The Islay Inn Irish Session - Thursday Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms0yGIdUS 7g
A favourite set of mine's.

A tune to try.

There is no session on Thursday 14th February as the GFW is having a Burns Night. See you on 21st!

Back in the swing of things after the festivities.Back in the swing of things after the festivities.

A link about Tony Cuffe, a great scottish guitarist and singer
https://raretunes.org/tony-cuffe/

A nice night last thursday. I don't think there will be a session next week as a lot of regulars have Christmas stuff on. Probably ok the next week!

On thursday 6th December the Vatersay Boys are hosting their session at the Islay Inn and our session is cancelled.

A great night tonight: few in number but mighty in spirit. New tune to learn: Ass in the graveyard.

https://thesession.org/tunes/7203
This is a great jig, written by Liz Carroll. It features on a CD by The Fretless, a superb band from Canada.
Check them here:... https://www.facebook.com/thefretless/
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More Tunes and sets
This list adds to the previous posting.
Some tunes are played in a number of sets, depending on who starts.
... The tunes can be learned by ear from recordings or via sheet music (try thesession.org for settings).
1. Ye banks and braes / The flowers of Edinburgh 2. 72nd Highlander’s Farewell to Aberdeen / Chanter’s song 3. The blackbird (aka The sunny banks) / The home ruler 4. Green fields of America / My love is in America 5. All along the fairy fort / The new broom 6. The old cross / The centenary march 7. The star above the garter / Geordie’s Byre [slides] 8. The lilting fisherman / The Blarney Pilgrim 9. Paddy’s return / Willie Coleman 10. The point road 11. My hometown
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This is a list of some of the tunes played on a Thursday night. It is not exhaustive nor authoritative but it is a guide. Thanks Val. Enjoy.
... Some Possible Islay Sets / Tunes (in no particular order) April 2018
Jerry’s Beaver Hat / The Mouse in the Cupboard Garrett Barry / Banish Misfortune / The Bride’s Favourite The Lilting Fisherman / Baron’s Jig The Mountain Road / Jackie Coleman’s / The Peeler’s Jacket The Donegal Reel / The Maid Behind the Bar / The Salley Gardens / St Anne’s Reel Apples in Winter / Dusty Windowsills The Concertina Reel / Far From Home Geese in the Bog / The Wandering Minstrel / The Lark in the Morning Cup of Tea / The Musical Priest Trip to Sligo / The Swallowtail Jig The Foxhunter / The Butterfly Tobin’s Favourite / Donnybrook Fair The Tailor’s Twist / Spellan the Fiddler The Streetplayer / Sheehan’s The Battle of Aughrim / Madame Bonaparte Kildare’s Fancy / Miss Galvin The Three Sea Captains Spootiskerry / Willafjord Cooleys / Drowsie Maggie Dunphy’s / Prodigal Son Mrs Kinney’s Waltz Kansas City Hornpipe Gander in the Pratie Hole / North Clare Jig Tar Road to Sligo / Knights of St Patrick Fisherman’s Island / The Kilcloon Tripping up the Stairs / Morrisons Jig Monaghan’s Jig / The Coleraine Cliffs of Moher / Tatterjack Walsh / Bride’s Favourite The Homeruler / The Plains of Boyle Dowd’s No 9 / Dick Gossip’s Farewell to Connaught / Dinny O’Brien’s The Kid on the Mountain The Connaughtman’s Rambles Trip to Durrow Peacock’s Feather / Paddy Fahey’s Navvy on the Line Jean’s Reel Cutty Sark / Islay Ranters O’Carolan: Si Bheag Si Mhor Fanny Powers / Planxty Irwin Song for the Small Pipes Tarbolton Smash the Windows / Father O’Flynn / Irish Washerwoman Golden Keyboard / Galway Rambler
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