Irish Session Tunes: The Red Book - Softcover

Cranitch, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190042861X ISBN 13: 9781900428613

Publisher: Ossian Publications Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

(Music Sales America). This series contains over 100 Irish dance tunes and airs in each volume. The collections contain a varied selection of widely played and lesser-known tunes, divided into different dance rhythms, and then sorted into sets of similar tunes to be played at Irish sessions. The range of the tunes are particularly suitable for the fiddle, but can be used on other instruments. The "red book" includes 100 tunes, separated into double jigs, slides, slip jigs, polkas, reels, hornpipes, set dances and airs. Songs include: Father O'Flynn * The Lucky Penny * Dan O'Keeffe's Slide * The Blue Ribbon * The Pigeon on the Gate * Master Crowley * Fallon's Hornpipe * The Blackbird * and more.

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Synopsis

This collection contains a varied selection of widely played and lesser known tunes, divided into different rhythms: double jigs, slides, slip jigs, reels, hornpipes, set dances and airs. The range of the tunes are particularly suitable for the fiddle but can be used for other instruments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ossian Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190042861X
• ISBN 13: 9781900428613
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 46