100 Popular Irish Session Tunes Book

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Popular Irish Session Tunes for Traditional Musicians

100 Popular Irish Session Tunes Book is a practical collection of widely played Irish traditional tunes designed to help musicians strengthen their session repertoire and build confidence playing with others.

Following the familiar structure of many real Irish sessions, the book contains a strong selection of reels together with jigs, hornpipes, polkas, slides, slip jigs and barn dances.

Presented in “session-friendly” settings, the tunes can be learned as written while still giving players confidence that they are learning accurate and widely recognised versions.

Key Features:

100 Popular Irish Tunes: A strong collection of widely recognised Irish session repertoire.
Session-Friendly Settings: Learn reliable versions suitable for real Irish sessions.
Broad Range of Tune Types: Includes reels, jigs, hornpipes, polkas, slides, slip jigs and barn dances.
Strong Repertoire Builder: Ideal for musicians developing practical Irish session knowledge.
Traditional Session Format: Reflects the tune balance commonly heard at Irish sessions and folk gatherings.

Why We Recommend This Book

At Squeezebox Marketplace, we believe the best tune books help musicians build repertoire they will genuinely use. 100 Popular Irish Session Tunes Book focuses on practical Irish session material that regularly appears in traditional music settings.

This collection is especially useful for players wanting to strengthen a practical Irish session repertoire using tunes that regularly appear at sessions, workshops and folk gatherings.

Who This Book Is For

Accordion and melodeon players building Irish repertoire
Traditional musicians learning session standards
Players moving beyond beginner tutor books
Fiddlers and melody instrument players seeking reliable Irish tunes
Teachers looking for practical traditional repertoire
Session players strengthening their tune list

Tunes Included

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Reels

Ambrose Maloney's
Bag of Potatoes, The
Belles of Tipperary, The
Boys of Malin, The
Castle Kelly
Colonel Frazer
Dairy Maid, The
Dinkie's
Drunken Tinker, The
Dublin Reel, The
Eel in the Sink, The
Farewell to Erin
First Month of Summer, The
Foxhunters' Reel
Galtee Rangers
Gatehouse Maid, The
George White's Fancy
Green Mountain, The
Jackson's
Jenny Picking Cockles
Kilrush Polka No. 1, The
Kilrush Polka No. 2, The
King of the Clans
Laington's
Liffey Banks, The
Lucky in Love
Mamma's Pet
Mayor Harrison's Fedora
McDonagh's
McFadden's Handsome Daughter
Michael Creamer's
Michael Reilly's
Milliner's Daughter, The
Molloy's
Monsignor's Blessing
Mountain Top, The
Mullingar Races
Music in the Glen
My Love and I in the Garden
Paddy Cronin's
Peter Street
Piper's Despair, The
Rattigan's
Reconciliation, The
Red Haired Lass, The
Stenson's
Stoney Steps, The
Swinging on a Gate
Tom Ward's Downfall
Union Reel, The
Volunteer, The

Jigs

Bank of Turf, The
Bill Collins'
Brian O'Lynn
Bush on the Hill, The
Butchers' March, The
Come Have a Drink With Me
Con Cassidy's
Get Up Old Woman and Shake
Hole in the Hedge, The
Jerry's Beaver Hat
Kinnegad Slashers
Leg of the Duck, The
Leitrim Fancy
Old Man Dillon
Orphan, The
Paddy Taylor's
Rambler, The
Richard Brennan's Favourite
Rose's Delight
Scatter the Mud
Seamus Cooley's
Sliabh Russell
Trip to Sligo, A
Visit to Ireland, A

Hornpipes

Byrne's
Derry, The
High Level, The
Poppy Leaf, The
Showman’s Fancy

Polkas

Annaghbeg, The
Gullane No. 2, The
Johnny O'Leary's
Many a Wild Night
Pete Bradleys
Timmy O'Connors

Slides

Ceanngulla, The
Con Carthy's Favourite
Dan Cronin's
Dennis Enright's
Glountane Frolics
Kishkeam, The
Scart, The

Slip Jigs

Cock and the Hen
Dever the Dancer
Fig for a Kiss
Give Us a Drink of Water
Swaggering Jig

Barn Dances

Hills of Tara, The
Peach Blossoms

Specifications

Title: 100 Popular Irish Session Tunes Book
Style: Irish traditional music
Suitable for: Accordion, melodeon, fiddle and other melody instruments
Level: Developing and intermediate players
Tune Types: Reels, jigs, hornpipes, polkas, slides, slip jigs and barn dances
Pages: 48

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Included

Book only: Printed tune collection.
Soundtrack only: Audio companion for players who already own the book.
Book and soundtrack together: Recommended option for players wanting both written music and audio support.