Irish Session Tunes | The Blue Book

Ossian’s Irish Session Tunes series includes around 100 Irish dance tunes and airs in each volume. The collections contain a varied selection of widely played and lesser-known tunes, divided into different dance rhythms, and then sorted into sets of similar tunes to be played at Irish sessions. Suitable for all melody instruments.
 

Blue Book Contents:

 

1.1 Wandering Minstrel (Jig)

1.2 Fasten the Leg In Her (Jig)

2.1 Charlie Harris' (Reel)

2.2 Mick O'Connor's (Reel)

3.1 Doughie McFay's (Reel)

3.2 Andy Dickson's (Reel)

4.1 Wheels of the World (Jig)

4.2 Pat McGillarney's (Jig)

5.1 Trip to Durrow (Reel)

5.2 The Ships are Sailing (Reel)

6.1 Tarbolton (Reel)

6.2 Longford Collector (Reel)

6.3 Sailor's Bonnet (Reel)

7.1 Rose in the Heather (Jig)

7.2 Rambler (Jig)

8.1 Galtee Rangers (Reel)

8.2 The Gleanntan (Reel)

8.3 O'Callaghan's (Reel)

9.1 Hunter's Purse (Reel)

9.2 Congress (Reel)

9.3 O'Rourke's (Reel)

10.1 Luck Penny (Jig)

10.2 Tobin's Favourite (Jig)

11.1 Haste to the Wedding (Jig)

11.2 Saddle the Pony (Jig)

11.3 Father O'Flynn's (Jig)

12.1 Blacksmith (Reel)

12.2 Cup of Tea (Reel)

13.1 Lad O'Beirne's (Reel)

13.2 Shetland Reel

14.1 Tatter Jack Walsh (Jig)

14.2 Garret Barry (Jig)

15.1 Volunteer (Reel)

15.2 Old Pigeon on the Gate (Reel)

16.1 Flax in Bloom (Reel)

16.2 Dairy Maid (Reel)

17.1 Scholar (Reel)

17.2 Teetotaller (Reel)

17.3 St. Anne's (Reel)

18.1 Whelan's (Jig)

18.2 Clare Jig

18.3 Humours of Glendart (Jig)

19.1 Humours of Ballydaly (Slide)

19.2 Dan O'Keeffe's (Slide)

19.3 Brosna Slide No.l (Slide)

19.4 Brosna Slide No.2 (Slide)

20.1 Connie O'Connell's (Jig)

20.2 Frost is all Over (Jig;

20.3 High Road to Sligo (Jig)

21.1 Lark on the Strand (Jig)

21.2 Knights of St. Patrick (Jig)

22.1 Mulhaire's (Reel)

22.2 Roger Sherlock's (Reel)

23.1 Rolling in the Rye Grass (Reel)

23.2 Duke of Leinster (Reel)

23.3 Wind That Shakes the Barley (Reel)

24.1 Munster Buttermilk (Jig)

24.2 Humours of Lisheen (Jig)

25.1 Padraig O'Keeffe's (Slide)

25.2 Dark Girl in Blue (Slide)

25.3 Kaiser (Slide)

26.1 Orphan (Jig)

26.2 Clancy's (Jig)

26.3 Dan Collins' Father's (Jig)

27.1 Broken Pledge (Reel)

27.2 Crib of Perches (Reel)

27.3 Geoghegan's (Reel)

28.1 Jacket of Batteries (Reel)

28.2 Templehouse (Reel)

28.3 Kiss Me Kate (Reel)

29.1 Gallagher's Frolics (Jig)

29.2 Bimis ag Ol (Jig)

29.3 Have A Drink With Me (Jig)

30.1 Cordal (Jig)

30.2 An d'tiocfaidh tu abhaile liom? (Jig)

30.3 Humours of Ballinafad (Jig)

31.1 Thadelo's (Barndance)

31.2 No Name (Barndance)

32.1 No Name (Polka)

32.2 Lackagh Cross (Polka)

32.3 No Name (Polka)

33.1 Tuar Mor No.1 (Polka)

33.2 Tuar Mor No.2 (Polka)

33.3 Hayden's Fancy (Polka)

34.1 Drowsey Maggie (Reel)

34.2 Cooley's (Reel)

34.3 Wise Maid (Reel)

35.1 Free and Easy (Reel)

35.2 Drunken Landlady (Reel)

35.3 Mulvihill's (Reel)

36.1 Silver Spear (Reel)

36.2 Miss McCloud's (Reel)

37.1 Miss Monaghan's (Reel)

37.2 Miss Johnson's (Reel)

38.1 Miss Longford's (Reel)

38.2 Red Haired Lass (Reel)

39.1 Monsignor's Blessing (Reel)

39.2 Limerick Lasses (Reel)

40.1 Fermoy Lassies (Reel)

40.2 Hand Me Down the Tackle (Reel)