Common Milwaukee Session Tunes
Oct 6th, 2007 by celticclub
Here’s a list of some tunes commonly played at Milwaukee sessions. This list is by no means definitive or complete–and the delicate nature of the session ecosystem is always changing and evolving! For local settings, find a copy of Phil Rubenzer’s Midwest Irish Session Tunes or consult thesession.org for the basics. I usually use the session to track down CDs that have tunes I’m learning on rather than learn by (or solely) by the written music. It’s good to get a version of it that you can listen to (ALOT!) to properly get the tune in your head. Reels:
- Merry Blacksmith
- Sally Gardens
- Miss McLeod’s
- Gravel Walks
- Drowsy Maggie
- Mountain Road
- Rolling in the Ryegrass
- Old Concertina
- Old Copperplate
- Sligo Maid
- Cooley’s
- Dunmore Lasses
Jigs:
- Connaughtman’s Rambles
- The Kesh
- Morrison’s
- Lilting Banshee
- Swallowtail
- Geese in the Bog
- My Darling Asleep
Polkas:
- Cuz’s
- Finnish
- Mickey Chewing Bubblegum
- Ballydesmonds
- Jessica’s
- The Kerry Polka
- Britches Full of Stitches (mostly in A major, but sometimes in G)
- Nell Fey’s
Hornpipes:
- Rights of Man
- Off to California
- Harvest Home
- Boys of Bluehill
Slip Jigs:
- The Butterfly
- Kid on the Mountain
- Foxhunter’s
