Blarney Stone Pub San Diego, California Irish Session Tunes

Michael Eskin eskin@home.com

Preface I came to Irish session music only quite recently in my musical lifetime. It became clear to me very quickly that it can be very difficult for beginning players to bootstrap themselves into becoming participating members of a session. So often the tunes go by so quickly, and it seems that nobody knows the names. What I felt was needed was a book of the tunes played in our session, in the order that they are commonly played. Many times I have watched beginners, (myself included) desperately flipping through books trying to find a tune being played, only to have the group move on to another tune just when its been found in the book, or worse, never finding it at all so that there isnt a chance that they will be able to play it the following week. Using this book and some practice, new players should be able to become participating members of the session in just a few weeks. Acknowledgement Thank you to everyone at the Blarney Stone Pub and at the House of Ireland in Balboa Park for welcoming me into the world of Irish session music. A special thank you to Nishi for helping kick this effort off by suggesting the initial list of tunes. Thank you to Steve Glass for his wonderful transcriptions of interesting tunes. Thank you to Marci Bunescu and Dennis Buskirk of Cobblestone for providing me with a comprehensive list of tunes for dancers. Production Notes This book was produced entirely on a Macintosh using both hand transcriptions and .abc tune sources from the Internet, mostly from Henrik Norbecks ABC archives. The .abc files were brought in to BarFly 1.0d23, which generated the notation. The resulting graphics were then pasted into Microsoft Word. (c) Copyright 1999 Michael Eskin This file may be distributed freely and may not be used for commercial purposes, such as printing a tune book to sell. Questions? Corrections? Tune suggestions? E-mail: eskin@home.com Blarney Stone Tunebook web site: http://members.home.com/eskin/tunebook.html

Table of Contents
Reels Martin Wynne's #1 - Martin Wynne's #2 Lucy Campbell - Jolly Tinker Lads of Laoise - Sailing into Walpole's Marsh - Hunter's Hut Cameronian - Rakish Paddy Merry Blacksmith - Cooley's - Mountain Road Salamanca - Peter Street Pigeon on the Gate - Earl's Chair - Woman of the House Cup of Tea - Dunmore Lasses Ashplant - Jackie Coleman's - Bag of Spuds - Bird on a Tree Musical Priest - Jenny's Chicken Wise Maid - Morning Dew Bucks of Oranmore - Wind that Shakes Barley Scholar - Teetotalor - St. Anne's Mason's Apron - Farewell to Ireland Sligo Maid - Pigeon on the Gate - Cooley's Ships are Sailing - Morning Star Jolly Tinker - Lady Montgomery Maid of Mt. Cisco - Down the Broom - Star of Munster Chicago - Sally Garden's - Man of the House Tam Lin - Hand Me Down the Tackle 7 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 26 28 30 32 34 35 36 38 40

Pinch of Snuff Maudabawn Chapel The Wild Irishman Abbey Reel

42 43

Jigs Cathleen Hehirs - Lark in the Morning Mooncoin - Langstrom's Pony Caliope House - Banks of Lough Gowna - Orphan Tobin's Favorite - Smash the Windows Trip to Athlone - Tripping Up the Stairs - Connaughtman's Rambles Market Town - Scatter the Mud - Arthur Darleys Jig Old Favorite - Cliffs of Moher - Bill Hart's Jig Swallowtail Jig - Road to Lisdoonvarna Kesh Jig - Morrison's - Trip to Sligo When Sick is it Tea - Haste to the Wedding - Off She Goes Jig of Slurs - Athol Highlanders Blarney Pilgrim - The Rambling Pitchfork - The Black Rogue Banish Misfortune Tell Her I Am - Queen of the Rushes Slip Jigs The Boys of Ballysadare - Butterfly Rocky Road to Dublin - Another Jig Will Do - Deirdes Fancy 74 75 44 46 48 50 52 54 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72

Hornpipes Home Ruler Rights of Man King of the Fairies Boys of Bluehill - Harvest Home Madame Bonaparte Polkas Unknown Title - Dennis Murphys - John Ryans Slow Airs / Waltzes Ashokan Farewell Southwind Sheebeg Sheemore Trip to Skye Tunes Transcribed by Steve Glass: Jug of Punch Maids of Mitchelstown Cold, Haily, Windy Night Dochertys Reel An Suisin Ban First Flight of Geese Rolling Wave Star Above the Garter Humours of Ballyloughlin Garrett Barrys Bryan OLynn Snug in a Blanket Calliope House 5 86 87 88 91 92 93 94 82 83 84 85 80 76 76 77 78 79

OFarrells Welcome to Limerick Comb Your Hair and Curl It Elizabeth Kellys Frahers Dinny Delaneys Humours of Whiskey Hardiman the Fiddler Sock in the Hole Hole in the Sock My Rovin Eye Blackwell Court Mrs. Carrolls Strathspey Rogues in a Nation Cam Ye Oer Frae France Morgan Magan Lord Mayos March The Hunt Suil Ghorm The Trees They Do Grow High The Sound of Sleet The Trowie Burn Revision History

97 98 100 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 115

Martin Wynne's #1 C
1 2

Martin Wynne (1914-98)

Martin Wynne's #2 C ~ ~

Martin Wynne (1914-98)

~
3

Lucy Campbell C ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~

2~

Jolly Tinker, The C ~ ~ ~ ~

Lads of Laois, The C ~ ~

1 2

~ ~

~
3

~ ~

Sailing into Walpole's Marsh C ~ ~

~ ~

~ ~ ~

~ ~

10

Hunter's House, The ~ C ~

Ed Reavy

~ ~ ~

11

Cameronian Reel, The C ~

~
3 3 3

Rakish Paddy C ~
1 2

12

13

Merry Blacksmith, The C

Cooley's C ~

Joe Mills, Galway (1938)

~
1

~
2

14

Mountain Road, The

1 2

Michael Gorman (1895-1970)

C ~
1 2

15

Salamanca Reel, The

C ~
1

~
2

~
3

Peter Street

C
3 3

16

17

Pigeon on the Gate, The C ~ ~

~
3

~
3 3

Earl's Chair, The C ~

~
1

~
2

~ ~ ~

18

Woman of the House, The C ~

3

~ ~ ~ ~
3

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

19

Cup of Tea, The C

1 2

~ ~

20

Dunmore Lasses, The ~ ~ C ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

3

21

Ashplant, The C ~
3

~ ~ ~
3

Jackie Coleman's C ~
1 2

~
1 2

22

Bag of Spuds, The C

Bird on a Tree, The C ~ ~

~ ~ ~

~ ~

23

Musical Priest, The

1 2

C
3

~
1 2

~ C

Jenny's Chickens ~

~
1 2

24

Wise Maid, The C ~

3

(John Doherty ?)

~
1 2

~ ~
3

Morning Dew, The

1 2

~
1

~
2
3

25

Bucks of Oranmore, The

1 2

~
1

~
2

~
1

~
2

26

Wind That Shakes the Barley, The

1

27

Scholar, The C
1

~
2

Teetotaller's Reel

4 4

28

Saint Anne's Reel C

29

Mason's Apron, The C ~

1

~
2

30

Farewell to Ireland C ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
3 3 3

~ ~
3 3

~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

31

Sligo Maid, The C

~ ~

~ ~

Pigeon on the Gate, The C ~ ~

~
3

~
3 3

32

Cooley's C ~

Joe Mills, Galway (1938)

~
1

~
2

33

Ships Are Sailing

3 3

C ~
3 3

~ ~

Morning Star, The C

3

~
3

~
3 3

34

Jolly Tinker, The C ~ ~ ~ ~

Lady Montgomery
1 2

C ~
1

~
2

35

Maid of Mount Cisco, The C ~ ~

3

Paddy Killoran (?)

~
1

~
2

~
3

~
1 2
3

~ ~

~ ~

~ ~

~ C ~ ~

Down the Broom ~ ~

1 2

36

Star of Munster, The C

~ ~

2~

37

Chicago Reel, The C ~

3

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sally Gardens, The C

38

Man of the House, The

1 2

C
1 2

39

Tam Lin C

~ ~

~ ~

40

Hand Me Down the Tackle C ~ ~

~ ~

41

Pinch of Snuff C

42

Maudabawn Chapel C ~ ~

Ed Reavy (1898-1988)

~ ~

The Wild Irishman

1
3

C ~ ~
1 2

The Abbey Reel

1 2

~ ~

~ ~

~ ~

43

Cathleen Hehir's 6 8 ~
1 2

44

Lark in the Morning, The 6 8

1 2

45

Mooncoin Jig, The 6 8

46

Langstrom's Pony 6 8

47

~ 6 8
1 ~

Caliope House ~ ~

Dave Richardson

2 ~

~ ~ ~ ~

Banks of Lough Gowna, The 6 8

1 2

~ ~

48

Orphan, The 6 8 ~
1 2

~ ~

49

Tobin's Favourite 6 8 ~ ~

Smash the Windows 6 8

50

51

Trip to Athlone, The 6 8

1 2

Tripping Up the Stairs 6 8

1 2

52

Connaughtman's Rambles, The 6 8

53

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Kesh Jig, The 6 8 ~ ~

1 2

~ ~

Morrison's Jig 6 8 ~

62

Trip to Sligo, The 6 8

1 2

63

When Sick is it Tea You Want? 6 8

1 2

Haste to the Wedding 6 8

1 2

~ ~

64

Off She Goes 6 8

1

~
2

65

Jig of Slurs, The 6 8

66

6 8 ~

Atholl Highlanders, The ~

67

Blarney Pilgrim, The 6 8 ~

Rambling Pitchfork, The 6 8 ~

1 2

68

Black Rogue, The 6 8

~ ~ ~

69

Banish Misfortune 6 8

70

71

Tell Her I Am 6 8 ~ ~

~ ~
1

~ ~

~
2

~ ~

72

Queen of the Rushes, The 6 8

1 2

73

Boys of Ballysadare, The 9 8

Butterfly, The 9 8

Tommy Potts

74

Rocky Road to Dublin, The 9 8

Another Jig Will Do 9 8 ~

Deirdre's Fancy
1 2

9 8
1 2

75

Home Ruler, The C ~

Frank McCollum of Ballycastle 3

Rights of Man, The C

(James Hill, Northumberland (??))

76

King of the Fairies, The C

77

Boys of Bluehill, The

3

C
3

Harvest Home C

78

Madame Bonaparte 4 4

Madame Bonaparte 4 4

79

Unknown Title 2 4

Dennis Murphy's 2 4

80

John Ryan's 2 4
1 2

81

Ashokan Farewell 3 4

Jay Ungar, 1983.

82

South Wind, The 3 4

1 2

Traditional

83

Sheebeg Sheemore 3 4

Turlough O'Carolan

84

Trip to Skye
Bm Bm/G A Bm

John Whelan

6 8

Bm

Bm/G

Bm

Bm

Bm

Bm/G

85

Dm

Jug of Punch

Am

Boys of the Lough

4 4
Dm C Am F/(Bb) (Am) Dm

Dm

Am

(C)

Bb

Am

F/(Bb) (Am) Dm

Maids of Mitchelstown
Dm C Dm Am Dm Am C Dm

Bothy Band

4 4

Cno3

Dno3

F159 Ano3

Bb159 1 Ano3

Gno3

2 Ano3

Dm

Dm

Am

Dm

Am

1 C

Dm

2 C

Dm

Cno3

Dno3

F159

Ano3

Bb159 1 Ano3

Gno3

3 2 Ano3

86

Cold, Haily, Windy Night

Am C Dno3 Am

Steeleye Span

4 4
Am C Dno3 AmDno3 3

Am

Am

(C159)

Dno3

A159

Docherty's Reel
Am G C \D G\C

Boys of the Lough

4 4
Am G C \D 1 G Am 2 C D

Am

Em

\C

Am\D

Em

Am

87

An Suisin Ban (F)

Bb F
3

Bb

Chieftains

4 4
F C 1 Bb F
3

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

An Suisin Ban (C)

F C
3

Chieftains

4 4
C G 1 F C
3

88

An Suisin Ban (G)

C G
3

Chieftains

4 4
G D 1 C G
3

An Suisin Ban (D)

G D
3

Chieftains

4 4
D A 1 G D
3

89

An Suisin Ban (A)

D A
3

Chieftains

4 4
A E 1 D A
3

90

First Flight of Geese

D A G A
3

Gerald Trimble

4 4

Em

F#m

Em

F#m

Em 3

F#m

Em

F#m

Em

A3

Em

A3

Em

A3

Em

A3

A3

91

The Rolling Wave

Bm D Bm G

6 8
Bm D A G

Em

Bm

The Star Above the Garter

G D C G D

6 8
G D C D

92

The Humours of Ballyloughlin

D G D C G C (D)

6 8

C\Am

1 D

2 D

(G)

1 A

2 A

C\Am

93

Garrett Barry's
G Am G D C

Chieftains

6 8
D\Bm G Am D\G A\Em D D\G

Em 3

(D)

G 3

Em\A

G\D

Bryan O'Lynn
C Em C G Am

Steeleye Span

6 8
C(\F) Em C D 1 C Am 2 C Am

Dno3

Am

Am

94

Snug in a Blanket
D C G D G

Dave Swarbrick

6 8
D C G D 1 G 2 G

(G)

95

Caliope House
G D G Am

Cobblestone

6 8
1 G C D

Em

Am

Em

96

O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick 9 8

Chieftains

97

Comb Your Hair and Curl It

Em (Bm) A D Em C Am (D)

Chieftains

9 8

Em

Am

(D)

Em

Ano3

(Am)

(D)

Em

Am

(D)

98

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Elizabeth Kelly's 9 8

Chieftains

Fraher's 9 8

Chieftains

100

Dinny Delaney's 9 8

Chieftains

101

Humours of Whiskey 9 8

Chieftains

Hardiman the Fiddler 9 8

Chieftains

102

Em

Sock in the Hole

Em

Bm

Bm

Liz D Carroll

2 4
D A D 1 Bm Em 2 D Bm A

A/D

(D)

(G)

D/A

(D)

Em

HoleA the Sock in

Liz Carroll D

2 4
G D G Em A

Em

Bm

Em/G

Em

Bm

Em/G

103

My Rovin' Eye
Dm\G C Dm\G C

4 4
Dm\G C G

Am

Dm

Dm

Dm

Am

Dm

2 4

4 4

Blackwell Court
C F C F C Dm F G

4 4
Am G F C Dm Am 1 Dm 2 Dm

Dm

Em

DmF

Am

Dm

Am

Dm

Dm

104

Mrs. Carroll's Strathspey

G Em

Liz Carroll

6 8
G C G D

Em

Em

Em

Em

105

Rogues in a Nation
Dm F Bb C Dm 1 Dm 2 Dm

4 4
F C

2 4
Dm

4 4
C Dm

Dm

Bb

Bb

Dm

Dm

2 4

Cam ye o'er frae France

Am F Am G F Am G

6 4
Am F Am (C) Am G

4 4
Em F

6 4

106

Morgan Magan
G C Am D

4 4
G D G Ano3 D

C/Am/D

1 G

2 G

Gno3

Am

Am

Cno3

Dno3

C/Am/D

107

Lord Mayo's March 2 4

1 2

108

The Hunt
G D C

Boys of the Lough

6 8
G D Am D

Am

Am

Am

Am

109

Suil Ghorm
Dm (Gno3) C Am Dm

Altan

9 8
F (Gno3) C

1 Am

Bb

Dm

Em

Dm

3 8
2 Am

6 8
Bb C

9 8
F C Dm Bb

Am

G(no3)

Dm

(Gno3)

Am

Dm

(Gno3)

Am

Bb

Dm

3 8
Dm Em Dm Em\C Dm Em Dm

6 8

110

The Trees They Do Grow High

Em Bm

Martin Carthy

6 8
D A

Em

Bm

Em

Em

D\Bm

Em

111

The Sound of Sleet

D G A D G D

Glayva

G A

4 4

Bm

G A

Bm

Em

Em

Bm

Bm

Bm

G A

Bm

Em

Em

112

The Trowie Burn (Am) 3 4

Boys of the Lough

113

The Trowie Burn (Dm) 3 4

Boys of the Lough

114

 Revision History 8 July 1999 Major update Added Steve Glass transcribed tunes Changed Pinch of Snuff to version closer to what Ive heard Peter Damachek play. Added version of Madame Bonaparte in key of A 3 July 1999 Added Maudabawn Chapel set 7 June 1999 Major update Reformatted most songs for easier readability. Fixed harmonies on several tunes. Replaced Smash the Windows reel with jig. Replaced Battering Ram with Black Rogue. Replaced Yellow Tinker with Drunken Tinker as per Nishis suggestion. Replaced Farewell to Ireland with correct version. Repaginated for proper left/right orientation for bound tune books. Added hornpipes: Home Rule, Rights of Man, King of the Fairies, Boys of Bluehill, Harvest Home Added Ashokan Farewell, Southwind, Sheebeg Sheemore, Tell Her I Am. 5 June 1999 Added Tam Lin, Hand Me Down the Tackle, Queen of the Rushes, Pinch of Snuff Also added Preface page. Fixed problem with The Battering Ram formatting. 3 June 1999 Fixed problems with Lucy Campbell and Teetotallers. Both had extra parts. 31 May 1999 First release for review

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