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Traditional tune collections

Searchable indexes of 11 tunebooks of traditional dance music — 8,342 tunes in all. Each index lists every tune in the book, with sheet music and playback and links to thesession.org. For the public-domain books the notation is the book’s own.

Irish

O'Neill's 1001 Francis O'Neill · The Dance Music of Ireland, 1907 The classic Chicago collection of jigs, reels, hornpipes and set dances. 1,001 tunes Book’s own notation 969 on thesession Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1–5 Breandán Breathnach · 1963–1999 The standard reference for Irish dance music, with every Irish and English title. 1,207 tunes Sheet music for 1,192 945 on thesession Foinn Seisiún 1–3 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann The Comhaltas session-tune sets many Irish music classes learn from. 328 tunes Sheet music for 328 328 on thesession Irish Session Tunes Ossian · Green, Red, Blue & Orange books Popular learner books of session sets, as listed on their companion CDs. 325 tunes Sheet music for 304 304 on thesession 110 Ireland's Best Session Tunes Waltons · volume 1 The best-known session reels, jigs and hornpipes, from the companion CDs. 92 tunes Sheet music for 91 91 on thesession

Scottish & Cape Breton

Kerr's Merry Melodies 1–4 James S. Kerr · Glasgow, c. 1880s Scotch and Irish reels, strathspeys, jigs and hornpipes for the violin. 1,769 tunes Book’s own notation 825 on thesession The Skye Collection Keith Norman MacDonald · 1887 The best reels and strathspeys — a cornerstone of Cape Breton fiddling. 546 tunes Book’s own notation 308 on thesession The Athole Collection James Stewart-Robertson · 1884 The dance music of Scotland: strathspeys, reels, jigs and more. 919 tunes Book’s own notation 424 on thesession

American & contra

The Portland Collection 1–3 Susan Songer · contra dance tunes The contra dance tunebook series from Portland, Oregon. 942 tunes Sheet music for 545 546 on thesession New England Fiddler's Repertoire Randy Miller & Jack Perron · 1983 The established tunes of New England contra dancing. 168 tunes Sheet music for 168 155 on thesession Ryan's Mammoth Collection William Bradbury Ryan · Boston, 1883 The fiddler's bible, later sold as Cole's 1000 Fiddle Tunes. 1,045 tunes Book’s own notation 639 on thesession

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