Mally's Session Selection

Name: Mally's Session Selection
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SKU: AM306
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Festival Session Tunes from Ireland, Scotland, England and Beyond

Mally's Session Selection is a wide-ranging collection of popular traditional tunes commonly heard at folk festivals and mixed traditional music sessions throughout the year.

Compiled by Dave Mallinson, this book brings together reels, jigs, hornpipes, polkas, rants and waltzes from Ireland, Scotland, England, Northumberland and America, creating a varied and highly practical session repertoire.

The tunes range from relatively easy to fairly demanding, making this a useful collection both for developing players wanting to expand their repertoire and for more experienced musicians looking for reliable core session material.

Key Features:

Diverse Traditional Repertoire: Includes reels, jigs, hornpipes, polkas, rants and waltzes from multiple traditions.
Festival Session Focus: Built around tunes regularly heard at folk festivals and mixed traditional music sessions.
Broad Musical Range: Music from Ireland, Scotland, England, Northumberland and America.
Mixed Difficulty Levels: Tunes range from accessible standards to more advanced session material.
Excellent Repertoire Builder: Designed to help players participate confidently in varied traditional music sessions.

Why We Recommend This Book

At Squeezebox Marketplace, we particularly like Mally's Session Selection because it reflects the reality of many modern folk festival sessions — varied, energetic and musically inclusive.

Rather than focusing on one narrow regional style, this collection captures the broad mix of tunes players are likely to encounter at mixed traditional sessions where Irish, Scottish, English and Northumbrian repertoire often sit comfortably alongside each other.

Who This Book Is For

Accordion and melodeon players building session repertoire
Festival session musicians
Players wanting a wider traditional tune selection
Mixed-instrument folk sessions
Developing players extending beyond beginner material
Experienced players wanting reliable session standards

Tunes Included

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Angelina Baker
Athole Highlanders
Ballydesmond, The
Banish Misfortune
Barren Rocks of Aden, The
Blackthorn Stick, The
Blarney Pilgrim, The
Bonny Kate
Boys of Bluehill, The
Brighton Camp
Butterfly, The
Captain Lanoe’s Quick March
Cock o’ the North
Curly Headed Ploughboy, The
Davy Davy Knick Knack
Denis Murphy’s
Dingle Regatta
Drops of Brandy
Drowsy Maggie
Durham Rangers
Egan’s
Fairy Dance, The
Far from Home
Fiery Clock Face
Flowers of Edinburgh
Foxhunters’ Jig
Frost Is All Over
Galopede
Grandfather’s Tune
Harper’s Frolic
Harvest Home
Haste to the Wedding
Hesleyside
Hunt the Squirrel
Huntsmen’s Chorus, The
Irish Washerwoman, The
Jack Robinson
Jenny Lind
Jig of Slurs, The
John Ryan’s
Kathleen Hehir
Kesh, The
King of the Fairies
Lemmie Brazil’s
Louisburg Square
Maggie in the Wood
Maid Behind the Bar, The
Man in the Moon, The
Merrily Kissed the Quaker
Merry Blacksmith, The
Michael Turner’s
Miss Thompson’s
Moon and Seven Stars, The
Morpeth Rant, The
Morrison’s
Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre, The
My Darling Asleep
Navvie on the Line
New Rigged Ship, The
Off She Goes
Off to California
Old Favourite, The
Old Joe Clark
Orange in Bloom
Out on the Ocean
Over the Waterfall
Oyster Girl
Perfect Cure, The
Rakes of Kildare, The
Rakes of Mallow
Redesdale, The
Redwing
Rights of Man, The
Rochdale Coconut Dance, The
Rogue’s March, The
Rose Tree, The
Roxburgh Castle
Saddle the Pony
Saint Anne’s
Sally Gardens
Shandon Bells
Silver Spear, The
Sloe, The
Soldiers’ Joy
Spirit of the Dance, The
Staten Island
Steamboat, The
Teetotaller, The
Tenpenny Bit, The
Three Around Three
Tip Top Polka, The
Top of the Cork Road
Tripping Upstairs
Uncle Bernard’s
Waiting for the Federals
Walter Bulwer’s No. 1
Walter Bulwer’s No. 2
Whinham’s Reel
Willafjord
Wind that Shakes the Barley, The

Specifications

Title: Mally's Session Selection
Author: Dave Mallinson
Style: Traditional folk and session music
Suitable for: Accordion, melodeon, fiddle, whistle and other melody instruments
Level: Beginner to advanced players
Page Count: 40 pages
Tune Types: Reels, jigs, hornpipes, polkas, rants and waltzes
Format Options: Book only

Compare with Other Traditional Tune Collections

If you are looking for more specifically Irish-focused repertoire, titles such as 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes, 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes or 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes may be better suited. Mally's Session Selection is broader in scope and reflects the mixed repertoire commonly heard at folk festivals and open traditional sessions.