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Irish Traditional Music

101 Easy Irish Session Tunes

100 Essential Irish Session Tunes

100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes

100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes

100 Irish Polkas Dave Mallinson

100 Vital Irish Session Tunes

100 Popular Irish Session Tunes

Through the Half Door

Crossroads Dance Shaskeen

Karen Tweed's Irish Choice

Gordon Tyrrall's Irish Choice

Fiddler's Tune-Book

Jigs and Quicksteps, Trips and Humours

Carolan's Dream

Dance Music of Ireland 

O'Carolan for Everyone

Irish Concertina Book

Accompanying Irish Music on Guitar

The Irish Drum An Bodhran

Matt Cunningham

Enhance your Irish session repertoire with this useful book packed with popular standard Irish session tunes. It follows the usual session format of lots of reels, some jigs and a few hornpipes, polkas, slides, slip jigs and barn dances. 'Session friendly' settings, learn them as written and you can be confident of having accurate versions.

100 Popular Irish Session Tunes Book and CD

Dave Mallinson

AM406S

32 pages

£23.94

Book and CD

ISBN: 978 1 899512 23 2

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The Yellow Book and its sister collection, The Blue Book, contain a wealth of popular traditional Irish tunes, transcribed from recordings accurately arranged for Irish set dancing, each track being the correct length for each figure.
The tunes in this book can all be heard on the Na Píobairí Uilleann website (pipers.ie).

Traditional Irish Music for Sets and Sessions Yellow Book

Dave Mallinson

AM409

44 pages

12.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 40 9

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If you like Irish music, you’ll enjoy this CD immensely. If you play Irish music you’ll find this CD really useful listening. All the tunes found on Joys of Life and Shaskeen Live are core Irish session repertoire. Accurate transcriptions of all the tunes can be found in the book Through the Half Door. Wonderful music.

The Joys of Life and Shaskeen Live CD

The Shaskeen

AP101C

27 tracks

£11.99

CD Only

Label Number: CDFA 3502/6

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Here is a book containing all the tunes transcribed from 3 albums by premier Irish ceili band, Shaskeen. It contains a wonderful source of Irish session tunes along with chords, photographs, copious notes and cross-references.

Through the Half Door Book and 2 CDs

The Shaskeen

AP101SS

52 pages

£31.93

Book and 2 CDs

ISBN: 978 1 899512 09 6

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If you like Irish music, you’ll enjoy this CD immensely. If you play Irish music you’ll find this CD really useful listening. All the tunes found on My Love’s in America are core Irish session repertoire. Accurate transcriptions of all the tunes can be found in the book The Crossroads Dance. Wonderful music.

My Love is in America CD

The Shaskeen

AP102C

15 tracks

£11.99

CD Only

Label Number: HCD 072

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It's now over 30 years since Shaskeen first formed and are still going strong. Over the years they have made many albums; more session tunes from 2 of them can be found in this book. With chords, photographs, copious notes etc..

The Crossroads Dance Book and 2 CDs

The Shaskeen

AP102SS

52 pages

£31.93

Book and 2 CDs

ISBN: 978 1 899512 10 2

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Karen is accompanied by Seamus O'Sullivan (piano), Gordon Tyrrall (guitar) and Peter Houlahan (bodhran) on two specially prepared soundtracks.

Drops of Springwater CD

Karen Tweed

AP104C

18 tracks

£12.99

CD Only

Label Number: DMPCD9401

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Karen's mastery of the piano accordion defies belief. She has prepared a beautiful selection of Irish session tunes, suitable for all instruments, with chords, tips and anecdotes. It includes her own versions of several of her favourites along with a healthy selection of session standards.

Karen Tweed's Irish Choice Book and 2 CDs

Karen Tweed

AP104SS

52 pages

£38.93

Book and 2 CDs

ISBN: 978 1 899512 12 6

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Gordon has produced two excellent soundtracks to accompany his book. He plays flute, tin whistle and guitar. He is joined by Peter Houlahan on bodhrán.

Five Mile Chase

Gordon Tyrrall

AP105C

23 tracks

£12.99

CD Only

Label Number: DMPCD9603

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Gordon Tyrrall, an accomplished player of the wooden flute, tin whistle and guitar, presents a selection of his personal favourites reflecting his maturing as a musician, playing at the phenominal number of sessions occuring in Leeds. Included are Chords and a discourse on wooden flute.

Gordon Tyrrall's Irish Choice Book and 2 CDs

Gordon Tyrrall

AP105S

44 pages

£38.93

Book and 2 CDs

ISBN: 978 1 899512 39 3

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The Blue Book and its sister collection, The Yellow Book, contain a wealth of popular traditional Irish tunes, transcribed from recordings accurately arranged for Irish set dancing, each track being the correct length for each figure.
The tunes in this book can all be heard on the Na Píobairí Uilleann website (pipers.ie).

Traditional Irish Music for Sets and Sessions Blue Book

Dave Mallinson

AM408

40 pages

12.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 41 6

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Here is a book containing all the tunes transcribed from 3 albums by premier Irish ceili band, Shaskeen. It contains a wonderful source of Irish session tunes along with chords, photographs, copious notes and cross-references.

Through the Half Door Book

The Shaskeen

AP101

52 pages

£9.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 09 6

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If you like Irish music, you’ll enjoy this CD immensely. If you play Irish music you’ll find this CD really useful listening. All the tunes found on Atlantic Breeze are core Irish session repertoire. Accurate transcriptions of all the tunes can be found in the book Through the Half Door. Wonderful music.

The Atlantic Breeze CD

The Shaskeen

AP101D

14 tracks

£11.99

CD Only

Label Number: CDFA 3504

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It's now over 30 years since Shaskeen first formed and are still going strong. Over the years they have made many albums; more session tunes from 2 of them can be found in this book. With chords, photographs, copious notes etc..

The Crossroads Dance Book

The Shaskeen

AP102

52 pages

£9.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 10 2

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If you like Irish music, you’ll enjoy this CD immensely. If you play Irish music you’ll find this CD really useful listening. All the tunes found on The Mouse Behind the Dresser are core Irish session repertoire. Accurate transcriptions of all the tunes can be found in the book The Crossroads Dance. Wonderful music.

The Mouse Behind the Dresser CD

The Shaskeen

AP102D

14 tracks

£11.99

CD Only

Label Number: CDFA 3505

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Karen's mastery of the piano accordion defies belief. She has prepared a beautiful selection of Irish session tunes, suitable for all instruments, with chords, tips and anecdotes. It includes her own versions of several of her favourites along with a healthy selection of session standards.

Karen Tweed's Irish Choice Book

Karen Tweed

AP104

52 pages

£12.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 12 6

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Karen is accompanied by Seamus O'Sullivan (piano), Gordon Tyrrall (guitar) and Peter Houlahan (bodhran) on two specially prepared soundtracks.

The Silver Spire CD

Karen Tweed

AP104D

19 tracks

£12.99

CD Only

Label Number: DMPCD9402

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Gordon Tyrrall, an accomplished player of the wooden flute, tin whistle and guitar, presents a selection of his personal favourites reflecting his maturing as a musician, playing at the phenominal number of sessions occuring in Leeds. Included are Chords and a discourse on wooden flute.

Gordon Tyrrall's Irish Choice Book

Gordon Tyrrall

AP105

44 pages

£12.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 39 3

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Gordon has produced two excellent soundtracks to accompany his book. He plays flute, tin whistle and guitar. He is joined by Peter Houlahan on bodhrán.

Banish Misfortune

Gordon Tyrrall

AP105D

25tracks

£12.99

CD Only

Label Number: DMPCD9604

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Accurate and extremely clear guitar transcriptions, comprehensively notated in tablature from ex-Albion Band guitarist Keith Hinchliffe, taken from his album of 19 tracks of tunes by the renowned Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan.

Carolan's Dream Book

Keith Hinchliffe

AR107

44 pages

£8.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 37 9

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