Last updated 02 Aug 02

Dennis' Grab Bag of Gifs

Hi, ho, Dennis here!

I thought I'd try to organize these tunes, but, then again, this is the Web! I created these through a long and laborious process, usually for one of two purposes:

I wanted to learn a tune I didn't know, or
I wanted to share a tune I did know.

I wish I could remember all the caveats for learning tunes that I've heard over the years. One main caveat, especially with tunes written down, is to remember that tunes are transmitted via the oral tradition. ANY tune written down is an approximation of how the person who wrote it down interpreted the manner in which it was played. The player will in all likelihood play it a different way the next time, and yet a different way the time after that, etc. Never has the phrase "it's not etched in stone" been more appropriate.

In general, I use music as a learning tool, rather than "offline storage". I'll transcribe a tune from a tape or recording, learn it, then rarely look at the transcription again.

Enough blather. Here are the tunes. I've generally included information about where I first heard it, who I heard playing it, and perhaps some other sources where the tune might be found.

(Tá muid ag obair airleathanach baile seo anois!)

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69th Street (polka) added 26 Jan 00
The Abbey Reel(reel) added 27 Sep 00
An dTiochfaidh Tú Abhaile Liom (jig) added 05 Dec 02
Apples in Winter (jig) added 9 Apr 01
Andy McGann's (reel) added 21 Jul 2007
Around the Faery Fort (Barn Dance) added 04 Apr 01
The Atholl Highlanders (jig) added 10 Apr 98
Ballydesmond Polka #1 (Polka) added 13 Aug 02
Ballydesmond Polka #2 (Polka) added 13 Aug 02
The Banks of Loch Gowna (Jig) added 07 Feb 2001
The Banshee (reel) added 05 Mar 1998
The Battle of Aughrim (March) added 09 May 2000
The Battle of the Somme (Scottish Pipe March) added 18 Jan 2005
Beare Island (reel) added 10 Apr 2007
Behind the Haystack (jig) added 04 Sep 2002
The Belfast Hornpipe (The Sweeps) (hornpipe) added 04 Apr 2002
Bill Sullivan (polka) added 11 Feb 1999
The Bird in the Bush (reel) added 19 Oct 2001
The Blackthorn Stick (jig) added 23 Feb 2006
The Blarney Pilgrim (jig) added 27 Apr 2000
Bobby Casey's (hornpipe) added 15 Nov 2006
The Boys of Bluehill (hornpipe) added 08 Mar 98
The Boys of Malin (reel)added 13 Dec 2000
Boys Of The Lough (reel) added 27 Feb 2002
The Boys Of Tandernagee (jig) added 17 May 2002
Boys of the Town (jig)added 14 Jan 1999
Brendan Tonra's (Jig) added 01 May 2001
Brigid Cruise (O' Carolan Air) added 01 Aug 2003
Britches Full of Stitches (Polka) added 10 February 2008
The Bronsa Slide (Slide) added 12 November 2007
Buckley's Favourite (Reel) added 18 Feb 2004
The Bucks of Oranmore (reel) added 10 Jul 2000
The Burnt Old Man (An Seanduine Dóite) (jig) added 13 Apr 2007
The Butcher's March (Jig) added 15 Nov 2001
The Butlers of Glen Ave. (jig) added 02 Nov 2001
The Butterfly (slip jig) added 12 Nov 1999
Cailleach An Airgead (jig) added 02 Aug 2002
Caoineadh Luimnigh (Lament for Limerick) (slow air) added 03 Apr 2002
The Castle (jig) added 10 May 2007
Castle Kelly (reel) added 04 Feb 2001
Chief O'Neill's Favourite (hornpipe) added 19 Nov 2003
Christmas Eve (reel) added 26 Apr 2000
Christy Barry's (jig) added 02 Nov 2001
Christy Barry's #2 (jig) added 02 Nov 2001
The Clare Jig (jig) added 04 Dec 2002
The Cliffs of Moher (jig) added 27 Apr 98
Come West Along The Road (reel) added 19 Oct 2001
The Concertina Reel added 10 Jan 99
The Congress (reel) added 17 Dec 2003
The Connaughtman's Rambles (jig) added 15 May 2000
Connie The Soldier (jig) added 26 Jun 2007
Connie Walsh's (slide) added 20 May 2003
Cooley's (reel) added 12 Mar 98
Cooley's Hornpipe added 02 Nov 2003
The Copperplate (reel) added 9 Apr 2006
Coppers and Brass (Jig) added 29 Aug 2000
Crawford's (reel) added 3 Oct 1997
The Creel of Turf (Jig) added 09 May 2000
Cucanandy added 23 Feb 2006
The Dawning of the Day (March/Song Air) added 10 Apr 9 2000
Dennis Murphy's (Polka) added 10 Apr 2000
The Dingle Regatta (Slide) added 20 Sep 2000
Dinny O'Keefe's (Slide) added 11 Jan 2004
The Diplodocus (Jig) added 12 Feb 2003
The Donegal Reel (Reel) added 28 Feb 2001
Donnybrook Fair (Jig) added 10 Apr 2000
Down by the Sally Gardens (Song Air) added 10 Apr 2000
Drowsy Maggie (reel) added 22 Nov 98
The Drunken Landlady (Reel) added 29 Aug 00
The Dublin Reel (Reel) added 19 Feb 2003
Dusty Windowsill (Jig) added 12 Feb 2003
Eamonn A Chnoic (Ned of the Hill) (Air) added 15 Dec 2000
The Earl's Chair (reel) added 19 Dec 2003
East of Glendart (Jig) added 2 Sep 2003
Ed Kelly's added 7 Feb 1999
Egan's Polka added 13 Jan 1999
Eibhlí Gheal Chiúin (air) added 19 Dec 2003
Elizabeth Kelly's Jig added 06 July 01
Farrell O'Gara (Reel) added 15 Nov 2002
Father O'Flynn (Jig) added 05 Dec 2000
The Fermoy Lasses (Reel) added 26 Apr 2000
A Fig for a Kiss (Slip Jig) added 10 May 00
The Five Mile Chase (Reel) added 10 May 2002
The Flying Wheelchair (Jig) added 26 May 2004
The Foxhunter's (Slip Jig/Step Dance) added 10 Apr 2000
Fred Finn's (Reel) added 28 Jun 2001
Gallagher's Frolics(jig) added 02 Jan 1998
The Galtee Ranger (reel) added 28 May 98
The Gander At The Pratie Hole (jig) added 02 Apr 2002
The Gentle Maiden (waltz) added 12 Mar 2004
Ger the Rigger (polka) added 11 Feb 1999
The Glass of Beer (reel) added 19 Oct 2001
The Golden Keyboard (reel) added 05 Jul 2000
The Golden Stud (reel) added 29 Mar 00
The Good Natured Man (hornpipe) added 04 Feb 2001
The Greencastle (hornpipe)
The Green Fields of America (reel)
The Green Fields of Rossbeigh(reel) added 18 Oct 2000
The Green Mountain (reel) added 10 Oct 2000
The Hag with the Money (jig) added 02 Aug 2002
Hambly's Favourite (reel) added 28 Jul 2003
Hardiman the Fiddler (slip jig) added 15 Dec 2000
The Harp and Shamrock (barndance) added 16 Mar 2005
The Harvest Home (hornpipe)added 14 May 1998
Haste to the Wedding (jig) added 07 Nov 2002
The Haunted House (Jig) added 25 Jun 2000
Hector the Hero (air) added 13 Jan 1998
Her Golden Hair Hanging Down Her Back Junior Crehan (Hornpipe) Added 13 Aug 02
The High Caul Cap(March/Ceili Dance)added 29 Mar 00
The High Reel (Reel) added 06 Mar 2006
The Hills of Coore Junior Crehan (Hornpipe) added 30 Nov 2004
The Home Ruler (Hornpipe) added 19 Oct 2001
The Humours of Ballyconnell (reel) added 19 Oct 2001
The Humours of Drinagh (jig) added 4 Aug 2003
The Humours of Lisheen (jig) added 25 Apr 2005
Humours of Tulla (Reel) added 30 May 00
Humours of Whiskey (Slip Jig) added 9 Feb 1999
The Hunter's House (reel) added 17 Dec 2003
The Hunter's Purse (An Sgeach) (reel) added 10 Feb 2002
I Buried My Wife and I Danced On Top Of Her (Jig) added 30 Aug 2000
I Have A Bonnet Trimmed In Blue (Polka) added 20 Sep 2000
If There Weren't Any Women In The World (Barn Dance) added 17 Jan 202006
Inis Oir (Inisheer - Air) added 06 Dec 2000
Jackie Coleman's (Reel) added 18 Jun 2007
Jerry's Beaver Hat (jig)
The Jig of Slurs added 13 Dec 2000
Jimmy Ward's (jig)added 10 Apr 99
Josefin's Waltz added 12 May 2006
Joy of My Life (Jig) added 10 Apr 2000
Katie's Fancy(Jig) added 03 Sep 2003
The Kerfunten Jig (Hammy Hamilton) added 29 Jun 98
The Kerry Reel(reel) added 18 Oct 2000
The Kesh Jig added 1 Apr 98
The Kid on the Mountain (Slip jig) added 16 Jun 2000
The Killarney Boys of Pleasure (Reel) added 02 May 2007
The Killimer (Jig) added 12 Feb 2002
Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel (Reel) added 2 Dec 1999
The Ladies Hornpipe added 05 Apr 2001
Lady Anne Montgomery (Reel) added 26 Apr 2000
Lament for Limerick (Caoineadh Luimnigh) (slow air) added 03 Apr 2002
The Lark in the Morning (jig) added 07 Nov 2002
Larry Redican's (reel) added 30 Nov 04
The Laurel Tree (reel) added 17 Feb 2005
The Leitrim Fancy (jig) added 25 Feb 1999
The Lilting Banshee (jig) added 10 Jan 99
The Lilting Fisherman (jig) added 19 Jun 01
The Little Diamond (Polka) added 15 May 2006
The Longford Collector (reel) added 22 Oct 2001
Lord Mayo (march) added 20 Feb 2004
The Little Stack of Wheat (hornpipe) added 11 Dec 2000
An Luaithreadán (jig) added 02 Jan 2002
McMahon's (reel) added 05 Mar 1998
Maggie In The Woods (AKA An bhfaca tú mo Shéamuismín added 20 Sep 2000
The Maid Behind the Bar (reel) added 07 Jul 98
The Maid of Mount Cisco (reel) added 08 mar 2000
The Maid on the Green (jig)
The Maids of Ballingary (Jig) added 26 Jun 2007
Máirtín O'Connor's (Jig) added 07 Jul 2007
Man of the House (Reel) added 26 Apr 2000
Master McDermott (Reel) added 08 Apr 2003
Maud Miller (Reel) added 08 Apr 2003
Mayor Harrison's Fedora(Reel) added 09 Sep 2006
Merrily Kiss the Quaker (slide) added 12 Nov 1999
The Merry Blacksmith (reel) added 07 Jul 98
Mick Quinn's (Jig) added 20 Jun 2004
The Milliner's Daughter (reel) added 12 Feb 2003
The Miller's Maggot (Jig) added 5 May 98
Miss McGuinness (reel) added 23 Nov 2005
The Mist Covered Mountain (jig)
Moloney's Wife (Jig) added 26 Jun 2007
The Mooncoin (Jig) added 28 February 2007
The Morning Star (Reel) added 12 November 2007
Morrison's Jig added 22 Feb 99
The Mountain Road (Reel) added 07 October 2006
The Mountain Stream (Reel) added 24 June 2003
Moving in Old Decency (Reel) added 08 Aug 2003
Mrs. Crowley's (polka) added 06 Jun 2006
Mug of Brown Ale (jig) added 04 Dec 2002
Munster Buttermilk (Behind the Haystack) (jig) added 04 Sep 2002
The Musical Priest (reel) added 01 May 2003
My Darling Asleep (Jig) added 05 Dec 2000
Ned Coleman (Jig) added 1 Aug 2003
Ned of the Hill (Eamonn A Chnoic) (Air) added 15 Dec 2000
The New Broom (Barn Dance) added 04 Apr 2001
The New Policeman (Reel) added 14 May 2003
The Nightingale (jig) added 02 Jan 1998
O'Connell's Trip to Parliament (Reel) added 16 Oct 2007
Off She Goes (jig)
Off To California (hornpipe) added 30 July 2002
O'Keefe's Slide (slide) added 5 October 2000
O'Neill's Cavalry March added 19 December 2003
O'Sullivan's March added 12 December 2000
Old Copperplate, The (reel) added 26 Apr 2000
Old Favourite, The (Slide) added 07 Sep 2001
Orphan, The (Jig) added 27 May 2004
Otter's Holt, The (Reel; Junior Crehan) added 20 Oct 2004
Out on the Ocean (Jig) added 05 Jul 2000
Over the Bog Road (reel)
Over the Moor to Maggie (reel) added 05 Dec 00
Paddy Fahy's Reel (reel) added 01 Mar 2006
Paddy Jim Frank's (reel) added 13 Apr 2005
Paddy McGinty's Goat (Barn Dance/Song) added 13 Feb 2000
Patsy Geary's (Jig) added 7 Jul 2001
The Peacock's Feather(hornpipe) added 11 Sep 2005
The Peeler's Jacket (reel) added 26 Jun 98
Pigeon on the Gate (Reel) added 10 Apr 2000
The Pipe on the Hob (jig) added 25 Feb 1998
The Plains of Boyle (Hornpipe) added 25 Jun 2000
The Pleasures of Hope (Hornipe) added 16 Jun 2000
The Pretty Girls of Mayo (Reel) added 26 Feb 2001
The Pride of Rathmore (Reel) added 08 Aug 2003
The Providence (reel) added 12 Mar 2003
The Rakes of Clonmel (jig)
The Rakes of Kildare (jig)
The Rakes of Mallow (march) added 19 Oct 2001
The Rambling Pitchfork (jig) added 10 Oct 2001
The Rattlin' Bog (polka) added 15 Nov 1999
The Reel of Rio (reel) added 06 May 1998
The Return From Fingal (March) added 09 May 2000
The Rights of Man (Hornpipe) added 10 Apr 2000
Ríl Bheara (Beara Island) (reel) added 20 Apr 2007
The Road to Lisdoonvarna (slide) added 18 Oct 2000
The Road to Monalea (reel) added 24 May 6
Roaring Mary (Reel) added 05 Mar 2007
Roddy McCorley (March) added 15 May 2000
An Rógaire Dubh (The Dark Rogue) (jig) added 02 Aug 2002
Rolling in the Ryegrass (Reel) added 14 Mar 99
The Rolling Wave (jig) added 14 May 98
The Rose in the Heather (jig) added 25 Jan 1999
Saddle the Pony (Jig) added 7 Oct 2001
The Sailor's Bonnet (Reel) added 11 Nov 2001
Saint Patrick's Day (Set Dance) added 23 Apr 2002
The Sally Garden (Reel) added 6 Jun 2000
A Scarce O'Tatties (Jig) added 12 May 2006
Scotland the Brave (March) added 15 May 2000
Seamus Cooley's (jig) added 13 Jan 1998
Sean Buí (jig) added 01 May 2003
Sean Ryan's (Polka) added 16 Jun 2000
An Seanduine Dóite (The Burnt Old Man) (jig) added 13 Apr 2007
Sergeant Cahill (Jig) added 11 Feb 1999
An Sgeach (The Bush) (reel) added 10 Feb 2002
The Sheep in the Boat (jig) added 23 Feb 2006
The Sherwood Ranger (Sherwood Forest) (hornpipe) added 25 Aug 2004
Ships Are Sailing (reel) added 11 Feb 1999
The Shores of Loch Gowna (Jig) added 07 Feb 2001
The Silver Spear (Reel) added 16 Jun 2000
The Silver Spire (Reel) added 26 May 2004
Slieve Russell (Jig) added 09 Sep 2000
The Skylark (Reel) added 05 Mar 2007
Smash the Windows (Jig) added 26 Feb 2001
Spanish Lady (Polka) added 20 Sep 2000
Soldier's Joy (reel) added 25 Apr 2001
Speed the Plough (reel) added 17 Dec 1997
Sporting Paddy (reel) added 9 Feb 1999
Sporting Pitchfork (jig) added 12 Feb 2002
The Stack of Oats (Junior Crehan) (hornpipe) added 18 Dec 1998
The Star Above the Garter (Slide) added 07 Sep 2001
The Star of Munster (reel)
Strike the Gay Harp (jig) added 06 Dec 2001
The Swallowtail Jig added 15 May 2000
The Swallow's Tail (reel)
The Sweeps Hornpipe (The Belfast) (hornpipe) added 04 Apr 2002
Swinging on a Gate (Reel) added 01 May 2001
The Tailor's Thimble (reel) added 30 Jul 2002
The Tar Road to Sligo (jig) added 01 Jul 2007
The Tarbolton (Reel) added 28 Jun 2001
Tatter Jack Walsh (jig) added 11 May 2007
The Teatotaler (Reel) added 16 Jun 2000
The Temperance (Reel) added 16 Jun 2000
Templehouse (reel)
The Thrush in the Straw (jig) added 25 Apr 2005
Tobin's Favourite added 21 Feb 2003
The Top of Cork Road (aka Father O'Flynn (Jig) added 05 Dec 2000
The Torn Jacket (Reel) added 05 Mar 2001
Toss The Feathers (Reel) added 04 Nov 2001
Tripping up the Stairs added 7 Apr 98
The Trip to Birmingham (Josie McDermott)(Reel) added 23 May 2006
The Twin Brothers (Reel) added 08 Aug 2003
The Trip to Sligo (jig) added 21 Mar 03
The Wandering Minstrel (Jig) added 27 Feb 2006
What Would You Do If The Kettle Boiled Over? (Jig) added 13 Feb 2005
Wendel's Wedding (air) added 10 Apr 2000
When the Cock Crows added 6 Jan 99
The White Petticoat (jig) added Oct 2, '1997
The Widow's Daughter (reel) added 21 Jul 2007
Willie Coleman's (jig) added 29 Mar 2004
The Wind that Shakes the Barley (reel) added 10 Jan 99
The Wise Maid (Reel) added 16 Jun 2000
Woman of the House (reel) added 03 May 00
The WoodCock (Hammy Hamilton)(jig) added 12 May 06

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