About the Book
75 of the most popular Irish reels, jigs, hornpipes, polkas, slip jigs and airs played at traditional Irish music sessions worldwide, with standard musical notation and with easy-to-learn tablature for the Anglo concertina. THE TUNES: An Comhra Donn, Ballydesmond #3 (Tom Billy's), Banish Misfortune, The Banshee, Bill Malley's Barndance, Bill Sullivan's Polka, The Blackbird, Blackthorn Stick, Blarney Pilgrim, Boys of Bluehill, Britches Full of Stitches, Bucks of Oranmore, The Butterfly, Carolan's Concerto, Carolan's Draught, Carrickfergus, Cliffs of Moher, Connaughtman's Rambles, Cooley's Reel, Cuckoo's Nest, Dennis Murphy's Polka, Drowsy Maggie, Dunmore Lasses, The Earl's Chair, Eleanor Plunkett, Father Kelly's (Rossmore Jetty), Frieze Britches, Galtee Hunt, Geese in the Bog, Gravel Walk, Hag at the Churn, Home Ruler, Julia Delaney, Kesh Jig, Kid on the Mountain, King of the Fairies, Lannigan's Ball, Lark in the Morning, Lilting Banshee, Maggie Brown's Favorite, Maggie in the Wood, Maid Behind the Bar, Maids of Ardagh, Man of the House, Merrily Kissed the Quaker, Merry Blacksmith, Morrison's Jig, Mountain Road, Mug of Brown Ale (Clare Jig), My Darling Asleep, O'Connell's Lamentation, Old Man Dillon (Jug of Brown Ale), Out on the Ocean, The Parting Glass, Peg Ryan's (Egan's Polka), Plains of Boyle, Planxty Fanny Power, Planxty George Brabazon, Rights of Man, Road to Lisdoonvarna, Rocky Road to Dublin, Rolling on the Rye Grass, Sally Gardens, Sean Ryan's Polka, Si Bheag Si Mhor, Silver Spear, Sligo Maid, Stack of Wheat, Star of the County Down, Trip to Durrow, Tripping Upstairs, Wind That Shakes the Barley, Wind That Shakes the Barley [Crotty], Wise Maid, The Woodcock.
