This feed shows tunes that I've added to the web site Dennis' Grab Bag of Gifs, a site consiting of .gif format images of "sheet music" for traditional Irish Tunes, mostly those played at the session at the Treehouse Coffee Shop, Audubon, NJ. The first two items will always be the links to the tune page and the Treehouse web page; links to the lastest additions to the tune page follow, with the most recent addtions at the top http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/dennistunerssfeed.xml This is the "index page" containing links to the tunes on my site http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/giftunes.html The home of our Thursday night Traditional Irish Music sessions http://www.treehousecoffee.net The Sligo Maid added 04 Feb 2012. This is an old session standard that mysteriously never "maid" it onto my website. I finally posted it after teaching it this morning to whistle player Mike Glennan. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/sligomaid.htmlx Blackberry Blossom added 13 Nov 2011. Another tune that's been rattling around my brain for years but never put up on the site. I've heard versions by John Vesey and Conal O Grada, but finally transcribed it after a post-house-concert session with Brian Conway. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/blackberry_blossom.htmlx My Love Is But A Lassie Yet added 10 Oct 2011 This is a tune I often hear at those ceilis and set dances where Kevin McGillian plays for polka figures. Chris Brennan Hagy brought it to the October 2011 Young Musician's Session at the Irish Center in Philadelphia. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/lassie_yet.htmlx Hare in the Corn added 18 May 2011 A fun tune to play, I first heard it from the Planxty album Cold Blow and The Rainy night. It was featured in the performance by Seamus Beagly and Oisin Oisin Mac Diarmada in a house concert at our residence about a month and a half ago, and has become a popular tune at the session at the Treehouse Coffee Shop. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/hare_in_the_corn.htmlx Lakes of Sligo added 9 Apr 2011 The first tune in the set played at dances in the Delaware Valley for the Seige of Ennis. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/lakes_of_sligo.htmlx Lakes of Sligo added 9 Apr 2011 The second tune in the set played at dances in the Delaware Valley for the Seige of Ennis. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/leaving_tipperary.htmlx Mist on the Glen added 15 Mar 2011 This tune always gets played at the set dances by Kevin and Jimmy McGillian, but I was inspired to transcribe it when Muriel ("Where's the Fire?") Prickett included it in a set at one of the Treehouse Coffee Shop sessions. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/mist_on_the_glen.htmlx John McHughs' added 14 Mar 2011 I first heard this tune from Grainne Hambly. It's single jig construction seems to straddle the world of both jigs and slides http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/john_mchughs.htmlx The Cloone (reel) The third reel played by Kevin and Jimmy McGillian for the 5th figure of the Lancers set at the South Jersey Irish Society's Hoolie (Irish dance party) on March 4th, 2011. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/the_cloone.htmlx Mama's Pet (Reel) The second played by Kevin and Jimmy McGillian for the 5th figure of the Lancers set at the South Jersey Irish Society's Hoolie (Irish dance party) on March 4th, 2011. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/mamas_pet.htmlx Sonny's Mazurka (mazurka) Kathy taught this at a workshop at West Chester University on 27 February 2011. It's one of the most popular mazurka, a dance form exclusive to Co. Donegal. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/sonnys_mazurka.htmlx Mrs. McRory (jig) Added 11 Feb 2011 Another from Ciaran Somer's CD "Faoi Bhlath". This is the second tune in the set that starts with "The Furze in Bloom", listed below. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/mrs_mcrory.htmlx The Furze in Bloom Jig added 07 Feb 2011 Back in June 2004, we hosted a house concert with fluter Ciaran Somers and piper David Power. Ciaran had a wonderful sound on flute, and David is a marvelous piper. Fast forward to 2010, and Ciaran finally released a CD, with fiddler Dave Sheridan and guitarist Nicolas Quemener. This tune is the first in one of the sets they play; Kathy heard it while we were driving to a session and fell in love with it . http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/furze_in_bloom.htmlx The Birds Hornpipe added 22 Jan 2011 I learned this from the playing of June McCormick of Sligo. June did a workshop at our house along with harper Michael Rooney in 2000, and I've adored her flute playing ever since. They comprise the duo Draiocht, with a pair of albums to their credit, as well as many tours, performances, workshops and classes. Though they've not recorded this, Michael and June play this as the second tune in a set with McGivney's Fancy. The set can be found on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB2g7YeoFCY at the 1:54 mark. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/birds.htmlx The Miltown Jig added 9 Jan 2011 I remember teaching this tune to the whistle class I run for the Delaware Valley Branch of Comhaltas in the early part of the last decade after learning it from the playing of Antoin Mac Gabhann and his students on the landmark album "Lamh ar Lamh". I was reminded of it again recently when Box Hero Kevin McGillian used this tune playing for the Haymakers Jig at the South Jersey Irish Society's Hoolie (Irish dance party) in Palmyra, NJ. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/miltownjig.htmlx Palm Sunday added 14 Dec 2010 This tune has run around my head for decades, but after a recent visit from Kevin Burke, I pulled out the "Eavesdropper" album he made with Jackie Daly and put it under my fingers. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/palmsunday.htmlx Arra Mountains added 20 Nov 2010 A composition of Paddy O'Brien (Tipperary). We heard it from Grainne Hambly and Brian McNamara, and was recently introduced to the session by Judit ("Are you the OTHER concertina player?") Stenn. http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/arra_mountains.htmlx Craig's Pipes added 19 Nov 2010 An old favourite, I first heard it on the first Bothy Band album. Charlie Silett played this one as a recent and I was reminded that it wasn't on this site! http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/craigs_pipes.htmlx Dan O' Keefe's added 11 Aug 2010 - From Brendan Maul who got it from Kevin Burke while attending Mark O'Connor's Fiddle Camp July 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/dan_o_keefes.htmlx The Coming Of Spring added 07 Aug 2010 From Rick Wharton, A tune composed by Paddy O'Brien (Tipperary); this transcription from the playing of the Kane Sisters http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/the_coming_of_spring.htmlx Toureendarby added 29 Jul 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/toureendarby.htmlx Downd The Broom added 1 Jul 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/down_the_broom.htmlx Calliope House added 27 May 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/calliope_house.htmlx The Pikeman's March added 25 Mar 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/pikemans_march.htmlx O'Dowd's #9 (Reel) added 26 Mar 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/odowds_no_9.htmlx Samhradh, Samhradh (song air) added 11 Mar 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/samhradh.htmlx The Maid in the Meadow (Jig) added 22 Feb 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/maidinthemeadow.htmlx The Little Fair Canavans (slipjig) added 22 Feb 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/NA_CEANNABhAIN_BHANA.htmlx Father Kelly's (Reel) added 5 Feb 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/father_kellys.htmlx The Galway Rambler (reel) added 5 Feb 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/galway_rambler.htmlx The Tinker's Daughter (reel) added 14 Jan 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/tinkersdaughter.htmlx Travers (Reel) added 14 Jan 2010 http://www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/travers.htmlx