McDonnell's Traditional Irish Music Slow Session

Fun Tunes to Learn

 Atholl Highlanders.  It is also a Scottish tune in the Key of A which was commonly played by Billy Moran after the Blackthorn Stick and the Rakes of Kildare.  The sheet music as arranged by Colin MacLeod is available to download as a pdfpdf_button file

 Hector the Heromusic-icon.  It is a lament in the Key of A which is the key in which it was written and is played in Scotland.  Click on the name to hear it played slowly by Colin MacLeod.  The sheet music was arranged by Colin and is available to download as a pdfpdf_button file.  Some Irish musicians play it in the Key of D.

 

A Scottish tune·Skye·Boat·Song·. Click on the name to hear it played. The sheet music can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking  Skye Boat Song

A commonly played dance polka Little Brown Jug’ Music icon. Click on the name to hear it played. The sheet music can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking ‘Little Brown Jug’Pdf button

A commonly played march ‘The Star of the County Down’ Music icon. Click on the name to hear it played.  The sheet music can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking The Star of the County DownPdf button.

Another commonly played march The Battle of Aughrim’ Music icon. Click on the name to hear it played. The sheet music can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking The Battle of AughrimPdf button.

O’Keefe’s Slide music-icon. Click on the name to hear it played The sheet music can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking O’Keefe’s SlidePdf button.

To hear the tune played Click Music icon . To download a pdf copy of the sheet music click Pdf button