My Little Book of Tunes: The Continued and Extended Accumulation of Music From The Red House and Other Venues

My Little Book of Tunes
The continued and extended accumulation of music from

the Red House and other venues. WWW Edition
To the reader
Please find herein a collection of tunes as complied by yourself for yourself. As such
we take no responsibility for the contents beyond the technical generation of this
document - it's your bed, if you don't like it why did you make it? If having created
the document you find ommissions or problems or would like in some way to modify
the work you can alter it using the following address:
http://www.ceilidhsoc.org/music.html?Group=6360
You may also find this address usefull for creating additional copies of this work or to
pass this document on to others.
It is our hope that you will find this repository of tunes useful. As you will be aware
this document was compiled automatically and as such we ask that you have patience
with any problems or inadequacies that may be pressent. If you find such atrifacts we
do ask that you let us know either by email ([email protected]) or by turning
up in the Red House pub with the ofending article. We will endevour to make amends
and rectify the problem.
With the best of hopes,
Brian Quinion
Front cover adapted from a photo by Ben Reid
Contents / Crib Sheet
Auld Grey Cat 1

Trad
Ballydesmond Polkas, The 1

Trad
Banish Misfortune 1
Trad
Banshee, The 2
Trad
Battering Ram, The 2

Jig
Battle of Aughrim, The 2

March
Boys of Ballisodare, The 2

Trad
Boys of Bluehill 3
Trad
Britches Full of Stitches 3

Trad
Butterfly, The 3
Trad
Calliope House 3
Dave Richardson
Carraroe jig, The 4

Trad
Castle Kelly 4
Trad
Christmas Day in the Morning 4

Trad
Christmas Eve 4
Reel
Cliffs of Moher, The 5

Jig, Trad
Concertina Reel, The 5

Trad
Cooley's 5
Trad
Cup of Tea, The 6

Reel, Trad
Dennis Murphy's 6
Polka, Trad
i
Dever the Dancer 6
Slip Jig
Dingle Regatta 6
Trad
Drops of Brandy 7
Slip Jig
Drowsy Maggie 7
Trad
Egan's Polka 7
Trad
Farewell to Whiskey 7
Polka
Far From Home 8

Trad
Father Kelly's 8
Reel
Flowers of Edinburgh 8
Trad
Flowing Tide, The 8

Hornpipe
Foxhunter's Jig 9
Trad
Fox Hunter's Reel, The 9

Reel
Gravel Walk 9
Trad
Harvest Home 10
Trad
Haste to the Wedding 10

Jig
Have a Drink on Me 10
Trad
Kesh Jig 11
Trad
King of the Fairies 11

Trad
Lannigan's Ball 11
Jig
Lark in the Morning, The 12

Trad
Leitrim Fancy 12
Trad
ii
Maid Behind the Bar, The 12
Trad
Maids of Mount Kisco, The 13

Reel
Mason's Apron, The 13

Trad
McMahon's 13
Reel
Merrily Kiss the Quaker 14

Trad
Merry Blacksmith, The 14

Reel, Trad
Mist Covered Mountains 14

Jig, Junior Crehan
Mooncoin Jig, The 15

Trad
Morrison's Jig 15
Trad
Munster Buttermilk 15
Jig
My Darling Asleep 16
Jig
New Rigged Ship, Da 16

Trad
Off to California 16
Trad
O'Keefe's 16
Trad
Old Favourite, The 17

Trad
Out on the Ocean 17

Trad
Over the Waterfall 17

Reel, Trad
Planxty Fanny Power 18

Turlough O'Carolan
Rakes of Kildare, The 18

Trad
Rakes of Mallow 18
Trad
Return From Fingal, The 18

March
iii
Rights of Man, The 19
Trad
Road to Lisdoonvarna 19
Trad
Salamanca Reel, The 19

Reel
Scattery Island Slide 19

Trad
Shandon Bells 20
Trad
Shannon Breezes, The 20

Reel
Si Bheag Si Mhor 20
Turlough O'Carolan
Silver Spear, The 20

Reel
Smash the Windows 21

Trad
Star of Munster, The 21

Trad
Tell Her I Am 21
Jig
Tenpenny Bit, The 22

Trad
The Ballydesmond Polkas No 1 22
The Ballydesmond Polkas No 2 22
The Bottom of the Punch Bowl. 22
The Boys Of Ballysodare 23

Reel
The Cliffs of Moher 23

Jig
The Dairymaid 23
Reel
The Lark On The Strand 24

Jig
Toss the Feathers (Em) 24

Reel
Tripping Up Stairs 24
Trad
iv
Trip to Athlone, The 24
Jig
Trip to Sligo, The 25

Trad
Willie Coleman's 25
Jig
Wind That Shakes the Barley, The 25

Reel
v
#275 Auld Grey Cat Trad
#1443 Ballydesmond Polkas, The Trad
#953 Banish Misfortune Trad
Book ID: 6360 | Created: Fri, 22nd Jan 2010 1 of 25

#276 Banshee, The Trad
#514 Battering Ram, The

Jig
#578 Battle of Aughrim, The

Source: Martin Byrnes March
Notes: The second measure in the first part is usually played |e2d2 c2B2|.
#409 Boys of Ballisodare, The Trad

#367 Boys of Bluehill Trad
#90 Britches Full of Stitches Trad
#964 Butterfly, The Trad
#324 Calliope House Dave Richardson

Notes: also in E and A

#325 Carraroe jig, The Trad
#278 Castle Kelly Trad
#326 Christmas Day in the Morning Trad
#1408 Christmas Eve

Source: Paddy Canny and Peter O'Loughlin, Clare (fiddles) Reel
Notes: As played (P O'L much the louder)
Notes: Bernie Stocks

#327 Cliffs of Moher, The Trad
Jig
#413 Concertina Reel, The Trad
#280 Cooley's Trad

#815 Cup of Tea, The Trad
Reel
#93 Dennis Murphy's Trad

Polka
#527 Dever the Dancer

Slip Jig
#247 Dingle Regatta Trad

#528 Drops of Brandy
Slip Jig
#285 Drowsy Maggie Trad
#1120 Egan's Polka Trad
#573 Farewell to Whiskey

Source: Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford Polka

#287 Far From Home Trad
#533 Father Kelly's

Source: P. Haverty Reel
#288 Flowers of Edinburgh Trad
#567 Flowing Tide, The

Source: Boys of the Loough Hornpipe

#965 Foxhunter's Jig Trad
#564 Fox Hunter's Reel, The

Notes: Fiddlers often play this in the key of A. Reel
#290 Gravel Walk Trad

#373 Harvest Home Trad
#501 Haste to the Wedding

Jig
#333 Have a Drink on Me Trad

#1064 Kesh Jig Trad
#377 King of the Fairies Trad
#116 Lannigan's Ball

Jig

#341 Lark in the Morning, The Trad
#342 Leitrim Fancy Trad
#830 Maid Behind the Bar, The Trad

#558 Maids of Mount Kisco, The
Notes: Mount Kisco is in New York state. Reel
#298 Mason's Apron, The Trad
#743 McMahon's
Reel

#958 Merrily Kiss the Quaker Trad
#400 Merry Blacksmith, The Trad

Reel
#515 Mist Covered Mountains Junior Crehan

Jig

#251 Mooncoin Jig, The Trad
#930 Morrison's Jig Trad
#503 Munster Buttermilk

Jig

#502 My Darling Asleep
Jig
#835 New Rigged Ship, Da Trad
#380 Off to California Trad
#350 O'Keefe's Trad

#351 Old Favourite, The Trad
Source: Kilfenora
#936 Out on the Ocean Trad

Notes: also in A
#1098 Over the Waterfall Trad

Reel

#1491 Planxty Fanny Power Turlough O'Carolan
#355 Rakes of Kildare, The Trad
#102 Rakes of Mallow Trad
#579 Return From Fingal, The

Notes: According to a (none-too-reliable) tradition, this tune was played March
Notes: by Brian Boru's troops on the return from the Battle of Clontarf.

#381 Rights of Man, The Trad
#356 Road to Lisdoonvarna Trad

Notes: also a hornpipe
#398 Salamanca Reel, The

Reel
#358 Scattery Island Slide Trad

#360 Shandon Bells Trad
#536 Shannon Breezes, The

Reel
#582 Si Bheag Si Mhor Turlough O'Carolan

Notes: Probably the first tune composed by Carolan. Si Bheag and Si Mhor
Notes: are two hills in Co. Leitrim associated in the local folklore with two
Notes: bands of fairies continually at war with each other.
#307 Silver Spear, The

Reel

#1069 Smash the Windows Trad
Source: Roaring Jelly
#314 Star of Munster, The Trad
#1418 Tell Her I Am

Source: Paddy Canny and Peter O'Loughlin, Clare (fiddles) Jig
History: Played with 44

#362 Tenpenny Bit, The Trad
#198 The Ballydesmond Polkas No 1

Source: Nottingham Music Database
#199 The Ballydesmond Polkas No 2

Source: Nottingham Music Database
#1289 The Bottom of the Punch Bowl.

#1433 The Boys Of Ballysodare
Source: Paddy Canny, Clare (fiddle) Reel
Notes: As played
History: Initial 'd' and 'g' of parts 1 and 2 slid dramatically.
#1429 The Cliffs of Moher

Source: Paddy Canny, Clare (fiddle) Jig
Notes: As played
History: A major version of a usually minor tune.
History: 'c' very mobile and the 'Bb' slid, actually a slid 'B' that
History: never quite makes it.
#1406 The Dairymaid

Source: Paddy Canny and Peter O'Loughlin, Clare (fiddles) Reel

#1421 The Lark On The Strand
Source: Tony Smith, Cavan (fiddle) Jig
Notes: As played
#532 Toss the Feathers (Em)

Reel
#364 Tripping Up Stairs Trad
#518 Trip to Athlone, The

Jig

#947 Trip to Sligo, The Trad
#516 Willie Coleman's

Source: M. Molloy Jig
#535 Wind That Shakes the Barley, The

Reel

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My Little Book of Tunes

The continued and extended accumulation of music from

With the best of hopes,

Auld Grey Cat 1

Ballydesmond Polkas, The 1

Battering Ram, The 2

Battle of Aughrim, The 2

Boys of Ballisodare, The 2

Britches Full of Stitches 3

Carraroe jig, The 4

Christmas Day in the Morning 4

Cliffs of Moher, The 5

Concertina Reel, The 5

Cup of Tea, The 6

Far From Home 8

Flowing Tide, The 8

Fox Hunter's Reel, The 9

Haste to the Wedding 10

King of the Fairies 11

Lark in the Morning, The 12

Maids of Mount Kisco, The 13

Mason's Apron, The 13

Merrily Kiss the Quaker 14

Merry Blacksmith, The 14

Mist Covered Mountains 14

Mooncoin Jig, The 15

New Rigged Ship, Da 16

Old Favourite, The 17

Out on the Ocean 17

Over the Waterfall 17

Planxty Fanny Power 18

Rakes of Kildare, The 18

Return From Fingal, The 18

Salamanca Reel, The 19

Scattery Island Slide 19

Shannon Breezes, The 20

Silver Spear, The 20

Smash the Windows 21

Star of Munster, The 21

Tenpenny Bit, The 22

The Ballydesmond Polkas No 1 22

The Ballydesmond Polkas No 2 22

The Bottom of the Punch Bowl. 22

The Boys Of Ballysodare 23

The Cliffs of Moher 23

The Lark On The Strand 24

Toss the Feathers (Em) 24

Trip to Sligo, The 25

Wind That Shakes the Barley, The 25

#1443 Ballydesmond Polkas, The Trad

#953 Banish Misfortune Trad

Book ID: 6360 | Created: Fri, 22nd Jan 2010 1 of 25

#514 Battering Ram, The

#578 Battle of Aughrim, The

#409 Boys of Ballisodare, The Trad

Book ID: 6360 | Created: Fri, 22nd Jan 2010 2 of 25

#90 Britches Full of Stitches Trad

#964 Butterfly, The Trad

#324 Calliope House Dave Richardson