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Here you will find music for some of the music that we commonly play at the club during jams or practice sessions.

Below are PDFs of the sheet music, along with (where available) basic versions of the tunes downloadable as mp3s. The mp3s are for basic demonstration purposes only. To learn more about the feel of the tune and the speed it should be played at, come to the club or find a CD or video recording.

We play harmonies for some of these pieces, but for copyright reasons these cannot be posted online. If you are interested, ask at a club night.


A list of songs and tunes often played at club can be found here.


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TUNE LIST
A list of the tunes we play at the practice sessions (up to tune 47). The PDF includes the list in numerical order and in alphabetical order.
practice_session_tunes_list_september_2016.pdf
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Cheat sheet, with just the first few bars of each tune.
practice_session_book_cheat_sheet__1-50_.pdf
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TUNEBOOKS
Collections of tunes in PDF form. Each collection is available in both one-tune-per-page version or in a condensed version to save paper. The first collection has all the tunes but is a large file. The others contain sections of the first collection and are smaller files.

Tunebooks have the full version of tunes (some of which go below middle C); for whistle-friendly versions see the individual tunes below.
All current tunes (#1-54) (7.2Mb)
practice_session_book_condensed__1-54_.pdf
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practice_session_book__1-54_.pdf
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Tunes #1-10 in a single PDF (1.7Mb)
practice_session_book_1-10_condensed.pdf
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practice_session_book_1-10.pdf
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Tunes #11-20 in a single PDF (1.5Mb)
practice_session_book_11-20_condensed.pdf
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practice_session_book_11-20.pdf
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Tunes #21-30 in a single PDF (1.4Mb)
practice_session_book_21-30_condensed.pdf
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practice_session_book_21-30.pdf
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Tunes #31-40 in a single PDF (1.4Mb).
practice_session_book_31-40_condensed.pdf
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practice_session_book_31-40.pdf
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INDIVIDUAL TUNES
PDFs of individual practice session tunes. The most recent tunes are at the top. Some tunes have two versions, one with the usual tune playable on instruments that are able to play notes below middle C and another with the tune adapted for instruments like whistles and recorders which can't go that low.
55. Warksburn Waltz/Elsie's Waltz
55_warksburn_waltz_elsies_waltz.pdf
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54. A Kerry Polka/The Kerry Cow
54_a_kerry_polka_-_the_kerry_cow.pdf
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53. Miss Hamilton
53_miss_hamilton.pdf
File Size: 300 kb
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52. Albert Farmer's Bonfire Tune/The Olive Branch
52_albert_farmer’s_bonfire_tune_-_the_olive_branch.pdf
File Size: 413 kb
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51. Brian Boru's March
51_brian_borus_march.pdf
File Size: 315 kb
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50. The Dark Island
50_the_dark_island.pdf
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​49. Red-Haired Boy
49_red-haired_boy.pdf
File Size: 284 kb
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​48. Albert Farmer's Bonfire Tune
48_albert_farmers_bonfire_tune.pdf
File Size: 281 kb
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47. The Slide With No Name
47_the_slide_with_no_name.pdf
File Size: 262 kb
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46. Wren's Jig
46_wrens_jig.pdf
File Size: 271 kb
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45. Hills of Tara
45_hills_of_tara.pdf
File Size: 287 kb
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44. West the Hill
44_west_the_hill.pdf
File Size: 284 kb
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43. Wangaratta Waltz
43_wangaratta_waltz.pdf
File Size: 336 kb
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43_wangaratta_waltz.mp3
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42. Morpeth Rant/Jacky Tar
42_morpeth_rant.pdf
File Size: 442 kb
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41. Kitty O'Dwyer
41_kitty_odwyer.pdf
File Size: 203 kb
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40. Paddy White (reel)
40_paddy_white.pdf
File Size: 199 kb
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40_paddy_white.mp3
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The Butterfly (slip jig)
39_the_butterfly.pdf
File Size: 207 kb
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The Butterfly by MandoLessons

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The Butterfly played on classical guitar

Salt Creek
38_salt_creek.pdf
File Size: 195 kb
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salt_creek.mp3
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Ashokan Farewell
Version for instruments like fiddles which can go down to G below middle C.
37_ashokan_farewell.pdf
File Size: 223 kb
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Version for instruments like whistles that don't go below D or C.
37_ashokan_farewell_whistle.pdf
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ashokan_farewell.mp3
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Bonaparte Medley
Bonaparte Crossing the Alps and Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine on a single page.
36_bonaparte_medley.pdf
File Size: 335 kb
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Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine
(aka Bonaparte Crossing the Alps)
35_bonaparte_crossing_the_rhine.pdf
File Size: 202 kb
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Eleanor Plunkett
34_eleanor_plunkett.pdf
File Size: 236 kb
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34_eleanor_plunkett.mp3
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Arran Boat
33_arran_boat.pdf
File Size: 179 kb
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arran_boat.mp3
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The Hills of Lorne
32_hills_of_lorne.pdf
File Size: 185 kb
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the_hills_of_lorne.mp3
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Bonaparte Crossing the Alps 
(aka Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine)
31_bonaparte_crossing_the_alps.pdf
File Size: 206 kb
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Tombigbee Waltz
30_tombigbee_waltz.pdf
File Size: 174 kb
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30_tombigbee_waltz.mp3
File Size: 1006 kb
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The Merry Blacksmith (reel)
29_the_merry_blacksmith.pdf
File Size: 193 kb
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1-29reelsp14merryblacksmith.mp3
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The Flowers of Spring
28_the_flowers_of_spring.pdf
File Size: 192 kb
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Sally Gardens (reel)
27_salley_gardens.pdf
File Size: 190 kb
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27_sally_gardens.mp3
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Flowers of Edinburgh (reel)
26_flowers_of_edinburgh.pdf
File Size: 189 kb
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Apples in Winter
25_apples_in_winter.pdf
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The Newcastle
24_the_newcastle.pdf
File Size: 172 kb
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Blue Smoke (Ruru Karaitiana)
23_blue_smoke.pdf
File Size: 440 kb
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Old Joe Clark
22_old_joe_clark.pdf
File Size: 349 kb
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Calum's Road
21_calums_road.pdf
File Size: 238 kb
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Fisher's Hornpipe
20_fishers_hornpipe.pdf
File Size: 197 kb
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Jacky Tar (hornpipe)
19_jacky_tar.pdf
File Size: 183 kb
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After the Battle of Aughrim
18_after_the_battle_of_aughrim.pdf
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The Stack of Oats (hornpipe)
17_the_stack_of_oats.pdf
File Size: 258 kb
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The Greencastle
16_the_greencastle.pdf
File Size: 248 kb
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Packing My Things (Peter Cape)
15_packing_my_things.pdf
File Size: 392 kb
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Bayou Noir
Version for instruments like fiddles which can go down to G below middle C.
14_bayou_noir.pdf
File Size: 224 kb
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Version for instruments like whistles that don't go below D or C.
14_bayou_noir_whistle.pdf
File Size: 221 kb
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Fanny Power
13_fanny_power.pdf
File Size: 188 kb
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The Centenary March
12_the_centenary_march.pdf
File Size: 202 kb
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the_centenary_march.mp3
File Size: 1789 kb
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Rose of Aranmore
11_the_rose_of_aranmore.pdf
File Size: 193 kb
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the_rose_of_aranmore.mp3
File Size: 1129 kb
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Morgan Magan
10_morgan_magan.pdf
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morgan_magan.mp3
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Galopede/Pat Horgan's #1/Pat Horgan's #2 (polkas)
09_galopede_pat_horgans.pdf
File Size: 383 kb
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The Ash Plant (reel)
08_ash_plant.pdf
File Size: 202 kb
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the_ash_plant.mp3
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Lannigan's Ball (jig)
07_lannigans_ball.pdf
File Size: 184 kb
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lannigans_ball.mp3
File Size: 1265 kb
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Black Matai
06_black_matai.pdf
File Size: 238 kb
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black_matai.mp3
File Size: 860 kb
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Muckin' of Geordie's Byre
05_muckin_of_geordies_byre.pdf
File Size: 199 kb
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muckin_of_geordies_byre.mp3
File Size: 995 kb
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Huntingtone Castle
04_huntingtone_castle.pdf
File Size: 228 kb
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huntingtone_castle.mp3
File Size: 1591 kb
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Over the Oceans
03_over_the_oceans.pdf
File Size: 187 kb
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over_the_oceans.mp3
File Size: 1247 kb
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Inisheer (by Thomas Walsh)
02_inisheer.pdf
File Size: 212 kb
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inisheer_melody.mp3
File Size: 1323 kb
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Roddy McCorley/Mountains of Pomeroy medley
01_roddy_mccorley_mountains_of_pomeroy.pdf
File Size: 406 kb
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mccorleypomeroy_medley.mp3
File Size: 2960 kb
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