100 Popular Irish Session Tunes CD

Description

Description

This CD is to accompany the book by the same name.

Mally says “The tune settings in this book are all ‘session friendly’, i.e. you can learn them exactly as written and know that you will have a perfectly acceptable version. However, I consider it unwise to learn a tune from only one source and I would suggest strongly that, when learning a new tune, you pay heed to other books, recordings and live performances. It is important to note that the settings in this book are greatly influenced by the instrument I play, the D/G melodeon (an accordion system rarely found in Irish music circles – B/C and C sharp/D are the norm). I’ve made a conscious effort to allow this to happen in order to give the book its own unique character. When choosing books, take care not to be put off by the title; some of the best sources of tunes are from tuition books. Just because the book cover says ‘Learn to Play the Banjo’, don’t think it’s of no use if you play the tin whistle.

Books will only help you to learn the notes of a tune. To pick up the rhythm of Irish music you must devote a large amount of time listening to both recordings and live musicians. Of greatest importance, you must practise; the value of this book is directly proportional to the number of hours a day you spend practising.

Chord arrangements are more or less as played on the soundtrack, but nevertheless, are only suggestions. The dominant chords (i.e. D in the key of G, A in the key of D and E in the key of A etc.) throughout this book are noted as plain major chords, whereas many musicians prefer to play the seventh (D7, A7, E7 etc.). Feel free to play either type of chord as the mood takes you.

Suggested ornamentation has been kept to a minimum and is indicated by the symbol ~.”

Contents

Reels

Ambrose Maloney’s

Bag of Potatoes, The

Belles of Tipperary, The

Boys of Malin, The

Castle Kelly

Colonel Frazer

Dairy Maid, The

Dinkie’s

Drunken Tinker, The

Dublin Reel, The

Eel in the Sink, The

Farewell to Erin

First Month of Summer, The

Foxhunters’ Reel

Galtee Rangers

Gatehouse Maid, The

George White’s Fancy

Green Mountain, The

Jackson’s

Jenny Picking Cockles

Kilrush Polka No. 1, The

Kilrush Polka No. 2, The

King of the Clans

Laington’s

Liffey Banks, The

Lucky in Love

Mamma’s Pet

Mayor Harrison’s Fedora

McDonagh’s

McFadden’s Handsome Daughter

Michael Creamer’s

Michael Reilly’s

Milliner’s Daughter, The

Molloy’s

Monsignor’s Blessing

Mountain Top, The

Mullingar Races

Music in the Glen

My Love and I in the Garden

Paddy Cronin’s

Peter Street

Piper’s Despair, The

Rattigan’s

Reconciliation, The

Red Haired Lass, The

Stenson’s

Stoney Steps, The

Swinging on a Gate

Tom Ward’s Downfall

Union Reel, The

Volunteer, The

Jigs

Bank of Turf, The

Bill Collins’

Brian O’Lynn

Bush on the Hill, The

Butchers’ March, The

Come Have a Drink With Me

Con Cassidy’s

Get Up Old Woman and Shake

Hole in the Hedge, The

Jerry’s Beaver Hat

Kinnegad Slashers

Leg of the Duck, The

Leitrim Fancy

Old Man Dillon

Orphan, The

Paddy Taylor’s

Rambler, The

Richard Brennan’s Favourite

Rose’s Delight

Scatter the Mud

Seamus Cooley’s

Sliabh Russell

Trip to Sligo, A

Visit to Ireland, A

Hornpipes

Byrne’s

Derry, The

High Level, The

Poppy Leaf, The

Showman’s Fancy

Polkas

Annaghbeg, The

Gullane No. 2, The

Johnny O’Leary’s

Many a Wild Night

Pete Bradleys

Timmy O’Connors

Slides

Ceanngulla, The

Con Carthy’s Favourite

Dan Cronin’s

Dennis Enright’s

Glountane Frolics

Kishkeam, The

Scart, The

Slip Jigs

Ceanngulla, The

Con Carthy’s Favourite

Dan Cronin’s

Dennis Enright’s

Glountane Frolics

Kishkeam, The

Scart, The

Barn Dances

Hills of Tara, The

Peach Blossoms