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The Groton Session
Often-Played Tune Sets Books
(pdf of complete books)
Version 1

Version 2

Groton Waltz Book ver 1


The Groton Session List of Often-Played Tune Sets
(some not included in The Book)

pdf's of Often-Played Sets

Apples In Winter | Kid on the Mountain
Ballydesmond Polkas
Banish Misfortune | Tatter Jack Walsh
Boyne Hunt | Shannon Breeze | Red Haired Lass
Brosna Slide | Okeefe's Slide | Denis Murphy's Slide
Bucks of Oranmore | Christmas Eve
Calum's Road | Hut on Staffin Island | The Raivlin Reel
Cat (The)| Denis Doody's | The Tolka
Cat In The Hopper | Paddy Kelley's Jig | Hitler's Downfall
Carraroe | Calliope House | Cowboy Jig
Champion | Jig Of Slurs | Atholl Highlanders
Cooleys Reel | Wise Maid | Bird in the Bush
Devanny's Goat | Galway Rambler | Last Nights Fun
Drowsie Maggie | Glass of Beer | The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Dusty Windowsills | Cliffs of Moher | Rose in the Heather
Fair Jennys | Off She Goes | My Darling Asleep
Flowers of Edinburgh | Teetotaller| Dunmore Lasses Swinging on the Gate
Gap of Dreams | Nia's | Beekeeper
Garret Barrys jig | Michael Hynes | The Boys of the Town
Geese in the Bog \ The Connaughtmans Rambles | Out on the Ocean
George Whites Favorite | The Boys of Malin | TheGravel Walk
Golden Keyboard | Drunken Landlady | Mulqueens Reel
Humours of Ennistymon | The Black Rogue | Kevin McHugh's Jig
I Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave | Michael Hynes | Gander in the Pratie Hole
Inagh Valley | Rockin' the Boat jig
Jackie Colemanss reel | Mountain Road | Creggs Pipes
Jim Wards jig | Blarney Pilgrim | The Cook in the Kitchen
John Dohertys Mazurka | Vincent Campbells Mazurka
Kilfenora Slides
Laurel Tree | Mountain Top
Lilting Banshee | Haste to Wedding | Maid on the Green
Little Nell | Hollow Poplar | Little Dutch Girl
The Long Acre (Hornpipe) | Cuz Teahan's
Maid Behind the Bar | Kilmaley | Green Mountain
The Maids of Mitchelstown | Her Long Dark Hair Flowing Down Her Back | Return from Fingal
Maggie Brown's Favorite | Munster Buttermilk | Little Burnt Potato
Merrily Kissed the Quaker | Star Above the Garter | Seamus Cooley's
The Monaghan Twig | The Trip to Durrow | The Hunter's House
O'Connells Trip to Parliament | Tom Jacket | Flowing Bowl
Old Man Dillon |Mouse in the Cupboard | The Cat's Meow
Paddy on the Railroad | Star of Munster | Masons Apron
Redican's Mother | Na Ceannabhaiin Bhana | Anthony Frawley's
Rights of Man - Pride of Petravore
Road to Lisdoonvarna | Swallows Nest | Morrisons
Silver Spear | Father Kelly | Sally Gardens
Smash the Windows | Coleraine | Irishmans Heart to the Ladies
Sonny's Mazurka | Shoe the Donkey
Sonny Murray's | Listowel Hornpipe
Spootiskerry | Willafjord
Zelda Gobby O | Bundle and Go


Steps to Playing Bones

1) The Hold  

2) The Tap  

3) The Rattle 

4) Shaping to Music   

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Ornamentation 

Discussion on Short and Long Rolls  - slow 



 

 
 
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