Blarney Stone Pub San Diego, California. Irish Session Tunes. Michael Eskin

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1 Blarney Stone Pub San Diego, California Irish Session Tunes Michael Eskin

2 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 isn t 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 Norbeck s ABC archives. The.abc files were brought in to BarFly 1.0d3, 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? eskin@home.com Blarney Stone Tunebook web site:

3 Table of Contents Reels Martin Wynne's #1 - Martin Wynne's # 7 Lucy Campbell - Jolly Tinker Lads of Laoise - Sailing into Walpole's Marsh - Hunter's Hut 10 Cameronian - Rakish Paddy 1 Merry Blacksmith - Cooley's - Mountain Road 14 Salamanca - Peter Street 16 Pigeon on the Gate - Earl's Chair - Woman of the House 1 Cup of Tea - Dunmore Lasses 0 Ashplant - Jackie Coleman's - Bag of Spuds - Bird on a Tree Musical Priest - Jenny's Chicken 4 Wise Maid - Morning Dew 5 Bucks of Oranmore - Wind that Shakes Barley 6 Scholar - Teetotalor - St. Anne's Mason's Apron - Farewell to Ireland 30 Sligo Maid - Pigeon on the Gate - Cooley's 3 Ships are Sailing - Morning Star 34 Jolly Tinker - Lady Montgomery 35 Maid of Mt. Cisco - Down the Broom - Star of Munster 36 Chicago - Sally Garden's - Man of the House 3 Tam Lin - Hand Me Down the Tackle 40 3

4 Pinch of Snuff 4 Maudabawn Chapel The Wild Irishman Abbey Reel 43 Jigs Cathleen Hehir s - Lark in the Morning 44 Mooncoin - Langstrom's Pony 46 Caliope House - Banks of Lough Gowna - Orphan 4 Tobin's Favorite - Smash the Windows 50 Trip to Athlone - Tripping Up the Stairs - Connaughtman's Rambles 5 Market Town - Scatter the Mud - Arthur Darley s Jig 54 Old Favorite - Cliffs of Moher - Bill Hart's Jig 5 Swallowtail Jig - Road to Lisdoonvarna 60 Kesh Jig - Morrison's - Trip to Sligo 6 When Sick is it Tea - Haste to the Wedding - Off She Goes 64 Jig of Slurs - Athol Highlanders 66 Blarney Pilgrim - The Rambling Pitchfork - The Black Rogue 6 Banish Misfortune 70 Tell Her I Am - Queen of the Rushes 7 Slip Jigs The Boys of Ballysadare - Butterfly 74 Rocky Road to Dublin - Another Jig Will Do - Deirde s Fancy 75 4

5 Hornpipes Home Ruler 76 Rights of Man 76 King of the Fairies 77 Boys of Bluehill - Harvest Home 7 Madame Bonaparte 79 Polkas Unknown Title - Dennis Murphy s - John Ryan s 0 Slow Airs / Waltzes Ashokan Farewell Southwind 3 Sheebeg Sheemore 4 Trip to Skye 5 Tunes Transcribed by Steve Glass: Jug of Punch Maids of Mitchelstown 6 Cold, Haily, Windy Night Docherty s Reel 7 An Suisin Ban First Flight of Geese 91 Rolling Wave Star Above the Garter 9 Humours of Ballyloughlin 93 Garrett Barry s Bryan O Lynn Snug in a Blanket 94 Calliope House 5

6 O Farrell s Welcome to Limerick 97 Comb Your Hair and Curl It 9 Elizabeth Kelly s Fraher s Dinny Delaney s 100 Humours of Whiskey Hardiman the Fiddler 10 Sock in the Hole Hole in the Sock 103 My Rovin Eye Blackwell Court 104 Mrs. Carroll s Strathspey 105 Rogues in a Nation Cam Ye O er Frae France 106 Morgan Magan 107 Lord Mayo s March 10 The Hunt 109 Suil Ghorm 110 The Trees They Do Grow High 111 The Sound of Sleet 11 The Trowie Burn 113 Revision History 115 6

7 Martin Wynne's #1 Martin Wynne (1914-9) C Martin Wynne's # Martin Wynne (1914-9) C 3 3 7

8 Lucy Campbell C

9 Jolly Tinker, The 3 C

10 Lads of Laois, The C 1 3 Sailing into Walpole's Marsh C 10

11 C Hunter's House, The Ed Reavy 11

12 Cameronian Reel, The C Rakish Paddy C 1

13 13

14 Merry Blacksmith, The C Cooley's 3 Joe Mills, Galway (193) C 14

15 Mountain Road, The Michael Gorman ( ) C

16 3 3 Salamanca Reel, The C 3 C Peter Street

17 17

18 Pigeon on the Gate, The 3 C Earl's Chair, The C 1

19 Woman of the House, The 3 C

20 Cup of Tea, The C 0

21 C Dunmore Lasses, The 1 3 1

22 Ashplant, The C 3 3 C Jackie Coleman's

23 Bag of Spuds, The C Bird on a Tree, The C 3

24 C Musical Priest, The C Jenny's Chickens 4

25 Wise Maid, The (John Doherty?) 3 C 3 3 C Morning Dew, The 3 5

26 Bucks of Oranmore, The 1 C 1 6

27 Wind That Shakes the Barley, The C 7

28 Scholar, The C Teetotaller's Reel

29 Saint Anne's Reel C 9

30 Mason's Apron, The C 30

31 Farewell to Ireland C

32 Sligo Maid, The C Pigeon on the Gate, The 3 C

33 Cooley's 3 Joe Mills, Galway (193) C 33

34 Ships Are Sailing 3 3 C 3 3 Morning Star, The C

35 Jolly Tinker, The 3 C C 1 Lady Montgomery 35

36 Maid of Mount Cisco, The Paddy Killoran (?) C Down the Broom C 1 36

37 Star of Munster, The C 1 37

38 Chicago Reel, The C 3 Sally Gardens, The 3 C 3 3 3

39 C Man of the House, The 39

40 Tam Lin C 40

41 Hand Me Down the Tackle C 41

42 Pinch of Snuff C 4

43 C Maudabawn Chapel Ed Reavy (19-19) C The Wild Irishman The Abbey Reel C 1 43

44 Cathleen Hehir's 6 44

45 Lark in the Morning, The 6 45

46 Mooncoin Jig, The 6 46

47 Langstrom's Pony 6 47

48 6 Caliope House Dave Richardson Banks of Lough Gowna, The 6 1 4

49 Orphan, The 6 49

50 6 Tobin's Favourite Smash the Windows 6 50

51 51

52 Trip to Athlone, The 6 6 Tripping Up the Stairs 5

53 Connaughtman's Rambles, The 6 53

54 Market Town 6 B C D 54

55 Scatter the Mud 6 55

56 Arthur Darley's Jig Arthur Darley 6 56

57 57

58 Old Favourite, The 6 6 Cliffs of Moher, The 1 5

59 6 Bill Hart's Jig 59

60 Swallowtail Jig, The 6 The Road to Lisdoonvarna 6 60

61 61

62 Kesh Jig, The 6 Morrison's Jig 6 6

63 Trip to Sligo, The 6 63

64 When Sick is it Tea You Want? 6 Haste to the Wedding 6 64

65 Off She Goes 6 65

66 Jig of Slurs, The 6 66

67 6 Atholl Highlanders, The 67

68 Blarney Pilgrim, The 6 6 Rambling Pitchfork, The 6

69 Black Rogue, The 6 69

70 Banish Misfortune 6 70

71 71

72 Tell Her I Am 6 1 7

73 Queen of the Rushes, The 6 73

74 Boys of Ballysadare, The 9 Butterfly, The Tommy Potts 9 74

75 Rocky Road to Dublin, The 9 Another Jig Will Do 9 9 Deirdre's Fancy 75

76 Home Ruler, The Frank 3 McCollum of Ballycastle C 3 Rights of Man, The (James Hill, Northumberland (??)) C 3 76

77 King of the Fairies, The 3 C

78 Boys of Bluehill, The 3 C 3 3 Harvest Home C

79 Madame Bonaparte 4 4 Madame Bonaparte

80 Unknown Title 4 Dennis Murphy's 4 0

81 John Ryan's 4 1

82 Ashokan Farewell Jay Ungar,

83 South Wind, The Traditional 3 4 3

84 Sheebeg Sheemore Turlough O'Carolan 3 4 4

85 6 Trip to Skye Bm Bm/G A Bm John Whelan Bm Bm/G A Bm D A Bm D A Bm Bm/G 5

86 Dm Jug of Punch Am Boys of the Lough 4 4 Dm C Am F/(Bb) (Am) Dm Dm Am (C) Bb Am C G F/(Bb) (Am) Dm Maids of Mitchelstown Dm C Dm Am Dm Am C Dm Bothy Band 4 4 Cno3 Dno3 F159 Ano3 Bb159 Ano3 Gno3 1 Ano3 Dm C Dm Am Dm Am C Dm 1 C Dm Cno3 Dno3 F159 Ano3 Bb159 Ano3 Gno3 1 Ano

87 4 4 Cold, Haily, Windy Night Am C Dno3 Am Steeleye Span Am C Dno3 AmDno3 3 Am G C G Am (C159) C Dno3 A Docherty's Reel Am G C \D G\C G Boys of the Lough Am G C \D G Am 1 C D Am G Em G \C Am\D G Em C G D 1 G Am 7

88 4 4 An Suisin Ban (F) Bb F 3 Bb F G C Chieftains F C Bb F 3 1 Bb F Bb F Bb F G C F C Bb F 1 Bb F An Suisin Ban (C) F C 3 F C D G Chieftains C G F C 3 1 F C F C F C D G C G F C 1 F C 3

89 4 4 An Suisin Ban (G) C G 3 C G A D Chieftains G D C G 3 1 C G C G C G A D G D C G 1 C G An Suisin Ban (D) G D 3 G D E A Chieftains D A G D 3 1 G D G D G D E A D A G D 1 G D 3 9

90 4 4 An Suisin Ban (A) D A 3 D A B E Chieftains A E D A 3 1 D A D A D A B E A E D A 1 D A 3 90

91 4 4 First Flight of Geese Gerald Trimble D A G A 3 D Em F#m G 3 A Em 3 F#m G A 3 D A G A 3 D Em 3 F#m G 3 A Em 3 F#m G A 3 Em 3 A D G A 3 D G Em 3 A D A 3 D G A 3 Em 3 A D G A 3 D G Em 3 A 3 D A 3 D G A 3 91

92 6 The Rolling Wave Bm D Bm G Bm D A G D G D Em D Bm A G 6 The Star Above the Garter G D C G D G D C D D G C G D D G C D 9

93 The Humours of Ballyloughlin D G D C G C (D) 6 D G C G D 1 D C\Am D G D C G C G D 1 D D G D G C (G) D G D G C G A D 1 A D D C\Am D G D A G D 93

94 6 Garrett Barry's G Am G D C Chieftains D\Bm G Am D\G A\Em D D\G D Em 3 C (D) A D G 3 Em\A D G\D 6 Bryan O'Lynn C Em C G Am Steeleye Span C(\F) Em C D C Am 1 C Am G C Dno3 C G C D C D C Am 1 Am 94

95 6 Snug in a Blanket D C G D G C Dave Swarbrick D C G D G 1 G D C (G) D D G D G 1 G 95

96 6 Caliope House G D G Am C Cobblestone 1 G C D G Em C D G G D G C G Am 1 G C D G Em C D G 96

97 O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick Chieftains 9 97

98 Comb Your Hair and Curl It Chieftains Em (Bm) A D Em C Am (D) 9 G Em G Am (D) C Em Ano3 D (Am) (D) C Em C Am (D) G D G D G D 9

99 99

100 Elizabeth Kelly's Chieftains 9 Fraher's Chieftains

101 Dinny Delaney's Chieftains 9 101

102 Humours of Whiskey Chieftains Hardiman the Fiddler Chieftains

103 4 Sock in the Hole Em D Em Bm D Bm D Liz Carroll D A D Bm Em 1 D Bm A A/D D G (D) D (G) A D/A D G (D) Em A 1 A 4 G Hole Ain the Sock D G D G D G Em A Liz Carroll D G Em Bm A Em/G A D G Em Bm A Em/G A 103

104 4 4 My Rovin' Eye Dm\G C Dm\G C Dm\G C G Am C Dm C Dm Dm Am C Dm 4 4 Blackwell Court C F C F C Dm F G Am G F C Dm Am Dm 1 Dm F C Dm F Em DmF G Am Dm Am Dm 1 Dm 104

105 G Mrs. Carroll's Strathspey Em Liz Carroll 6 G C G D C G 3 Em C G D 1 D G Em D G C D G Em C G Em D 1 D 105

106 4 4 Rogues in a Nation Dm F Bb C 4 Dm Dm Dm F C Dm C Dm Dm F C F Bb F C Bb Dm 4 Dm 6 4 Cam ye o'er frae France Am F Am G F Am G Am F Am (C) Am G Em F 106

107 4 4 Morgan Magan G C Am D G D G Ano3 D G D G C D C G C C/Am/D D G D G 1 G Gno3 Am C G Am G D Cno3 Dno3 G C C/Am/D D G D G 1 G 107

108 Lord Mayo's March

109 6 The Hunt G D C D Boys of the Lough G D Am D G D C D G Am C G 1 G G F C G D C Am D C G C G Am C D G D G C D G Am C G 1 G 109

110 9 Suil Ghorm Dm (Gno3) C Am Dm Altan F (Gno3) C 1 Am Bb 3 C 6 Dm Em Dm 9 Am Bb C F C Dm Bb F C Am G(no3) Dm (Gno3) C Am Dm F (Gno3) C Am Bb C Dm 3 6 Dm Em Dm Em\C Dm Em Dm 110

111 Em The Trees They Do Grow High Bm Martin Carthy 6 D A G D Em Bm D A Em G D Em D\Bm Em 111

112 4 4 The Sound of Sleet Glayva D G A D G D G A A D A D A G Bm G A D A G D G A Bm Em D Em Bm G A D G Bm A D G Bm G A A Bm G Em A Em G A 11

113 The Trowie Burn (Am) Boys of the Lough

114 The Trowie Burn (Dm) Boys of the Lough

115 Revision History July 1999 Major update Added Steve Glass transcribed tunes Changed Pinch of Snuff to version closer to what I ve 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 Nishi s 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 Teetotaller s. Both had extra parts. 31 May 1999 First release for review 115