REPERTOIRE

Practice Tools

Amazing Slow Downer - MAC or PC - Change the tempo or pitch of mp3s independently. Can be used to change key or slow tempo for practicing.

Djay - Mac users (req OSX 10.4) might want to try this program that also changes keys or tempo independently - lots of other features too.

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Here, in no particular order, are some of the sets we play...

Sets from Fall, 2006

• Flagstone of Memories - Anderson's - Molly Ban
• The Flying Dutchman - Hag at the Churn - Wind off the Lake
  
• Christy Barry's Set 1 & 2
• Leaving Friday Harbor
• Bucks of Oranmore
• A Wife of my Ain

Jigs

• Kesh Jig - Saddle the Pony - Out on the Ocean
• Butterfly - Fig for a Kiss - Kid on the Mountain
• Donnybrook Fair
• Swallowtail
• Road to Lisdonvarna
• Lark in the Morning

Hornpipes

• Plains of Boyle - Rights of Man - Off to California
• Harvest Home
• Boys of Bluehill

Polkas

• Paddy's Polkas #1 - #2
• Banshee Polka Set - Britches Full of Stitches - Ballydesmond #3 - Armagh Polka

Reels

• Maids of Mt. Kisco - Sligo Maid - Cregg's Pipes
• Joe Cooley's Reel - Drowsie Maggie
• Maid Behind the Bar - Wise Maid - Sligo Maid
• Wind that Shakes the Barley - Silver Spear - Sally Gardens
• Salamanca - Banshee (McMahons)

Waltzes

• Matthew's Waltz
• Genevieve's Waltz
• Josefin's Waltz

Songs

• I'll Tell Me Ma
• Carrickfergus
• Minstrel Boy
• Shbeg Shemore
• The Boar's Head Carol
• Mist Covered Mountain
• Red is the Rose

Misc

• Lord Mayo
• On a Cold Winter's Day
• Gloomy Winter
• Christmas Eve
• What, Daddy?

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Music for many of the Tunes - Here are some pdfs of set lists of much of the music we play.
The notes aren't always exact - sometimes we do them slightly different or add other endings - but they'll get you started.

Tunebook with many of the tunes we play or might learn someday.

Set List - this is the music to many of the songs from our Easter 2006 Concert.

Sheet Music - Plains of Boyle, Rights of Man, Off to California, Banshee, Lark in the Morning, Boys of Bluehill, Harvest Home

Sheet Music - Road to Lisdonvarna, Devil's Dream, Drowsey Maggie

Tunes Directory - browse the Wailing Banshees tunes directory

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OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES FOR TUNES AND PRACTICING

O'Neils Music of Ireland - The definitive collection of 1850 tunes in pdf - large 24M download.

PDFs and Midi of the "Most Recorded Irish Tunes - and many more Irish tunes at the parent website.

Celtic Crossover with mp3s of many of the tunes we do.

Other free mp3s - Piper with mp3s of various old recordings - more mp3s

The Session - large repository of music, notes, and information about traditional jigs, reels, and other popular dance tunes. You'll find the music for many of the tunes on our repertoire page.

Virtual Session - this BBC site allows you to listen to and play along with the music to many traditional Irish songs.

Session Tune Sets - print out the music for sets

Irish Tune Information

Irish Songs - Music, lyrics, and MIDI files for many traditional Irish songs.

Carnival of Venice - the music, composers, and variations