Tunes

In preparation for the various sessions throughout the Cruinniú, we were asked to share a set list of tunes we prepared for one of the previous Cruinniú’s.

It’s not meant to be a prescriptive list, but rather an aid to those who would like to prepare some tune sets that will probably be played in some of the sessions over the few days.

Feel free to email us at [email protected] with suggestions of other tunes / tune sets you like playing yourselves. We can add them to the list over time.

Tá súil againn go mbainfidh sibh taitneamh as na poirt seo. Enjoy!

TUNE SET SUGGESTIONS FOR CRUINNIÚ SLOW SESSIONS

Reels

New Copperplate – (G_D’G BG D’G | G_D’Cn BGGB)
Old Copperplate – (A_EA Cn Aroll | A’G’E’D’ CnAFA)

Green Mountain – (B | AFroll AFEF | DFroll ABD’E’)
The Rookery – (B_AG EGDG | EGDG EGDE)

Road to Lisdoonvarna – (DAAG ABCnA | GEroll CnEGE)
Sunny Banks – (B | AFroll D’_C#A | BD’AF GFGB)
Five Mile Chase – (G_BG D’GBG | FADA FADA)

Skylark – (A’G’F’G’ E’F’D’B | AFroll DFAD’)
Roaring Mary – (DFroll AFroll | D’Froll G’_F’E’)

Pretty Girls of Mayo – (DGroll A_D’E’ | F’D’D’E’ F’D’CnA)
Abbey Reel – (A_AB A_GE | A_GA BD’D’B)

Sally Gardens – (G_DG BAGB |D’BE’B D’BAB)
George White’s Favourite – (BD’ | E’Broll E’BD’B | AGAB GEDE)

The Tarbolten – (BE’E’D’ E’_BA | GBAF GFEB)
Longford Collector – (GrollA BD’D’G’ | E’Broll E’BD’B)
Sailor’s Bonnet – (A_FA D’F’roll | D’F’E’F’ D’Broll)

Crooked Road – (G_AG FGAF | G_FG AD’Cn A)
Lady’s Pantalettes – (BD’Cn A GrollB | AFroll D’BCn A)

Silver Spear – (FAroll BAFA | D’F’E’D’ BC#D’A)
Father Kelly’s – (B_GB AGEG | DGGF GABD’)
Miss Monaghan’s – (D_FeD FAAD’| B_BA FABC#)

Maid Behind the Bar – (A | FAAB AFED | FAAB A_D’E’)
Green Mountain – (B | AFroll AFEF | DFroll ABD’E’)

Maids of Mount Cisco – (EAroll B_AG | EAroll BGAG)
Sligo Maid – (A_BA BD’E’F’ | G’E’D’B AGEF)
The Bird in the Bush – (D’_E’B D’Broll | D’BAB G_AG)

Rolling in the Ryegrass – (ABAF DFAF | G_BG D’GBG)
Fred Finn’s – (A_AF ABD’E’ | F’D’E’C# | D’_C#D’)

Father O’Grady’s Trip to Bocca – (AD’D’E’ F’D’E’D’ | ABAG EAD’E’)
Trip to Birmingham – (DGGF G_BD’ | E’_E’D’ E’D’BA)

O’Connell’s Trip to Parliament – (D’C#AF G_FG | AD’D’E’ F’D’E’C#)
Trim the Velvet – (GrollB AGFD | GBD’B CnAFA)

Torn Jacket – (F_FA D’_E’D’ | C#AAB C#D’E’C#|
Primrose Lass – (B_BA G_GE | DEGA BAroll)

Cooley’s – (D | EBBA B_EB | B_AB D’BAG)
Wise Maid – (F_FG FEDE | FAAB AFED)

My Love is in America – (FrollG ABCnB | AD’D’C# AD’D’_)
Lucky in Love – (G’rollD’ BGGA | BGD’B CnAA_)

Otters Holt – (E’ | F’BBA FEFB | A_FB ABD’E’)
Swinging on the Gate – (G’E’D’B’ G_AB | Cn ABG AGEG)

Earls Chair – (B_D’B BAFA | B_D’B BAFB)
Cup of Tea – (BAGF GEEF | GEBE GEroll)

Miss McLeod’s – (G_BG D’GBG | B_BA BCnBA)
Sally Gardens – (DE | G_DG BAGB | D’BE’B D’BAB)

Ah Surely – (ArollCn BGroll | BGBD’ G’_F’G’)
London Lasses – (GrollB D’_BD’| E’A’A’G’ E’F’G’_)

Mountain Road – (F_ AF BFAF | F_AFEFDE)
Red Haired Lass – (DGGF G_BG | G_ BG AGEG)

George White’s Favourite – (BD’ |E’Broll E’BD’B | AGAB GED_)
Touch Me if You Dare – (D’Cn | BGroll AGED | BGroll BD’G’D’)

Down the Broom – (G | EAAG A_BD’| E’G’roll E’G’D’Cn)
The Star of Munster – (E’D’ | Cn_ACn BAGB | AGEF GEDG)

Jigs

Humours of Glendart – (A | BAF AFD | FEF DFA)
Saddle the Pony – (D | GBA G_B | D’E’F’ G’D’B)
Butcher’s March – (B | D’E’D’ BAB | D’BA A_B)

My Darling Asleep – (F’D’D’ C#AA | BAG A_G)
Scatter the Mud – (E’AA BAG | EAA ABD’)

Tobin’s Favourite – (DFA D’C#D’ | E’C#A C#D’E’)
Tar Road to Sligo – (E’ | F’D’B BC#D’ | E’C#A BAG)
The Eavesdropper – (D_B BAG | BD’D’ D’BG)

Jerry Beavers Hat – (DFA D’_E’ | F’D’B BAF)
Adam & Eve’s – (B_D’ D’E’D’ | BAB G_B)

I Buried my Wife – (DED F_G | AD’B CnAF)
The Frost is All Over – (D’E’F’ E’D’B | AFD E_D)

Christy Barry’s #1 – (G_G BAG | A_B D’_E’)
Christy Barry’s #2 – (DEG EDB | DEG B__)

Black Rogue – (D’ | C#AA BGB | C#AA A_D’)
Rambling Pitchfork – (E | Froll AFF | D’FF AFD)

The Woodcock – (B | D’BG CnGE | DED G__)
Kerfunten – (Broll BAG | D’_D’ E‘F’G’)

Walls of Liscarrol – (F’ | E’D’B BAF | AFE E_B|
Castlebar Races – (F’ | G’D’B BAB | GBA GBD’)

Battering Ram – (B | D’BG BAG | D’BG G_B)
The Kesh – (D | Groll GAB | ABA ABD’)
Munster Buttermilk – (G’roll A’G’E’ | D’_B BAB)

Geese in the Bog – (B | CnEE GEE | CnEE GAB)
Connaughtman’s Rambles – (FAA D’AA | BAB D’AG)
Out on the Ocean – (D_B BAG | BD’B ABA)

Jim Ward’s – (Groll GAB | AGE GED)
Blarney Pilgrim – (DED DEG | Aroll ABCn)
The Cook in the Kitchen – (DGG GAG | FDE Fn_E)

Killavil Jig – (BEE BEE | BD’F’ E’DB)
Ships in Full Sail – (E | DGG BAG | D’BG GBD’)

Lark in the Morning – (AFA AFA | BGB BD’B)
Humours of Ennistymon – (A | Broll GBD’| CnBCn ABCn)

Lilting Banshee – (EAA EAA | BAB G_A)
Haste to the Wedding – (A | AFA AG’F’ | E’D’E’ F’D’B)

Haunted House – (GFG AGA | BGE EDE)
My Darling Asleep – (F’D’D’ C#AA | BAG A_G)
Club Ceili – (Broll BAB | D’BA G_B)

Dusty Windowsills – (A_B CnBA E’AB CnBA)
Cliffs of Moher – (A’roll B’A’G’ | E’A’F’ G’E’D’)

Pipe on the Hob – (D’C#D’ A_G | F_D DED)
Carraroe Jig – (F | DED F_A | D’F’E’ D’_A)

Banish Misfortune – (F’E’D’ CnAG | A_D’ CnAG)
Club Ceili – (Broll BAB | D’BA G_B)

Strike the Gay Harp – (D’_B C#BA | D’AF FED)
Willie Coleman’s – (B_G AGE| GED GBD’)
Green Fields of Woodford – (E’ | D’BA Groll | EDE Groll)

I Was Born For Sport – (BCn | D’G’G’ F’D’D’| CnAB CnBCn)
Anthony Frawley’s – (BA | GED GBA | GED G_A)

Young Tom Ennis – (B | CnBA BCnB | AGE GAB)
Rose in the Heather – (Froll EFE | DFA BAF)

Slip Jigs

Drops of Brandy – (D’E’D’ BGB BGB | D’E’D’ BGB CnBA)
Kid on the Mountain (Eroll FEF G_F | Eroll BCnA BGD)

Fig For A Kiss – (G_B E_B BAG | F_A D_A AGF)
Na Ceannabhain Bhána – (A | BAG AGE GED | EGD DEG A__)

Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight – (Aroll ABA AGE | A_E G_E DEG)
Dever the Dancer – (BEE BEF G_A | BEE BAG FGA)

Moll Roe – (DGG GAG FGA | BAB GAB Cn__)
Hardiman the Fiddler – (A_G FDE F_G | Aroll AGA CnAG)

Hornpipes

The Home Ruler – (D_FA D_FA | D’F’E’D’ B_D’B)
Kitty’s Wedding – (F’E’ | D’_BD’ A_FA | BAFA D_ED)

Sonny Murray’s – (FG | ABAF DEFG | AGFeD Cn_AbC#)
Cronin’s – (BA | GABD’ D’BD’E’ | G’A’G’E’ D’E’G’A’)

The Cork Hornpipe / Harvest Home – (AF | DAFA DAFA | D’E’F’E’ D’C#BA)
Off to California – (DeF | GFGB AGED | GBD’G’ E’_D’e’F’)

Buck from the Mountain – (AFAD’ BGBD’ | AFAD’ F’_F’E’)
Greencastle (McPartland’s Fancy) – (D’Cn | BGDG BGDG | G’a’G’ F’G’
E’_D’Cn)

Rights of Man – (GA | BCnAB GAFG | EFGA B_E’F’)
Plains of Boyle – (FG | AFDE FEDF | AbAGB AFD_)

Polkas

Ballydesmond #2 – (EAAB CnD’E’_ | G_FG A GEED)
Ballydesmond #1 – (B | Cn_B_A_G_ | AB D’E’D’ G’_E’D’)

Church Street Polka – (B G D_ GE_ Cn_ Cn_)
The Happy Polka – (A’_ F’A’F’A’F’A’ | A’_ F’A’F’A’F’A’)

John Brosnan’s #1 – (D_EF A | BC#D’_ | B_AF A | BC#BA F A)
John Brosnan’s #2 – (G_G’_E’ | D’BBE’ | D’BGA | BAAB)

My Love is But a Lassie |D_G_ BAGA | B_E_ E_GE)
Dark Girl Dressed in Blue (F_A_ A_D’_ B_D’_ A__F)

Spanish Lady – (F_A_ A_BC# | D’_D’_ D’_E’F’)
Rattlin’ Bog – (B_BA GEE_ | DGGA BAA_)

Slides

Brosna Slide – (D_G G_A | BAB D’_B)
O’Keefe’s Slide – (G | A_E’ E‘_D‘ | BAB D‘_B)
Denis Murphy’s Slide – (B | A _D FED | F_A A_F’)

Scattery Island – (FGA D’_D’ | FGA D’_F’)
Going to the Well – (A_F’ A_F’ | A_F’ F’E’D’)

Barndances

If We Hadn’t Any Women in the World (BCn | D’E’D’B GABG | EAGE D___)
Jimmy Duffy’s (D’Cn | BGDG B_B_ | BAGB D’_D’_)

Around the Fairy Fort – (DE | F_F_ FEDF | A_A_ A_FA)
Lucy Farr’s – (G___ G___ | GABG E_D_ )

The Chaffpool Post / James Gannon’s – (D’Cn | B_AB E’_D’B | D’_CnA E_FG)
Dances at Kinvara – (G_B_ BD’BG | Cn_D_ F__G)