Irish Fiddle Music

Padraig O'Keeffe:
As I went out upon the Ice
Callaghan's
Campdown Races
Chase me Charlie
The Donaghmore
Gallagher's
George White's Favourite
Gleanntan Frolics ( 1 )
Gleanntan Frolics ( 2 )
Hare in the Corn
Humours of Ennistymon
I will if I can
I'd Rather be Married than Left
If I had a Wife
Jimmy Doyle's Polka
John Quinn's ( 1 )
John Quinn's ( 2 )
Johnny Cope
The Kilcummin Slide
O'Callaghan's
O'Sullivan's
Quinn's
The Road to Newbridge
Tom Billy's Polka
The Woman of the House
The Worn Torn Petticoat
Denis Murphy:
Apples in Winter
Art O'Keeffe's
The Blue Ribbon
Breeches Mary
The Chancellor
Cronin's
The Dairymaid
Dawley's Delight
Denis Murphy's
Denis Murphy's Polka
Fanning's
Fritzgerald's
The Green Cottage Selection
The Green Cottage Selection ( Polka 1 )
The Green Cottage Selection ( Polka 2 )
The Green Cottage Selection ( Polka 3 )
The Harlequin
The Honeymoon
The Humours of Galteemore
The Humours of Lisheen
The Humours of Mountcollins
Jim Kennedy's Favourite
The Lark in the Bog
The Mug of Brown Ale
The New Post Office
O'Callaghan's
O'Callaghan's Low
O'Keeffe's Dream
Padraig O'Keeffe's Slides ( 1 )
Padraig O'Keeffe's Slides ( 2 )
The Piper's Despair
The Pretty Girls of the Village
Quarry Cross
The Rose in the Heather
The Scartaglen Polka
The Star Above the Garter
Tarrant's Polkas ( 1 )
Tarrant's Polkas ( 2 )
The Tenpenny Bit
Turkey in the Straw
Connie O'Connell:
Anything for John Joe
Ballydesmond Polka ( 1 )
Ballydesmond Polka ( 2 )
Ballyvourney Polka
Bank of the Ilen
Bonnet Trimmed in Blue
The Butcher's March
Callaghan's Hornpipe ( 1 )
Callaghan's Hornpipe ( 2 )
Connie Walsh's Slide
The Cow that Ate the Blanket
Dan O'Keeffe's
Danny Ab's
The Doon Reel
East at Glendart
Father O'Flynn
The Frost is all Over
The Galway Rambler
Green Fields of Rossbeigh
Jack of All Trades
Jer the Rigger
Jim O'Keeffe's
Johnny Mickey's Polka
Johnny Mickey's
Johnny When You Die
Maurice O'Keeffe's
The Munster
Padraig O'Keeffe's ( 1 )
Padraig O'Keeffe's ( 2 )
Padraig O'Keeffe's ( 3 )
The Peeler and the Goat
Scotsman Over the Border
Séan McGovern's Polka
Thadelo's
Tom Billy's
Tom Billy's Polka
Tom Billy's Reel
Tom Conner's Jig
The Torn Jacket
The Trooper
West Clare Reel

The two southern-most counties in Ireland, Cork and Kerry, have legendary music and dance traditions. On the border of these two counties, a rural area called Sliabh Luachra is especially well-known for its fiddle tunes and itinerant fiddle teachers. When speaking of this area's fiddle music, some describe a special lilt or backbeat, or they talk about the special role of set dances, but the most often-expressed quality relates to the frequent use of slides and polkas. This book features transcriptions of 107 tunes as played by three of the region's most distinguished fiddlers: Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, and Connie O'Connell. Each fiddler is profiled, followed by a collection of meticulously transcribed tunes and annotations. Includes access to online audio of 30 of these tunes played solo by Connie O'Connell.