30 Tunes for Irish Fiddle volume 4
30 Tunes – Irish Fiddle volume 4
Level : All Levels.
This collection of Irish fiddle tunes contain some classic old tunes such ‘Ships in Full Sail‘ and ‘ Haste to the Wedding’. If you are beginning to learn fiddle or at a more advanced stage there will be suitable music in this collection or in volumes 1, 2 or 3. Most of these tunes are popular session favourites. Many tunes are played in groups of ‘sets’, listen for this in recordings. It is often more enjoyable and they are easier to remember! The tunes in this collection are suitable for all instruments.
30 Tunes – Irish Fiddle volume 4 – Tunes List
The Green Fields of America The Green Fields of America
Apples in Winter Apples in Winter
Crowley’s Reel Crowley’s
Down the Back Lane Down the Back Lane
Haste to the Wedding Haste to the Wedding
Lafferty’s Lafferty’s
Maid Behind the Bar Maid Behind the Bar
Man of the House Man of the House
Maud Millar Maud Millar
Miller’s Maggot Miller’s Maggot
Sackows Jig Sackows Jig (Tripping up the stairs)
Ships in Full Sail Ships in Full Sail
Sporting Paddy Sporting Paddy
The Boys of Malin The Boys of Malin
The Bush on the Hill The Bush on the Hill
The Connaught Heifer The Connaught Heifer
The Drunken Landlady The Drunken Landlady
The Fermoy Lassies The Fermoy Lasses
The High Reel The High Reel
The Kildare Fancy The Kildare Fancy
The Mooncoin(reel) The Mooncoin
The Morning star The Morning Star
The Pretty Girls of Mayo The Pretty Girls of Mayo
The Red Haired Lass The Red Haired Lass
The Setting Sun The Setting Sun
The Wonder Hornpipe The Wonder hornpipe
The Sligo Fancy The Sligo Fancy
Tim Maloney Tim Maloney
Wallop the Spot Wallop the Spot
Collier’s jig(Do you want Anymore?) Collier’s Jig
Collier’s Jig, the last in this collection seems to be a jig version of Collier’s reel. I am not sure which came 1st! This is also the same with The ‘Maid in the Meadow’ jig (in 30 tunes for Irish Fiddle Volume 1)which seems to be a version of the reel, ‘The Green Fields of America’.
If you enjoyed this 30 Tunes for Irish Fiddle Volume 4 please click on the links below for more.
Irish Fiddle Duet Recordings
Tips for Beginners
5 Setdances
30 Classic Irish Fiddle Tunes Volume 3
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