NWC Irish Session Warhorses

The following tunes are included in a list compiled by Chris Smith. He lists 72 tunes in an article entitled "Rules of Thumb for Learning Irish Music: Getting the Most Out of the Session." Chris is of the opinion that it is "important to focus on teaching tunes which are very common, so that beginners have a better chance of having tunes in common with others when they visit different sessions." Tunes used in Jane Peppler's Celtic Slow Jam class can be found here. Tunes included in the Pinecone Beginning Irish Session Tune Book not listed below can be found here.

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Irish Session Warhorse Repertoire

* = chords

• Another Jig Will Do (D slip jig) *
• Banish Misfortune (Dmix jig) *
• Banshee (G reel) *
• Behind the Haystack (D jig) *
• The Blarney Pilgrim (G jig) *
• The Boys of Bluehill (D hornpipe) *
• The Boys of Malin (A reel) *
• Britches Full of Stitches (D polka) *
• The Butterfly (Em slip jig) *
• Chicago (Ador reel) *
• Christmas Day i'da Morning (D slide) *
• Christmas Eve (G reel)
• Cliffs of Moher (Ador jig) *
• The Concertina (G hornpipe) *
• Connachtman's Rambles (D jig) *
• The Convenience Reel (D reel) *
• Cooley's (Edor reel) *
• Denis Murphy's (D slide) *
• Dever the Dancer (E dor slip jig) *
• Drops of Brandy (G slip jig) *
• Drowsy Maggie (Edor reel) *
• The Earl's Chair (D reel)
• The Foxhunter's Jig (D slip jig)
• The Glen Cottage (A dor polka) *
• The Hag at the Churn (Dmix jig)
• The High Reel (Amix reel)
• Humours of Whiskey (Bm slip jig) *
• Johnny Leary's #1 (D polka)
• Johnny Leary's #2 (D polka)
• The Kesh (G jig) *
• The Kid on the Mountain (Em slip jig) *
• Lady Susan Stewart's Reel (G reel) *
• Mac's Fancy (Amix jig)
• The Maid Behind the Bar (D reel) *
• The Merry Blacksmith (D reel) *
• Mooncoin (Amix jig) *
• Morrison's (Edor jig) *
• The Musical Priest (Bdor reel) *
• My Darling Asleep (D jig) *
• O'Keefe's (Ador slide) *
• Off She Goes (D slide) *
• Off to California (G hornpipe) *
• O'Sullivan's Polka (A polka) *
• Out on the Ocean (G jig) *
• Paddy on the Railroad (D reel) *
• Pigtown (Em reel)
• Rights of Man (Em hornpipe) *
• Rip the Calico (D reel) *
• Road to Lisdoonvarna (Edor jig) *
• Rolling in the Ryegrass (Dmix reel) *
• Rolling Waves (D jig) *
• The Rose in the Heather (D jig) *
• Saddle the Pony (G jig) *
• The Scholar (Dmix reel) *
• Ships Are Sailing (Edor Reel) *
• Silver Spear (D reel) *
• Silver Spire (D reel) *
• The Stack of Barley (G hornpipe) *
• A Little Stack of Wheat (G hornpipe)
• Star of Munster (Ador reel) *
• The Swaggering Jig (G slip jig)
• Swallowtail (Ador jig) *
• The Tar Road to Sligo (D jig) *
• The Temperance Reel (G reel) *
• Tobin's Favorite (D jig) *
• Tommy Peoples' (Bm reel)
• The Top of the Cork Road (D jig) *
• The Trip to Sligo (Em jig) *
• Tripping Up the Stairs (D jig) *
• Walls of Liscarroll (Edor jig)
• Wind that Shakes the Barley (D reel) *
• The Wise Maid (D reel)
• Woman of the House (G reel)

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