What is/are your all time favorite tune/s ???
The one you never forget, and always love to play.
It would be interesting to see lots of favorites from different tastes.
Amazing Grace
Greensleeves
Load O’hay Polka
Lonesome Jig (Rolling Waves)
Calliope House
Man of the House
Ashplant
Musical Priest
Flagstone of Memories
Worn Torn Petticoat
Halting March (The Pikemen)
South Wind
Down By the Sally Gardens (Air)
Philo
Right now, it’s “Off to California”
Job of Journeywork
Far Away/Binkie Brae set
Wrong Foot Forward (Flook)
Rathlin Island
Glens of Atherlow
Market Town
Inisheer
The Cat’s Meow (Joanie Madden)
The Immigrant (Joanie Madden)
The Twisting of the Hay Rope
Julia Delaney
Toss the Feathers
Si Bheag, Si Mhor
Lark in the Morning
Several originals…
…and so many more. These are what came to mind off the top 'o me head.
at the moment:
Bobby Casey’s
Friendly Visit
Flowing Tide
Dusty Windowsills
Jim Hodder’s
Payne’s Choice
Woman of the House
Devils of Dublin
Roaring Mary
OK, I guess responders so far couldn’t sit at the same session - I don’t think we had one tune in common.. ![]()
Philo
Lord Mayo
Fig for a Kiss
Si Beag Si Mor
But they’ll change in the future!
Pat
I haven’t been learning new tunes like I should be, but I’ve got a few that I like and play all the time.
Banish Misfortune
Lord Mayo
Give Me Your Hand
Return From Fingal
The Old Grey Cat
Jason
Maid of Mt. Cisco
Cooley’s
Swallow’s Tail
Ships are Sailing
Coppers and Brass
Fermoy Lassies
Dunmore Lassies
Earl’s Chail
Rainy Day
etc.
Tabhair Dom Do Lamh
An Speic Seoigheach
Boolavogue
Boys of Bluehill (sorry
)
Carrickfergus
Father O’Flynn
Maid Behind the Bar
Scarborough Fair
The Foggy Dew
The Wild Rover
the maid behind the bar
the maids of mt kisco
o’gallagher’s frolics
jerry’s beaver hat
the britches full of stitches (that’s a lie)
that one setting of morrison’s with the ~E3 BAF FEB AFD
roaring mary
the skylark
that one polka
that other polka
the other other polka
ballydesmond (it can be #1, #2, or #4 depending on who’s counting)
the polka with the key change
the pidgeon on the gate
the mazurka in D
Some of my Fav’s
Torn Jacket
John Brennans
Sliabh Russell
Irish Girl
Killavil Jig
Patsy Hanleys
Arkle Mountain or (Arklow Mountain)
McElroy’s Fancy
The Rifleman
Whelan’s
Nova Scotia
Soraidh
Punter’s Graveyard
Cliffs of Moher
Skibereen Lassies
pkev
Da Slockit Light
“The Shaskeen” [ reel. of course ]
That’s a great one, all right.
The old bush
Down the Glen
An Phis Fhliuch