Nice, Beginning,(Mostly) Irish Tunes

50 51 52 (!) all-time favorites

for pennywhistle and fiddle

fromIan Law

Revised 7/15/2010

INTRODUCTION

Here are some tunes, many of which I learned early on from Dave Page so many years ago. Dave was an Irish piper, whistle player, accordion player, and (most of all) a generous, congenial host and cheerful enthusiast who got a bunch of us long-haired goofy college students involved with this Irish Traditional Music back in the early 70s.

So, once again, here are some tunes.

LIST of TUNES

1. Balleydesmond Polka #2 (Maurice Manley's)2. Balleydesmond Polka #3 (Tom Billy's)3. Boys of Wexford4. Britches Full Of Stitches5. Bucks on the Mountain6. Butterfly7. Church Street8. Dan O'Keefe's Slide9. Dark Girl Dressed in Blue

10. Dingle Regatta11. Drowsy Maggie12. Farewell to Whiskey13. Foggy Dew14. Foxhunter's jig15. Gaitafolia16. Garret Barry17. Gentle Maiden18. Get Up Old Woman and Shake Yourself19. Green Castle20. Halls of Donnegal21. Hartigan's22. Heather Breeze23. I'll Remember you in my Prayers24. Jig from Lord of the Dance25. Jig from Lord of the Dance (transposed to Em)26. John Kelly's27. Johnny O'Leary's #128. Kesh Jig29. Maggie in the Woods30. Mairie's Wedding31. Minstrel Boy32. Off She Goes33. Otter's Holt

34. Out on the Ocean35. Peg O'Ryan's36. Peg O'Ryan's37. Planxty Irwin38. Planxty Irwin (transposed from G)39. Rambler and a Gambler40. Road to Lisdoonvarna41. Roddy McCorley42. St. Mary's Polka43. Sally Gardens44. Seamus McManus45. Shepherd's Wife46. Si Bheag Si Mhor47. South Wind48. Spanish Lady49. Three Tunes I (Haste to the Wedding)50. Three Tunes II (Leslie's Hornpipe)51. Three Tunes III (German Beau)52. Up and Away53. Westering Home54. Wild Rover