Workshop Information
Recently, we have been trialling running a short tune-learning workshop at the beginning of each session.
This involves spending 30-40 minutes learning a new tune by ear. The idea is to increase the confidence
of the sessioners for playing tunes by ear and relying less on the music. After we have learned a tune,
we will post notes about the tune we learned here.
The tunes here should all be shown as scores. If they're not then it could be your browser doesn't support
the library used to draw the music. You can probably see the ABC notation used to generate the music. I'm
trying to add PDFs to all the music so you can download that to see the score. Alternatively, use a new browser!
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February
Bethany's Waltz (Waltz)
January
The Highlander's Farewell To Ireland (strathspey)
December
Foxhunter's, The (slip jig)
November
Josephine's (waltz)
October
Báidín Fheilimí (Slide)
September
The Lilting Fisherman (jig)
August
The Cow That Ate The Blanket (jig)
July
Maggie O'Ham (jig)
June
L'Air Mignonne (polka)
May
Faroe Rum (Reel)
April
Rocky Road To Dublin, The (slip jig)
March
Saint Anne's (reel)
February
Gravel Walks, The (Reel)
January
High Road to Linton (Reel)
December
The Bird's (hornpipe)
November
Derry Hornpipe, The (Hornpipe)
October
Barefoot (Jig)
September
The Hills of Kaitoke (slow reel/air)
August
Going To The Well For Water (slide)
July
The Butterfly (slip jig)
June
A Fig For A Kiss (slip jig)
April
The Happy Polka (polka)
March
Church Street Polka (polka)
February
Bundle and Go (jig)
January
The Holly Bush (jig)
December
Rolling In The Ryegrass (reel)
November
The Boy In The Boat (reel)
October
Old Copperplate, The (Reel)
September
Free and Easy (reel)
August
(No tune this month)
July
The Harp And The Shamrock (hornpipe)
June
Patsy Geary's (slide)
May
Winnie Hayes' (jig)
April
The Seven Stars (jig)
March
The Morning Star (reel)
February
The Sweetness Of Mary (strathspey)
January
Calum's Road (strathspey)
November
Jullåten (Waltz)
October
Autumn Child (reel)
September
The Humours Of Glendart (jig)
August
Stan Chapman's (jig)
July
The Rolling Waves (jig)
June
The Green Fields Of Rossbeigh (reel)
May
The Musical Priest (reel)
April
The Sally Gardens (reel)
March
Haste To The Wedding (jig)
February
The Killavil (jig)
January
Rambling Pitchfork, The (jig)
November
Crested Hens (waltz)
October
The Pigeon On The Gate (reel)
September
Mouse In The Kitchen (jig)
August
Tripping Up The Stairs (jig)
July
Willie Coleman's (jig)
June
The Dunmore Lasses (reel)
May
The Hare's Paw (reel)
April
The Abbey (reel)
March
Joe Derrane's (jig)
February
The Mist On The Mountain (jig)
January
The Miller's Maggot (jig)
December
(No tune this month)
November
Drummond Castle (jig)
October
The Old Favourite (jig)
September
The Rose In The Heather (jig)
August
The Monaghan Twig (reel)
July
Toss the Feathers (reel)
June
The Humours Of Tulla (reel)
May
The Lilting Banshee (jig)
April
Scotsman Over the Border (Jig)
March
Gallagher's Frolics (jig)
February
Pretty Maggie Morrissey (hornpipe)
January
The Wonder (hornpipe)
December
(No tune this month)
November
Jessica's (polka)
October
The Finnish (polka)
September
Pull The Knife And Stick It Again (jig)
August
The Maid At The Well (jig)
July
The Banks Of Lough Gowna (jig)
June
Sleep Sound In The Morning (reel)
May
Dick Gossip's (reel)
April
The Sligo Maid (reel)
March
My Darling Asleep (jig)
February
The Pipe On The Hob (jig)
January
The Hag At The Churn (jig)
December
In Dulci Jubilo (hornpipe)
November
(No tune this month)
October
Michael Turner's Waltz (waltz)
September
Old Joe's (jig)
August
The Rollicking Boys Of Tandragee (jig)
July
Danse Breton (reel)
June
The Lea Rig (Reel)
May
The Star Of Munster (reel)
April
Laride ("Gavotte") (Laride a six temps)
March
Tobin's Favourite (jig)
February
(No tune this month)
January
The Ships Are Sailing (reel)
December
(No tune this month)
November
Navie on the Line (reel)
October
Planxty Irwin (Jig)
September
The Faery's Reel (reel)
August
Mountain Road, The (reel)
July
Banshee, The (reel)
June
Donnybrook Fair (jig)
May
Coleraine, The (jig)
April
Little Diamond, The (polka)
March
Maids Of Ardagh, The (polka)
February
Waiting for the Federals (American Reel)
January
Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Closer to the Fire (American Reel)
December
(No tune this month)
November
(No tune this month)
October
Maggie in the Woods (Polka)
September
Fairies, The (hornpipe)
August
Lanigan's Ball (jig)
July
Down by the Sally Gardens (waltz)
June
Behind The Haystack (jig)
May
Spanish Lady (polka)
April
Jim Ward's (jig)
March
Lucy Farr's (barndance)
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X:1
T:Jullåten
%%score 1 2
L:1/8
M:3/4
R:Waltz
K:G
V:1
V:2
V:1
"G" (3D2 G2 A2 B>c | (3:2:4d2 d2 Bd g>f |"C" (3e2 c2 B2 A>G |"D" (3:2:4FG A2 F2 D>C |
"G" (3:2:4B,D G2 A2 B>c | (3:2:4d2 d2 Bd g>f |"C" (3e2 c2 B2 A>G |"D" (3FEF G4 ::
"C" (3g2 e2 c2 A>g |"D" (3:2:4fg a2 f2 d>f |"C" (3g2 e2 c2 A>G |"D" (3:2:4FG A2 F2 D>C |
"Em" (3:2:4B,D G2 A2 B>c |"G/D" (3:2:4d2 d2 Bd g>f |"C" (3e2 c2 B2 A>G |"D" (3FEF"G" G4 :|
V:2
(3[G,D]2 [G,G]2 [G,F]2 G>A | (3:2:4B2 B2 GB d>B | (3c2 A2 G2 F>E | (3:2:4DE F2 D2 (3A,CA, |
(3:2:4[G,D]F [G,G]2 [G,F]2 G>A | (3:2:5D[DB] B2 GB [Dd]>[DB] | (3[Dc]2 A2 G2 F>E | D<A, [B,D]4 ::
(3e2 c2 G2 c>c | (3:2:4de f2 d2 A>d | (3[ce]2 c2 G2 F>E | (3:2:4DE F2 D2 A,>A, |
(3:2:4G,F E2 F2 G>A | (3:2:4[EB]2 [DB]2 GB [Dd]>[DB] | (3c2 A2 G2 F>E | (3D[G,D]C [B,D]4 :|
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X: 1
T: Autumn Child
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
B=c|:"Em"B2EF "G"G2AG|"D"F2EF "Bm"D2B,A,|"Em"B,EEF "G"GABc|"Bm"d2cB "D"ABcd|
"Em"B2EF "G"G2AG|"D"F2EF "Bm"D2B,A,|"Em"B,EEF "G"GABA|"Bm"FG"D"FD "Em"EFGA:|
|:"Em"B2 e2 "Bm"d3e|"A"c2BA "Em/G"BEFE|"D"DEFG "A/C#"A2Bc|"Bm"d2cB "F#m"ABcd|
"Em"B2EF G2AG|F2EF D2B,A,|B,EEF GABA|1 FGFD EFGA:|2 FGFD E4||
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X: 1
T: The Humours Of Glendart
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:"D"BAF AFE|FEF DFA|BAF AFD|"A"FEE E2A|
"D"BAF AFE|FEF DFA|"G"dcB "A"AFE|"D"FDD D2A:|
"D"def d2B|ABA ABc|def d2f|"A"ecA ecA|
"Bm"def d2B|"F#m"ABA ABc|"G"dcB "A"AFE|"D"FDD D2A:|
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X: 1
T: Stan Chapman's
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
~E3 EFA|~B3 Bce|fea fec|ecA BAF|
~E3 EFA|~B3 Bce|fea fec|ecA A3:|
e3 ece|~f3 fga|ecA ~B3|cAF F3|
e3 ece|~f3 fga|ecA ~B3| cAF A3:|
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X: 1
T: The Rolling Waves
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:"D"F2 E EDE|F2 D DED|F2 E EFA|"G"d2 e fdA|
|"D"F2 E EDE|F2 D DdB|"Em"AFE EFA|"G"BAB d3:|
|:"D"ABd e2 f|"G"d2 cB2 A|"D"ABd e2 f|"G"dcA B3|
|"D"ABd ede|"G"fdB BAF|"Em"AFE EFA|"G"BAB d3:|
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X: 4
T: The Green Fields Of Rossbeigh
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|: "Em"BE ~E2 BAFB | "D"ABde fded | "Em"BE ~E2 BAFA | "D"BFAF EFGA |
| "Em"B3 B-B AFB | "D"ABde fded | "Em"BE ~E2 BAFA | "D"BFAF "Em"E4 :|
|: "D"Bd ef "Em"g2 ge | dB ~B2 dB ~B2 | "D"Bd ef "Em"g2 ge | "Bm"dBAF E2 ef |
| "Am7"g3 a gfeg | "Bm7"f3 g fedB | "C"ABde fdec | "D"dBAF "Em"E4 :|
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X: 1
T: The Musical Priest
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bmin
|:BA|"Bm" FBBA `B2Bd|"A"cBAf ecBA|"Bm"FBBA B2Bd|"A"cBAc "Bm"B2:|
|:Bc|"D"d2dc dfed|"A"(3cBA eA fAeA|"G"d2dc dfaf|"A"edcd "Bm"B2:|
|:Bc|"Bm"dBB2 bafb|"A"afec ABce|"Bm"dB B2 bafb|"A"afec "Bm"B2:|
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X: 6
T: The Sally Gardens
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:G2 DG B2 GB|d2e2 dBAB|d2 Bd efge|dBAB GEDE|
G2 DG B2 GB|d2e2 dBAB|d2 Bd efge| dBAB G4:||
|:dggf g2dg|g2 bg ageg|eaag a2ea|a2 bg ageg|
dggf g2dg|g2 bg ageg|d2 Bd efge|dBAB G2:||
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X: 1
T: Haste To The Wedding
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:ABA Agf|ede fdB|ABA AGF|GFG E3|
ABA Agf|ede fdB|A2g faf|ded d3:|
|:afa afa|bgb bgb|afa agf|gfg efg|
a3 f3|ede fdB|A2g faf|ded d3:|
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X: 2
T: The Killavil
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
BEE BEE|Bdf edB|BAF FEF|DFA BAF|
BEE BEE|Bdf edB|BAF dAF|FED E3:|
e2f gfe|faf edB|BAF FEF|DFA dBA|
e2f gfe|faf edB|BAF dAF|FED E3:|
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X: 1
T: Rambling Pitchfork, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
"D"F3 AFF|dFF AFD|"G"GFG ABc|"A"ded cAG|
"D"F3 AFF|dFF AFD|"G"GFG "A"BAB|"D"AFD D3:|
"D"d2e f2d|"A"ecA ABc|"D"d2e f2g|"G"a2f "A"gfe|
"Bm7"d2e f2d|"A"ecA AGF|"G"GFG "A"BAB|"D"AFD D3:|
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