250+ Tunes in the Collection

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1. Old Pipe On The Hob (Jig) and Uilleann pipes MP3 recording
2. The Wind that Shakes the Barley(Reel)
3. Garryowen (Air/Jig)
4. O'Farrell's Farewell to Limerick Slip Jig
5. Tie the Ribbons (Reel)
6. Hare in the Corn
7. The Arran Boat (Highland Air)
8. Craigs Reel
9. Craig's Reel (No.2)
10. Bimis ag ol is ag pogadh na mban
11. The Boys Of Ireland (Slow Air) and MP3 Recording
12. The Blarney Pilgram (Jig)
13. Gander in the Prattie Hole(Jig) and Uilleann pipes MP3 recording
14. the Sunny Banks (Reel)
15. Tobin's (Jig)
16. Down the Back Lane (Jig) and mp3 recording- pipes/fiddle/guitar
17. the Maid of Tramore (Jig)
18. Coleman's Cross (Jig)
19. La Volta (Old French Waltz)
20. the Rambler (Jig)
21. Breton Wedding March and Uilleann Pipes recording
22. Lark in the Morning
23. Where did you find her? (Hornpipe)
24. The Planting Stick (Jig/Set Dance)
25. Jenny Nettles (Reel)
26. Leave that as it is (Air)
27. Sandy O'er the Lea (Reel)
28. the Northern Road (Single Jig)
29. The Malindhu Reel
30. The Old Grey Goose (Jig)
31. the Shaskeen Reel
32. Dress Her Out In Fine Clothes (Slip Jig)
33. When Sick Is It Tea That You Want (Jig)
34. The Butterfly (Slip Jig)
35. The Sporting Boys (Reel)
36. Dever the Dancer (Slip Jig)
37. The Cliffs of Moher no.1 (Jig)
38. The Cliffs of Moher no.2 (Jig)
39. Miss Monaghan (Reel)
40. Tiocfaidh Tu (Jig)
41. Terry Heigh Ho the Grinder(Slip Jig)
42. Hardiman the Fiddler(Slip Jig)
43. Old Joe's (Jig)
44. The Ladies of Leinster (Reel)
45. When the Cock Crows It Is Day (Slide)
46. When the Cock Crows It Is Day No 2 (Slide)
47. The Road to Lisdoonvarna (Reel)
48. Kid On The Mountain (Slip Jig)
49. Sir Philip McHugh (Slip Jig)
50. The Boyne Hunt (Reel)
51. Spot the Wallop (Jig)
52. Jackson's Bottle of Brandy (Reel)
53. Stirling Castle (Strathspey)
54. Cock In The Heather (Slip Jig)
55. O'Rourke's Reel
56. Give us a Drink of Water (Slip Jig)
57. Give us a Drink of Water(2) (Slip Jig
58. The Tar Road to Sligo (Jig)
59. the Longford Collector (Reel)
60. Johnny McGreavy's (Jig)
61. Drops of Spring Water (Slip Jig)
62. The Donegal Reel (Or Strathspey)
63. Brian Boro's March
64. Navvy On The Line (Reel)
65. East At Glendart (Jig)
66. Mug of Brown Ale (Jig)
67. The Floggin' Reel
68. The Ship's In Full Sail (Jig)
69. The Primrose Lass (Reel)
70. Hunting the Hare (Slip Jig)
71. Leave My Way (Reel)
72. The Hag With The Money (Jig)
73. The Silver Slipper (Slide)
74. Kitty of Oulart (Jig)
75. Coppers and Brass (Jig)
76. Canny Sugach (Reel)

This is Page 1 of a collection of 255  traditional tunes. Types of tunes are the jig , slip jig, slide, reel, slow air, pibroch, strathspey, highland fling, planxty, hornpipe, march, wedding march.

If you are looking for books of tunes then any of the O'Neill books are a good start. However there is no substitute for listening . There are many ways to play a traditional tune, especially in the Irish style. Scottish style is more formalised due to the influence of competitions and classical music. Cape Breton style is closer to Scottish than Irish and the ornaments as used in Irish style are not used . Cape Breton fiddlers use vibrato which is avoided in Irish traditional music. Some of the ornaments (especially for Uilleann pipes) cannot be written down using conventional notation. The notes of an 'Irish Roll' are the same as the 'Turn' in classical music. The effect of the roll however is different, and sounds nothing like a turn. These ornaments can be difficult to learn, but are essential to the sound and must be mastered. The main ornaments are the ROLLS (various types) and the CRAN (piping) as well as many GRACENOTE types. The effect of these is sometimes the sound of notes being percussed by the previous note, which demands great accuracy to achieve the effect. As stated above, these ornaments cannot be musically notated using classical notation and must be learned from other players. So what you see written is often only a rough guide as to how it actually sounds and sometimes no guide at all! At first reading,the tunes look simple enough, but acquiring the skill to execute them in the traditional style is not so simple. You can replace a roll or cran in several ways. For example an A roll can be replaced with the three quaver notes A,B,A or A,A,A or whatever sounds good. Traditional Irish music was handed down orally for centuries and the attempt to collect and notate them is a fairly recent occurance(18th century). The Slow Airs generally are not in any strict time , that being up to the performer's discretion or mood at the time!

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