100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes Book

100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes for Session Players

100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes by Dave Mallinson is a carefully curated collection designed for players wanting to build a stronger and more varied session repertoire beyond the obvious standards.

Unlike many Irish tune books that focus heavily on reels, this collection gives proper attention to the full breadth of Irish session music — including jigs, slides, hornpipes, marches and more.

These are the sorts of tunes that regularly appear in real sessions and reward players moving beyond beginner repertoire into a deeper understanding of traditional Irish music.

Key Features:

• 100 Carefully Selected Irish Tunes: A balanced and practical collection for developing session musicians.
• Strong Variety of Tune Types: Includes reels, jigs, hornpipes, slides and miscellaneous session material.
• Session-Friendly Settings: Tunes are presented in practical versions suitable for real session playing.
• Especially Useful for Melodeon Players: Strong D/G melodeon influence gives the collection its own distinctive character.
• Optional Companion CD Available: Audio support helps players develop rhythm, phrasing and musical feel.

Why We Recommend This Book

At Squeezebox Marketplace, we believe the best tune books are the ones players continue returning to as their repertoire develops. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes is especially valuable because it moves beyond the most obvious standards while still remaining highly practical and session friendly.

This makes it an excellent next step for players who already know some core Irish tunes and now want to expand both their repertoire and understanding of traditional session music.

Session-Friendly Settings

All tunes are presented in session-friendly settings, meaning players can learn them as written and feel confident using them in live session environments.

“The tune settings in this book are all session friendly — you can learn them exactly as written and know you will have a perfectly acceptable version.” — Dave Mallinson

Who This Book Is For

• Melodeon players, especially D/G players
• Accordion players expanding session repertoire
• Intermediate traditional musicians
• Players moving beyond beginner tune collections
• Session musicians wanting broader Irish repertoire
• Traditional melody instrument players

What’s Included

• 100 Irish session tunes with chords
• Alphabetical index with alternative tune titles
• Balanced mix of standards and less common session material
• 14 hornpipes, 15 slides, 34 jigs, 23 reels and 14 miscellaneous tunes

Tunes Included

Specifications

• Title: 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes
• Author: Dave Mallinson
• Style: Irish traditional music
• Suitable for: Accordion, melodeon, fiddle and other melody instruments
• Level: Intermediate and developing session players
• Special Feature: Session-friendly settings with strong D/G melodeon influence
• Format Options: Book only, book and CD, or CD only

Compare with Other Traditional Tune Collections

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Included

• Book only: Printed tune collection.
• Book and CD: Printed collection together with companion audio.
• CD only: Companion audio for players who already own the book.