Ivoirine

Beautiful balfolk tune from the great French band Djal. The dance is variation of the gavotte also known as gavotte de l’Aven. The gavotte, a lively peasants’ kissing dance, is from the baroque era and became fashionable at the 17th- and 18th-century courts of France … Read more

Cooley’s Reel

cooleys reel sheet music for tin whistle chords and notes

Cooley’s reel sheet music. This is absolutely one of my favourite tin whistle tunes. Not only because of the rocking melody line, but also because of the nice chords in the second part of the tune. Though the original tune was composed by an accordeon … Read more

The Kid On The Mountain

Kid on the Mountain slig jig. Sheet music notes and chords.

Sheet music, chords and notes for The Kid on the Mountain slip jig. The Kid on the Mountain is a popular Irish session tune. It is a bit more work to learn to play it by heart compared to other tunes, since it consists of … Read more

Rocky road to dublin

Rocky road to Dublin is an Irish song originating from the 19th century. The lyrics of Rocky road to Dublin is all about a man travelling from Tuam (County Galway) to Liverpool (England) and the difficulties and other things he encounters on his journey. The … Read more

Come on up to the house

Come on up the house is a great gospel song by Tom Waits. The lyrics of come on up to house contain a few nice lines of poetry keeping the listener dangling whether it is meant cynically or as a sincere expression of faith. Tom … Read more

Molly Malone

The Dublines Molly Malone chords and lyrics

Even if you are not into Irish music you will very likely know Molly Malone from The Dubliners. This song, also known as Cockles and Mussels, is always a nice one to sing along. When playing the song on guitar myself, I noticed that the … Read more

Gravel Walk

gravel walk sheet music chords fiddle

The Gravel Walk sheet music. This reel, also known as The Gravel Walks, is a real traditional tune with Scottish roots. It is difficult to find some information regarding the origin of the tune. Probably the reel originates already from 18th century and was, … Read more

The Musical Priest

the musical priest sheet music tin whistle notes chords fiddle violin

Sheet music for The Musical Priest. A traditional tin whistle tune which became especially known after The Dubliners recorded it on their album Double Dubliners in 1972. The Musical Priest reel is a popular tune at Irish sessions. I heard it myself for the … Read more