Irish Tunebooks

100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes $15.45

Dave Mallinson

Extend your Irish session repertoire with this handsome selection of popular Irish tunes: unlike many other Irish books of this nature the emphasis is away from reels: here you'll find slip jigs, hornpipes, slides and an abundance of lively jigs. With chords.

100 Essential Irish Session Tunes $13.95

Ed. Dave Mallinson

When embarking on the task of learning a set of tunes in order to join in the Irish pub sessions, one major problem is deciding which tunes to learn first. This book will help because it presents 100 of the most widely known and most regularly played of those tunes. With these under your belt you will be able to go along to virtually any session and know that the musicians will most likely be able to play a fair few tunes from your repetoire. Also you will be able to start any of these tunes safe in the knowledge that smoeone will know it and may join in to give moral support!

100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes $13.95

Ed. Dave Mallinson

This book echos the format of a typical Irish session. Lots of reels, some jigs, and a few hornpipes. It follows the two best-selling 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes and 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. All the tunes in this book are firm session favorites, particularly the reels. There are no polkas as there are plenty to be found in 100 Irish Polkas!

100 Irish Polkas $15.45

Dave Mallinson

The title says it all, a book crammed with juicy polkas to get your teeth into: a must for polka lovers aswell as any other musician who is looking for easier Irish repertoire. Why not give your self a break from the reels and jigs occasionally?

100 Irish Tunes for Piano Accordion $24.95 with CD

David DiGiuseppe

100 Tunes for Piano Accordion $14.95

David DiGiuseppe

Complete with fingering, left-hand notation and chord symbols.

100 Vital Irish Session tunes $21.00

Dave Mallinson

These tunes form the very corner stone of Irish music sessions. They crop up with such regularity that it's VITAL that you are able to play them. Every type of dance tune is represented: reels, jigs, hornpipies, polkas, slides, slip jigs and on…easy to read with accompanying chords for your guitar playing spouse!

121 Favorite Irish Session Tunes $44.95 for 4 CDs and book

L.E. McCullough

Performed on tin whistle by L.E. McCullough, the tunes are first played slowly and then up to speed. Then you can turn off the melody and have keyboard and guitar accompaniment for a great practice session. Good for any melody instrument, fiddle, accordion, flute, tinwhistle, banjo, guitar, bouzoukie. 4 CDs with music book.

A Complete Guide to Learning the Irish Fiddle Book with CD $34.95; Video $39.95

Paul McNevin

Everything you need to know about the Irish fiddle, from the first notes and tunes to advanced solos and ornamentation.

A Dossan of Heather $24.95 with CD

Compiled and edited byJean Duval and Stephen Jones

The tunes in this collection all come from the much-loved singer, musician and storyteller Packie Manus Byrne. Contains a CD with 22 of the original and traditional tunes, and a lovely story with each tune. Jigs, airs, hornpipes, reels, slip jigs, marches, polkas and mazurkas, 85 in all, grace the pages of this lovely book.

Allan's Irish Fiddler $16.95

Collected and Arranged by Hugh McDermott

A collection of popular Irish Dance Music, comprising 120 favorite tunes, some of which here published for the first time, to form a complete repertoire ot Irish Dances for violin or other solo instrument. A classic.

An Irish Tunebook Parts 1 and 2, $11.95 each

ed. by John Loesberg

Lots of airs with the requisite jigs, double jigs, reels set dances etc. Very well laid out, big print, easy to read.

Carolan $39.95

Donal O'Sullivan

Originally published in 1958, O'Sullivan's classic study of Turlough O Caorlan became a musical and historical beacon for all those interested in Ireland's past and present. It is an indispensable tool ofr Irish musicians, who through this remarkable volume can go beyond the music and engross themselves in the colorful world of feudal Ireland in the 17th and early 18th centuries. This new edition contains all the original 213 tunes along with additional tunes and facts which have been unearthed since the publication first appeared.

Celtic Fiddle Tunes $10.95

Craig Duncan

This collection contains 22 traditional celtic tunes, both Scots and Irish. The harmonies are written so that various combinations from solo instrument with piano or guitar, to duets and trios, to full string quartet/orchestra are possible. The violin book includes two violin parts and a separate pull-out piano accompaniment. The viola book includes melody viola, viola harmony, third violin, and full score including violin, viola and cello parts with piano accompaniment. The cello book includes melody cello, cello harmony, bass and piano. So three books for the whole shebang. Nothing else like this is available as far as we know!

Celtic Guitar Encyclopedia: Fingerstyle Edition $25.00

Glenn Weiser

Over 100 arrangements in standard and dropped D tuning.

Dance Music of Ireland $11.95

Compiled by Pat McNulty

A reprint of a 1965 collection of not-all-the-ordinary Irish tunes from the repetoir of fiddler Pat McNulty, many of them published for the first time. Without any ornamentation or chords.

Dance Music of Ireland $15.95

Matt Cunnimgham

A slim book with tons of traditional tunes with chord suggestions and cross indexing to Matt's 10 recordings where applicable. Type is clear but a bit small for those of us who now need glasses to read the menue- an invaluable resource for the Irish musician none the less.

Encyclopedia of Irish and American Fiddle Tunes for Fingerstyle Guitar $24.95 with CD

Duck Baker

A pile of good tunes.

Fifty Fiddle Solos $19.95 with CD

Sean Keane

Sean Keane, brilliant fiddler with The Chhieftains, has selected, arranged and recorded fifty popular jigs, reels and hornpipes which can be enjoyed by all fiddlers.The book contains all the melodies, transcribed note-for-note from the CD, plus photos of Sean Keane and the Cheiftains, plus tips on rolls and ornamentation.

Forget Me Not $24.95 with 2 CDs

Seamus Connolly and Laurel Martin

Fiddlers Seamus Connolly and Laurel Martin provide 50 of the tastiest traditional Irish tunes in two help notations, basic and more ornamented and play each settin on two compact discs. If you're looking for a surefire way to acquire repetoire and technique, this is the set for you.

Ireland's Best Fiddle Tunes with Guitar Chords $15.95

Compiled by Paul Mc Nevin. Walton's

110 Irish tunes; includes speical feature on rolls, cuts, triplets.

Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides $15.95

Published by Waltons

110 all-time favorites. These polkas and slides will enhance your repetoire, liven up any session and are surprisingly easy to play. The polkas are in 2/4 time, the slides in 12/8 time. Sort of a double jig. With guitar chords.

Ireland's Best Session Tunes $29.95 with CD

Published by Waltons

110 of the most popular and enduring session tunes in Ireland. With guitar chords. There is also a volume 2 for the same price with 110 more tunes!

Ireland's Best Slow Airs (110) $21.95

not indicated- a Waltons publication

A great collection of Slow Airs with text on origins or inspirations where available. The type is clear, fairly large and easy to read and this volume is greatly enhanced with some very old and charming photographs.

Irish Dance Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar $24.95 with 3 CDs

Eric Thompson

Includes 3 CDs.

Irish Fiddle Playing, A Guide for the Serious Player $19.95 with CD

Phillip John Berthoud

This book is aimed at people who already play fiddle. It deals with subjects that are normally neglected such as improvisitation, the psychology of playing the fiddle, bowing, interpretation, and effective practice. It includes good versions of popular session tunes with good accompanying text. Well done and highly recommended.

Irish Fiddle Solos $19.95 with CD

Pete Cooper

This collection follows a journey, county by county from the South to the North of Ireland. Leading exponents of each regional style are acknowledged in the short texts about the tunes. Tunes are presented both in the book and on the recording in sets, rather than individually. This accords with traditional performance where tunes are grouped for both informal playing sessions and at ceilidh dances. A set usually consists of two of more tunes of the same type (jigs or reels), each tune being played three times before changing to the next. An excellent section on bowing and ornamentation is included at the beginning of the book, with exmaples from selected tunes. Fabulous documentation on each set of tunes. Interestingly enough all the text is written in English, French, and German. And an extra bonus- a county map of Ireland so you know where you are! Chords included too.

Irish Hornpipes, Slip Jigs and Reels for Fingerstyle Guitar $24.95 with 3 CDs

Duck Baker

Includes 3 CDs.

Irish Reel Book $24.95 with CD

Patrick Steinbach

A new collection (fall 2004), this spiral bound volume with chords is an excellent addition to the Irish library. Besides 250 clearly notated tunes, this book has wonderful text written in German and English. Subjects include Irish history, ensemble and session playing, tips on accompaniment, chord charts for guitar and mandolin, penny whistle fingerings, the instruments, lilting, and informative descriptions of each type of tune ie reels, slip jigs, double jigs, etc., before each section. Besides the jigs and reels, more unusual tyne types such as a large O'Carolan section, and polkas, flings, slides, airs and folksongs(without words) are included. This is as thorough and well arranged and easily readable book as I've seen - highly recommended.

Irish Session Tune Book $17.95

By Cari Fuchs

300 tunes collected while playing at Irish tune sessions.

Irish Session Tunes-The Blue Book $14.95

Ed. Brid Cranitch

This is a unique collection of Irish session tunes in that the tunes are arranged in sets, in the order that they would be played in a live situation. This is the only book I know of that is arranged this way, and therefore is quite valuable to musicians. Brid says" The tunes that make up each set vary from region to region and are also dependent on the instruments being played. What's more tunes go in and out of fashion; then there are the 'classics' which are heard in session no matter where you are, for example 'Cooleys" and 'The Wise Maid'. This collection of session tunes is by no means definitive, but is based on the many sessions I have listened to and played in.

Irish Session Tunes-The Green Book $14.95 each

Ed.Geraldine Cotter

This book contains 100 tunes collected by Geraldine Cotter from Ennis, Co. Clare, an area well know for its' rich musical tradition. The music is written in a simple form, without ornamentation, making it accessible to musicians of all levels. Medium sized print, clearly laid out and easy to read.

Irish Session Tunes-The Orange Book $14.95

Brid Cranitch

Irish session tunes in sets, selected by Brid Cranitch. This collection of session tunes sets is made up of 2 or 3 tunes per set. Like "The Blue Book" it works best when you learn the tunes in order of how they are traditionally played in an Irish session. This second collection contains more reels than the previous one. This is because you, the learner, are improving all the time so you can better handle the reels! An optional CD is available upon request.

Irish Session Tunes-The Red Book $14.95

Ed. Matt Cranitch

This collection of 100 tunes contains a vaired selection, some of which are popular and widely played, others not as well-known. The different dance rhythms-double jigs, slip jigs, slides, plokas, reels, hornpipes and set dances-are included. Traditional music is subject to continuous change and variation as it is passed from one player to another, so there is no exact version of any tune. Those given herein may be considered 'fiddle versions', in that they are suited to this particular instrument. However, they are also suitable for other instruments, though it may be necessary to modify the tunes slightly so that the notes fall within the range of the instruments. Again, this series is neatly written and clearly laid out.

Irish Traditional Fiddle Music Vol 1-3 $15.00

Jack Perron and Randy Miller

221 hard to find tunes, many not avaliable elsewhere. Tunes collected from recordings and live sessions and published by Fiddle Case Books.6x8"

Irish Tunes Vol 1 & 2 $12.95

T.C. Kelly

Arranged for the violin player, these eight tunes have a separate violin and piano part. The piano part is most definitely arranged for the intermediate to advanced classical player.

Learning the Irish Fiddle $59.95

Kevin Burke

6 one hour tapes and music book from the great master of Irish fiddle Sligo style. An elementary knowledge of fiddle required.

Mel Bay's Complete Irish Fiddle Player Book and CD $29.95

Peter Cooper

Tunes and good instruction on bowings, ornaments etc. with each tune. Lots of helpful text.

Move Your Fingers $19.95

Chris Langan

A fine collection of traditional tunes and tunes composed by piper Chris Langan, first out of Ireland and then Toronto. Preceeded by an excellent biography with photographs, the tunes are once again set and notated by Paul Cranford. A wonderful collection, rich with details of a life and music. Applicable for any melody instrument.

Music by Carolan $11.95

by Douglas Gunn

12 O'Carolan tunes arranged for treble instrument (violin, flute, recorder or oboe) with intermediate keyboard part and an optional part for bass such as cello, viola da gamba, bassoon or bass recorder. It's hard to find traditional music arranged for 3 parts- this is one of the few!

Music of Ireland: A Mighty Tune 8.95

Ed. David Taylor

One in a series of books of Irish session tunes.

Music of Ireland: Give us Another 8.95

Ed. David Taylor

One in a series of books of Irish session tunes.

Music of Ireland: The Big Session 8.95

Ed. David Taylor

One in a series of books of Irish session tunes.

Music of Ireland-Fire Away, Now! And others $$8.95

Edited by David J Taylor

This series of books, collectively entitled "Music of Ireland", brings you a rich repository of solid tunes from the many sessions of Irish music held throughout the British Isles. Other titles in the series include "give us Another", "The Big Session", "A Mighty Tune", and "Where's the Crack". Accompaniment chords included.

O'Carolan for Everyone $12.95

Keith Hinchliffe

55 easy to intermediate versions ofCarolan tunes with simple bass lines and chord symbols. Suitable for keyboard, guitar, instrumental duet or larger groups of players.

O'Neill's Music of Ireland $22.95

edited by Miles Krassen for duplications and errors.

The Celtic Collection $19.95

A much needed collection of medium to advanced difficulty arranged for piano. No words. Forty well-known Irish, Scots, and Welsh favorites including Danny Boy, Loch Lomand. The Black Velvet Band, Mull of Kintyre and more. Chords are included.

The Celtic Collection for Piano $22.95 with CD

Arr. By Allan Alexander

34 songs transcribed for piano or keyboard, most of them originating from Ireland and Scotland. Includes many O'carolan pieces. Intermediate level piano with chord suggestions. Spiral bound, clearly formatted and easy to read.

The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavey $29.95

Compiled by Joseph M. Reavey

Ed Reavey came to the United States in 1912 and settled in the Philadelphia area. A popular performer in his community, he recorded his original compositions on homemade discs which sadly are now lost. This collection represents all of Ed's tunes that have survived, 127 tunes in all.

The Dance Music of Willie Clancy $24.95

ed. by Pat Mitchell

A traditional Irish collection from Clare.

The Fiddler's Tune Book $12.95

Ed. Peter Kennedy

Reprint in one volume of the now out of print two volume set published in 1951. A definitive collection of "old standards" of the contra-dance repetoire. Now includes chords!

The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book $19.95

Sarah McQuaid

The Irish Fiddle Book Book and CD $34.95

Matt Cranich

Matt Cranich, who lives in Cork, is reknown as a fiddle player and teacher, both in Ireland and abroad. This book explains in detail the various techniques used by fiddle players in creating a traditional style of playing. All the information is presented in the context of the music itself, with numerous transcribed and recorded examples. For those unable to read music, a chapter on notation is included. Particular empahsis is given to bowing and ornamentation. The book also attempts to convey the excitement in playing muysic which hasd a large degree of improvisation. Highly recommended teaching tool!

The Reavy Collection of Irish American Traditional Tunes Vol. 1 "The Music of Corktown" $19.95

Compiled by Joseph M. Reavy

Over 100 tunes collected in the West Philadelphia Irish community by Ed and Joe Reavy in the 30's, 40'sand 50's. With commentary on the tunes in the back. Finally back in print, we eagerly await future volumes.

Tomas' Tunebook $10.95

Tomas O Canainn

Original Irish tunes composed by ulleann piper, Derryman Tomas O Canainn, a founder amd member of the traditional group Na Fili. Good description of ornamentation at the beginning of the book.

Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland $12.95 each

Peter Kennedy

Four books are available.
1. Hornpipes and Breakdowns, Clog and Step Dances 2. Jigs and Quicksteps, Trips and Humours 3. Reels and Rants, Flings and Fancies 4. Slip Jigs and Waltzes. These books contain tunes, many previously unpublished, collected by Peter Kennedy in Britain and Ireland.. Each book has 200 tunes with accompaniment chords. Alternative titles included and indexed. Nice Books! Tunes are not duplicated in the Fiddler's Tune Book.

Traditional Irish Music:Music for the Sets, The Yellow Book and the Blue Book $12.95

David Taylor

During the late 1980's The Piper's Club of Dublin, (Na Piobairi Uilleann) produced six recordings of set dance music. Each book contains the transcriptions of those recordings, a total of 212 tunes with chords. (Sorry, I don't know if the recordings are still available).

Traditional Irish Music-The Crossroads Dance $12.95

Ed. David Taylor

This collection of tunes contains the repetoire of Shaskeen, irelands' premier ceilidh band. It's a wonderful book with large, easy to read music notation and very detailed descriptions of the provinance of each tune. Discography at the back and accompaniment chords for guitar or piano with the music. This book is not a dusted off reprint, but instead ontains up-to-date, popular versions of tunes in use today.

Traditional Music $11.95

Douglas Gunn

17 Irish tunes with separate intermediate to difficult piano part.

Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland $29.95 with 2 CD's

Tomas O Canainn

The slow air is rightly regarded as one of the most beautiful facets of Irish traditional music. A well-played air has a splendid, soaring dimension that must be experienced to be understood. Included are the great sean-nos (old style) airs as well as O'Carolan and many other airs that have recently become part of the tradition.Some of them are from songs and some are purely instrumental pieces. "Lament for Staker Wallace" and "O'Donnell's Lament" are two examples of such well-known airs. There are 118 of these lovelies in this slim volume with 61 of them including some of the songs recorded on the two CD's. This is the best and most complete collection that we know of that is currently available.

Twenty Irish Fiddle Tunes $19.95

Kevin Burke

Kevin Burke's sparkling, lyrical fiddle has earned him a reputation as one of the finest Irish players today. On this instructional CD, he teaches 20 tunes from his vast repetoire of Irish traditional music. Kevin plays each tune slowly and simply for novice players, then up to tempo with ornaments. Book included.

Under the Moon/Tunes played by Martin Hayes $24.95 with CD

Transcribed by Allan MacDonald

Martin Hayes plays traditional 13 tunes on his album Under the Moon; these are the transcriptions.