Paul Hardy's Session Tunebook

10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Paul Hardy’s Session Tunebook Introduction This tune book contains tunes that I have learned to play on my English concertina, that are played at folk music sessions, particularly in the area around Cambridge, England and Redlands, California. They should also be playable on fiddle, whistle, etc. I have also included guitar chords, often generated by abcmus if not present at the tune’s source. Most are traditional tunes from the British Isles, many of Celtic origin, particularly Irish dance tunes, but others are from an eclectic mix of sources. Many have been adapted from Internet resources, originally in abc or midi formats. Others have been learned by ear or handouts from various sessions in the UK and US. All are believed free of current copyright (unless noted explicitly), or else appear to have been placed in the public domain. Please let me know if you are the owner of any that are under access restrictions and I’ll remove them. I have tried to choose the simple versions of most tunes, without decoration and interpretations, so add your own triplets, grace notes and variations. This tunebook has been prepared using abcm2ps, with help from abcmus and Melody Assistant. Particular thanks go to Greenshoots (www.greenshootsmusic.org.uk) for the slow sessions near Cambridge in England that let me learn many of these tunes; the concertina sessions at Chiltinas near Bedford in England that gave me confidence; the Ceili House Band in Redlands in California that opened my eyes and ears to the range of Irish music; and to the celtic jam sessions at Green Valley Lake in the nearby San Bernadino Mountains that broadened my repertoire. The current version of this tunebook, in ABC and in PDF forms, is downloadable from Paul’s web site at www.paulhardy.net. Paul Hardy ([email protected]) Original version of July 2004, this version of 10 July 2008. pgh_session_tunebook_paged 1 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Aiken Drum Reel Aiken Drum Trad. Before 1820 = 140 Willie Wood Scotland There’s a Man Came to our Town DGDE7A7 4 4 D G A7 D DGDEmA7 D G A7 D 2 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Abbots Bromley Horn Dance Jig Abbots Bromley Horn Dance Trad. = 150 England (Thaxted) Em B Em B7 Em 6 8 Am D Em D Em CDBEm Em Am Em Am Em B7 Em B7 3 Em Am Em Am Em B7 Em pgh_session_tunebook_paged 3 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Amazing Grace Waltz Amazing Grace Carrell and Clayton 1831 = 100 England Words by Newton 1779 GD7EmCGD7D 3 4 GCGEmDG3 4 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy American patrol March American patrol F. W. Meacham 1885 = 160 USA Made popular by Glen Miller G D 3 4 4 C Am G Am Bm D 3 G C D Bm Am G D CGC C GG G C G C Bm G CG CD pgh_session_tunebook_paged 5 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Ar Eirinn Waltz Ar Eirinn Trad. = 90 For Ireland, I Won’t Say Her Name Ireland G Am7 G Em D 3 4 GC GCDCDG G C Em G Em D G C G C D Am7 D G 6 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch Air Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch Trad. = 120 Scotland Em C G D Em C Bm Em 3 4 C G Am Em G C Bm Em Em Em G D Em C Bm Em pgh_session_tunebook_paged 7 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Ash Grove, The Waltz The Ash Grove Trad. = 100 Wales DG C D G C G DG 3 4 G D7 G Em D A D GCDGCGDG 8 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Ashokan Farewell Air Ashokan Farewell Jay Ungar 1983 = 80 USA D D7 G Bm D G A7 3 4 DD7GBmD A7D DGDBmGA7 D C G D A7 D pgh_session_tunebook_paged 9 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Atholl Highlanders, The March The Atholl Highlanders Trad. = 250 Scotland A Bm A Bm A 6 8 ABmADA ADABmA ADADA AAABmA ADA ABmAEm ABmADA 10 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Aunt Hessy’s White Horse Reel Aunt Hessy’s White Horse Trad. = 200 Aunt Hessie; Aunt Hassie South Africa GD7G 4 4 GD7G GG C G D7 D7 G pgh_session_tunebook_paged 11 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Ballydesmond Polka 1 Polka Ballydesmond Polka 1 Trad. = 120 Ireland Am G 2 4 Am G G/Am Am G Am G Am/G 12 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Ballydesmond Polka 2 Polka Ballydesmond Polka 2 Trad. = 120 Ireland Am G F Em G D G 2 4 Am G Am G Am Am G Am G Am G Am G Am pgh_session_tunebook_paged 13 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Barley Mow, The Jig The Barley Mow Trad = 120 England G D G C Am D7 6 8 G D G C D7 G GC G GC G D GC G A7 D7 G D G C Am D7 G D G C D7 G 14 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Bear Dance Polka Bear Dance Trad. = 100 Flanders Em G D Em D Em 2 4 Em D Em D Em D Em Am C G Am G Am Am G Am G Am G Am pgh_session_tunebook_paged 15 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Bielbie’s Hornpipe Hornpipe Bielbie’s Hornpipe Trad. = 140 England, Northumberland GAmG 4 4 GAmGG1 2 GDG GDG1 2 16 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Big Ship Slide Big Ship Trad. = 160 Glise de Sherbrooke England via Canada La Grande Chaine GAmG 4 4 GDG C G Am G CGDG pgh_session_tunebook_paged 17 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Black Velvet Band, The Waltz The Black Velvet Band Trad. = 150 Ireland G D 3 4 GEmAmDG 18 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Blackthorn Stick, The Jig The Blackthorn Stick Trad. = 240 Ireland D7GC GD GD GD 6 8 GC GD GD G G Am D7 GC GD GD G pgh_session_tunebook_paged 19 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Blarney Pilgrim Jig Blarney Pilgrim Trad. = 280 Ireland. G C G C Am D7 6 8 GCGCD7 GAmEmGCD7 GAmEmEmEm D Em D G C Am D7 DEmD G C D7 20 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Blaydon Races Jig Blaydon Races Trad. = 160 England G D7 G G7 C G A7 D7 6 8 G D7 G G7 C G D7 G G D7/A C A7 D7 G G7 C D7 G G C A7 D D7 G C C A7 D7 G G7 C D7 G E7 Am D7 G pgh_session_tunebook_paged 21 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Blind Mary Air Blind Mary Turlough O’Carolan (1670−1738) = 120 Ireland DGDBmA 2 4 DGDAD D A Bm A DFmBmG DA D 22 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Blue Eyed Stranger Reel Blue Eyed Stranger Trad. = 160 England GCGGD7CD7G 4 4 GCD7GD7G G C D7 G D7 C D7 G pgh_session_tunebook_paged 23 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Bobby Shaftoe Reel Bobby Shaftoe Trad. = 200 England GDGCDG 4 4 GD7G CDG 24 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Bonaparte Crossing The Rhine Hornpipe Bonaparte Crossing The Rhine Trad. = 120 Boney Crossing the Alps Scotland The Battle Of Waterloo Am C Am C 4 4 Am C Am Am Am Am Am C Am C Am Am 3 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 25 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Bonny Green Garters Jig Bonny Green Garters Trad. Morris A.(AB)4 Headington England = 120 A GC G1 DD2 6 8 B GCDGEm GC G DG 26 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Bonnie Kate March Bonnie Kate Scotland via Ireland = 200 GD G C D G 4 4 GEm AmD G C D GDG7CD GEmBmEmAmD G pgh_session_tunebook_paged 27 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Boyne Hunt, The Reel The Boyne Hunt Trad. = 260 Ireland DEmD 4 4 DEmD DEmD 28 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Boys of Bluehill Hornpipe Boys of Bluehill Trad. = 120 Beaux of Oakhill Ireland DA DA7G 4 4 3 3 D Em D A7 D 3 DEmD G 3 D Em D A7 D 3 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 29 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Brighton Camp March Brighton Camp Trad. = 160 The Girl I Left Behind Me England GC G D7GCD7G 4 4 G D7 G D7 G Em C D7 G C D7 G 30 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Brian Boru’s March March Brian Boru’s March Trad. = 240 Ireland Bm A 6 8 Bm DA Bm Bm A Bm pgh_session_tunebook_paged 31 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy British Grenadiers March British Grenadiers Trad. = 160 England G D G D7 G G D7 G D7 G 4 4 GCAmGDGDGDGD7G 32 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Bucks of Oranmore, The Reel The Bucks of Oranmore Trad. = 320 The Hearty Bucks Ireland DEmDBm 4 4 DEmDBm DEmDBm DEmDEm D Em D Em D Em D Em D Em D Em D Bm D Bm D Em D Bm D Em D Bm D Em D Bm D Bm D Bm DBmDDBm D Em D Bm D Bm pgh_session_tunebook_paged 33 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Burning of the Piper’s Hut, The March The Burning of the Piper’s Hut Trad. = 120 Scotland Am G 4 4 Am G Am Am G Am G Em Am 34 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Buttered Peas Polka Buttered Peas Trad. = 200 England DG D EmADG 4 4 DAD D G DA DG DA D pgh_session_tunebook_paged 35 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Butterfly, The Slipjig The Butterfly Trad. = 200 Ireland Em D Em D Em D G D 9 8 Em D Em G D Em D Em G D 36 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Caitlin Triall Waltz Caitlin Triall Turlough O’Carolan (1670−1738) = 100 Ireland G Em C G Em1 C D72 G 3 4 G Em G Em G Em C D7 GEmCGD7CG 3 pgh_session_tunebook_paged 37 10 Jul, 2008 Paul Hardy Campbell’s Farewell to Redcastle Reel Campbell’s Farewell to Redcastle Trad.

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