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!
Select a date below:
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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T: High Road to Linton
R: Reel
K: A
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
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