IRISH SESSION TUNES THR ORANGE BOOK BK/CD

Irish Session Tunes: The Orange Book edited by Brid Cranitch, is a fiddle sheet music collection featuring more than 100 traditional Irish dance tunes and airs. The fourth volume in the series brings together familiar session favorites and lesser-known melodies, organized into sets for fiddle players who enjoy Irish traditional music, group sessions, and live performance.

This songbook includes reels, jigs, polkas, hornpipes, and airs, with a particular emphasis on reels. The tunes are grouped by dance rhythm and organized into sets that reflect the natural flow of an Irish music session. Although selected particularly for fiddle, the melodies can also be used with other instruments. A matching CD features the tunes from the book, performed by Sheila Garry on fiddle and Brid Cranitch on keyboard.

The collection offers a varied repertoire for exploring traditional Irish melodies, developing musical expression, and bringing fresh material into regular practice. Its combination of printed sheet music and recorded performances provides a musical reference for listening, learning, and preparing tunes for shared sessions.

Song List

Blackberry Blossom * Far From Home * Cailleach An Airgid * Connaughtman's Rambles * Dillon's Fancy * Dowd's No.9 * Feargal O'Gara * Fess Reel * Flowers of Edinburgh * Gap of Wind * Have a Drink with Me * Jack Maguire's * Woman in the House * Kelly's Castle * Kiss Me Kate * Mac Fadden's * Maid of Mount Sisco * Over the Moor * Rambling Pitchfork * Sailor on the Rock * Shetland * Tansey's Favourite * The Copperplate * The Maids of Castlebar * The Mist Covered Mountains * The Temple House * Volunteer * Brendan Mulhaire's * Bird in the Bush * Johnny Leary's * and more

Whether used for personal learning, traditional music gatherings, or performance preparation, The Orange Book celebrates the distinctive rhythms and character of Irish fiddle music.