Irish session tunes blue book

This group is about getting together to learn and practice irish session tunes, and to listen to irish music. Mar, 2019 tunes from irish session tunes the blue book by brid cranitch. Out of these there is a smaller collection of what traditional musicans call session. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. This collection contains a varied selection of widely played and lesserknown tunes, divided into different dance rhythms. Irish session tunes the blue book available with or without cd 48 pages tunes selected by brid cranitch. The teetotaller is an irish reel that is a popular addition to many irish and scottish sessions. Also, where noted, mandolin tab may be downloaded in gif format. The blue book contains over 100 irish dance tunes and airs, selected and arranged into sets by brid cranitch.

Tutorials, tapes, cds, song books, videos the whistle shop. Most are traditional tunes from the british isles, including many english, irish, and scottish dance tunes, but others are an eclectic mix of session favourites. Smallpipe duets a selection of various types of tunes scored pipes ssp unless otherwise noted in a and d and other instruments. Depending on the locale, some tunes always are played back to back with others. Irish session tunes the blue book published by ossian publications ltd. The blue book in this series contains over 100 irish dance tunes and airs, selected and arranged into sets by brid cranitch. Morley, tom learn to play irish trad fiddle bookcd. This has a lot of information about irish tunes, including tune analysis, tune search, discography, etc. Sources books bb the barnes book of english country dance tunes cr ceol rince. W old irish folk music and songs r roche rfm rileys flute melodies rw robin williamson.

The red book in this series includes 100 irish dance tunes double jigs, slides, slip jigs, polkas, reels, hornpipes, set dances and airs particularly suited for the fiddle, but equally suitable for most other instruments. Weighing in at 1006 tunes and 406 pages long, this is the heavyweight champ of the group. Here is a collection of approximately 700 favorite traditional irish, scottish, and american fiddle tunes, harp pieces and bagpipe marches in standard notation, usually with guitar chords and sometimes with tab. Mccullough cd available also traditional irish flute solos the turoe stone collection. The emphasis is on instrumental folk music specifically, contra dance tunes, although some links also include other types of folk music or classical music. Connie in the pool polka added by ryan farris one day ago. Melody line, lyrics and chord symbols softcover with cd editor. The tune is also called the temperance reel and probably has a few other names, as do many irish tunes. Youre in a virtual session with some pretty good players in a pub. A fiddlers guide to waltzes airs and haunting melodies dvd instructio 000641729. An irish folk ballad set during the great hunger 18451850, it tells the story of a fictional man named michael from near athenry in co. Irish session tunes the blue book hal leonard online. I started this group to see if there are others like me.

This collection contains a varied selection of widely played and lesser known tunes, divided into different dance rhythms. Somerville irish music meetup somerville, ma meetup. It represents the relatively unknown repertoire of a single irish traditional musician, packie manus byrne of donegal. Tune collections on the internet these are free collections of tunes in graphic format gif, jpg, pdf, png, or tif andor in abc notation. Also included are finger chats for tin whistle, fiddle, button. These are tunes passed aurally from player to player over hundreds of years. Lieferung gegen rechnung, ab 20, eur portofrei deutschland.

A fiddlers guide to waltzes airs and haunting melodies dvd. You get to pick which 3tune set youll play, and you can play along with them. Irish traditional music sessions are mostly informal gatherings at which people play irish traditional music. These books give you the most bang for the buck in terms of number of tunes played in. This page lists the collections and links to their websites, categorised as follows. Mel bay this is not just another book of irish session tunes.

This tunebook is used by the santa cruz slow session folks. Also included are finger chats for tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, concertina, banjo, flute and uilleann pipes. The collections contain a varied selection of widely played and lesserknown tunes, divided into different dance rhythms, and then sorted into sets of similar tunes to be played at irish sessions. This book of irish session tunes diverges from the usual pattern in that the emphasis is not on the reels.

There has been considerable interest in the music of donegal over the past 10 year. Although this book contains many well known tunes, it is refreshing, in that it presents the tunes in sets. After mustering up my courage, i showed up and sat there, ears open and flute in my lap, every week for months until the tunes started to. In an irish session, tunes are played in sets and unless you know how to get from one tune to the next youll crash. This musical gathering is apparently quite different than a blues, jazz or bluegrass jam session in that it is customary at irish sessions to play in tight unison with the other musicians, adapting appropriate tempos, rhythms, and ornaments in an. The blue book cd edition by irish session tunes book. Father oflynn, the lucky penny, dan okeeffes slide, the. Played at the half note equals 50 for my slow session players.

Most recorded irish tunes these are the most recorded irish tunes as rated by irish tune info quite often, a tune is known by more than one name so you may recognize some of these tunes by different names. Its also a popular tune in north america at bluegrass and fiddle sessions. This article discusses tuneplaying, although session can also refer to a singing session or a mixed session tunes and songs. Polca mhary keane polka added by nfldwhistler one day ago. The blue book cd edition by irish session tunes book with. Based on the many sessions hes played in or listened to, brid cranitch has selected 100 tunes in 40 sets of 2, 3 or 4 tunes so that you. Mar 04, 2020 this is a set of tunes from irish session tunes. The groton session list of oftenplayed tune sets some not included in the book. This second irish session music tune book has easy to read sheet music laid out in staff, abc note names and chords. Patrick was a cajun new traditional irish tunes by l. Irish session tunes blue book im stretta noten shop kaufen.

If you are in the process of learning irish music as. Scottish, and irish fiddle tunes sc the skye collection smm the scots musical museum st irish traditional music session tunes. Tunes index we use this list to quickly find tunes from any of the 4 tune books including the childrens book quickly. The king street session tunebook from michael longs web site. Galway, who has been sentenced to transportation to. A nice feature of this collection is that the tunes are prearranged in sets groups of two or three tunes that play well together. Oflaherty books these are the 3 books that contain most of the common tunes we play in the dallas area sessoins. Each cd is accompanied by a book with the sheet music to the tunes. The blue book cd edition the blue book contains over 100 irish dance tunes and airs, selected and arranged into sets by brid cranitch. A handbook of morris dances the black book by lionel bacon. Irish folktunes these treble clef tunes are suitable for fiddle, flute, trumpet, clarinet, or any other treble solo instrument. Music players recordings of each beginner tune played slowly. Many of these are core repertoire tunes played at irish.

Irish session tunes green book flute sheet music 100 dance. Irish we are now offering curbside service by appointment. Songs of ireland includes sheetmusic, words and guitar chords st. Irish session tunes the blue book by brid cranitch. Irish session tunes blue book dance tunes and airs. English, welsh, scottish, and irish fiddle tunes sc the skye collection smm the scots musical museum st irish traditional music session tunes wb the waltz book people pgg george grasso pjg jeff grudin pkfb kim fultonbennett plaw lee anne. Many of these are core repertoire tunes played at irish sessions, contra dances and bluegrass and oldtime jams. There are several thousand different irish dance tunes either on recordings or in tune. Irish traditional session music book 2 the irish session.

There are now hundreds of thousands of abc tunes available online from several hundred tune collections. Loosely speaking, the jigs and reels found in this book. Mb mel bays irish session tune book mc music of corktown mcs mcgibbons collection of scots tunes. Irish session tune book book mel bay publications, inc. I find learning tunes at sessions to be impossible, and while it is enjoyable to learn and play music at home, it would be fun to get together with others to play occasionally. A set, in terms of irish session playing, is a group of tunes that goes together. Mccullough cd available also traditional irish flute solos. This book is aimed at teaching 30 basic tunes for joining an irish jam or session and is based on the tunes and coffee youtube series that isaac and louise recorded in 2017. I managed to get up to a few of their sessions in the past and was amazed to find that they are still adding sets of tunes to this book. These are the top 20 irish traditional tunebooks from the 60 included in the bibliography which offer, in one package, the largest number of current, worldwide session tunes. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Irish session tunes the red book 100 irish dance tunes and airs series.

Irish session tunes the blue book the whistle shop. This musical gathering is apparently quite different than a blues, jazz or bluegrass jam session in that it is customary at irish sessions to play in tight unison with. Top20 lists of the most popular irish session tunes worldwide, based on how many members of currently play a tune. Based on the many sessions hes played in or listened to, brid cranitch has selected 100 tunes in 40 sets of 2, 3 or 4 tunes so that you can learn the tunes and work on transitions. Includes silver spear i, shetland reel, rose in the heather and fasten the leg in her. Ryan thomsons list of common irish session tunes learn some of these if you want to play along at sessions. Mel bay this book is the ideal primer for anyone wishing to participate in an irish session. You can search most of these collections or browse the titles with the abc tune search.

Jul 11, 2005 although this book contains many well known tunes, it is refreshing, in that it presents the tunes in sets. These are collections of tunes, compiled from various sources all over the web. The groton session oftenplayed tune sets books pdf of complete books version 1 version 2 groton waltz book ver 1. This is a great collection of traditional irish tunes. An irish traditional music recording with forty tracks. Many have been learned by ear or handouts from various sessions. Let me know if you would like a collection included on this page.