Wynne's #2 7
Lucy Campbell - Jolly Tinker 8
Lads of Laoise - Sailing into Walpole's Marsh - Hunter's Hut 10
Cameronian - Rakish Paddy 12
Merry Blacksmith - Cooley's - Mountain Road 14
Salamanca - Peter Street 16
Pigeon on the Gate - Earl's Chair - Woman of the House 18
Cup of Tea - Dunmore Lasses 20
Ashplant - Jackie Coleman's - Bag of Spuds - Bird on a Tree 22
Musical Priest - Jenny's Chicken 24
Wise Maid - Morning Dew 25
Bucks of Oranmore - Wind that Shakes Barley 26
Scholar - Teetotalor - St. Anne's 28
Mason's Apron - Farewell to Ireland 30
Sligo Maid - Pigeon on the Gate - Cooley's 32
Ships are Sailing - Morning Star 34
Jolly Tinker - Lady Montgomery 35
Maid of Mt. Cisco - Down the Broom - Star of Munster 36
Chicago - Sally Garden's - Man of the House 38
Tam Lin - Hand Me Down the Tackle 40
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Pinch of Snuff 42
Maudabawn Chapel – The Wild Irishman – Abbey Reel 43
Jigs
Cathleen Hehir’s - Lark in the Morning 44
Mooncoin - Langstrom's Pony 46
Caliope House - Banks of Lough Gowna - Orphan 48
Tobin's Favorite - Smash the Windows 50
Trip to Athlone - Tripping Up the Stairs - Connaughtman'sRambles 52
Market Town - Scatter the Mud - Arthur Darley’s Jig 54
Old Favorite - Cliffs of Moher - Bill Hart's Jig 58
Swallowtail Jig - Road to Lisdoonvarna 60
Kesh Jig - Morrison's - Trip to Sligo 62
When Sick is it Tea - Haste to the Wedding - Off She Goes 64
Jig of Slurs - Athol Highlanders 66
Blarney Pilgrim - The Rambling Pitchfork - The Black Rogue 68
Banish Misfortune 70
Tell Her I Am - Queen of the Rushes 72
Slip Jigs
The Boys of Ballysadare - Butterfly 74
Rocky Road to Dublin - Another Jig Will Do - Deirde’s Fancy 75
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Hornpipes
Home Ruler 76
Rights of Man 76
King of the Fairies 77
Boys of Bluehill - Harvest Home 78
Madame Bonaparte 79
Polkas
Unknown Title - Dennis Murphy’s - John Ryan’s 80
Slow Airs / Waltzes
Ashokan Farewell 82
Southwind 83
Sheebeg Sheemore 84
Trip to Skye 85
Tunes Transcribed by Steve Glass:
Jug of Punch – Maids of Mitchelstown 86
Cold, Haily, Windy Night – Docherty’s Reel 87
An Suisin Ban 88
First Flight of Geese 91
Rolling Wave – Star Above the Garter 92
Humours of Ballyloughlin 93
Garrett Barry’s – Bryan O’Lynn – Snug in a Blanket – 94Calliope House
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O’Farrell’s Welcome to Limerick 97
Comb Your Hair and Curl It 98
Elizabeth Kelly’s – Fraher’s – Dinny Delaney’s 100
Humours of Whiskey – Hardiman the Fiddler 102
Sock in the Hole – Hole in the Sock 103
My Rovin’ Eye – Blackwell Court 104
Mrs. Carroll’s Strathspey 105
Rogues in a Nation – Cam Ye O’er Frae France 106
Morgan Magan 107
Lord Mayo’s March 108
The Hunt 109
Suil Ghorm 110
The Trees They Do Grow High 111
The Sound of Sleet 112
The Trowie Burn 113
Revision History 115
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Martin Wynne's #1 Martin Wynne (1914-98)
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Martin Wynne's #2 Martin Wynne (1914-98)
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Lads of Laois, The
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Sailing into Walpole's Marsh
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Maid of Mount Cisco, The Paddy Killoran (?)
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Down the Broom
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Maudabawn Chapel Ed Reavy (1898-1988)
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The Wild Irishman
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The Abbey Reel
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Caliope House Dave Richardson
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Banks of Lough Gowna, The
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Home Ruler, The Frank McCollum of Ballycastle
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Rights of Man, The (James Hill, Northumberland (??))
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Jug of Punch Boys of the Lough
44
Dm Am
Dm C Am F/(Bb) (Am) Dm
Dm Am (C)
Bb Am C G F/(Bb) (Am) Dm
Maids of Mitchelstown Bothy Band
44
Dm C Dm Am Dm Am C Dm
Cno3 Dno3 F159 Ano3 Bb159 Ano3 Gno31 Ano32
Dm C Dm Am Dm Am C Dm1 C Dm2
Cno3 Dno3 F159 Ano3 Bb159 Ano3 Gno31 Ano33 32
87
Cold, Haily, Windy Night Steeleye Span
44
Am C Dno3 Am
Am C Dno3 AmDno33
Am G C G
Am (C159) C Dno3 A159
Docherty's Reel Boys of the Lough
44
Am G C \D G\C G
Am G C \D G Am1 C D2
Am G Em G \C
Am\D G Em C G D1 G Am2
88
An Suisin Ban (F) Chieftains
44
Bb F 3 Bb F G C
F C Bb F 31 Bb F2
Bb F Bb F G C
F C Bb F1 Bb F 32
An Suisin Ban (C) Chieftains
44
F C 3 F C D G
C G F C 31 F C2
F C F C D G
C G F C1 F C 32
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An Suisin Ban (G) Chieftains
44
C G 3 C G A D
G D C G 31 C G2
C G C G A D
G D C G1 C G 32
An Suisin Ban (D) Chieftains
44
G D 3 G D E A
D A G D 31 G D2
G D G D E A
D A G D1 G D 32
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First Flight of Geese Gerald Trimble
44
D A G A 3 D
Em F#m G 3 A Em 3 F#m G A 3
D A G A 3 D
Em3 F#m G 3 A Em 3 F#m G A 3
Em 3 A D G A 3 D G
Em 3 A D A 3 D G A 3
Em 3 A D G A 3 D G
Em 3 A 3 D A 3 D G A 3
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The Rolling Wave
68
Bm D Bm G
Bm D A G
D G D Em
D Bm A G
The Star Above the Garter
68
G D C G D
G D C D
D G C G D
D G C D
93
The Humours of Ballyloughlin
68
D G D C G C (D)
D G C G D1 D2
C\Am D G D
C G C G D1 D2
D G D G C (G)
D G D G C G A D1 A D2
D C\Am
D G D A G D
94
Garrett Barry's Chieftains
68
G Am G D C
D\Bm G Am D\G A\Em D D\G
D Em 3 C (D) A
D G 3 Em\A D G\D
Bryan O'Lynn Steeleye Span
68
C Em C G Am
C(\F) Em C D C Am1 C Am2
G C Dno3 C G
C D C D C Am1 Am2
98
Comb Your Hair and Curl It Chieftains
98
Em (Bm) A D Em C Am (D)
G Em G Am (D) C Em Ano3 D (Am) (D)
C Em C Am (D) G D G D G D
103
Sock in the Hole Liz Carroll
24
Em D Em Bm D Bm D
D A D Bm Em1 D Bm A2
A/D D G (D) D (G) A
D/A D G (D) Em A1 A2
Hole in the Sock Liz Carroll
24
G A D G D
G D G Em A
D G Em
Bm A Em/G A
D G Em
Bm A Em/G A
104
My Rovin' Eye
44
Dm\G C Dm\G C
Dm\G C G
Am C Dm C Dm Dm Am
24
44
C Dm
Blackwell Court
44
C F C F C Dm F G
Am G F C Dm Am Dm1 Dm2
F C Dm F Em
DmF G Am Dm Am Dm1 Dm2
105
Mrs. Carroll's Strathspey Liz Carroll
68
G Em
G C G D
C G 3 Em
C G D1 D2
G Em
D G C D
G Em
C G Em D1 D2
106
Rogues in a Nation
44
Dm F Bb C
24
Dm
44
Dm1 Dm2
F C Dm C Dm
Dm F C F Bb F
C Bb Dm
24
Dm
Cam ye o'er frae France
64
Am F Am G F Am G
Am F Am (C) Am G
44
64
Em F
107
Morgan Magan
44
G C Am D
G D G Ano3 D
G D G C D C
G C C/Am/D D G D G1 G2
Gno3 Am
C G Am G D
Cno3 Dno3
G C C/Am/D D G D G1 G2
109
The Hunt Boys of the Lough
68
G D C D
G D Am D
G D C D
G Am C G1 G2
G F
C G D
C Am D C
G C G Am C D
G D G C D
G Am C G1 G2
110
Suil Ghorm Altan
98
Dm (Gno3) C Am Dm
F (Gno3) C
Am Bb
38
C
68
Dm Em Dm1
98
Am Bb C2
F C Dm Bb
F C Am G(no3)
Dm (Gno3) C Am Dm
F (Gno3) C Am Bb
38
C
68
Dm
Dm Em Dm Em\C Dm Em Dm
112
The Sound of Sleet Glayva
44
D G A D G D G A
A D A D A G Bm G A
D A G D G A
Bm Em D Em Bm G A
D G Bm A D G Bm G A
A Bm G Em A Em G A
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• Revision History •
8 July 1999 – Major update
Added Steve Glass transcribed tunesChanged Pinch of Snuff to version closer to what I’ve heard Peter Damachek play.Added version of Madame Bonaparte in key of A
3 July 1999
Added Maudabawn Chapel set
7 June 1999 – Major update
Reformatted most songs for easier readability.Fixed harmonies on several tunes.Replaced Smash the Windows reel with jig.Replaced Battering Ram with Black Rogue.Replaced Yellow Tinker with Drunken Tinker as per Nishi’s suggestion.Replaced Farewell to Ireland with correct version.Repaginated for proper left/right orientation for bound tune books.Added hornpipes: Home Rule, Rights of Man, King of the Fairies, Boys of Bluehill, Harvest HomeAdded Ashokan Farewell, Southwind, Sheebeg Sheemore, Tell Her I Am.
5 June 1999
Added Tam Lin, Hand Me Down the Tackle, Queen of the Rushes, Pinch of SnuffAlso added Preface page.Fixed problem with The Battering Ram formatting.
3 June 1999
Fixed problems with Lucy Campbell and Teetotaller’s. Both had extra parts.
31 May 1999
First release for review