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About Sessions
The Tunes
Hello Musicians! This is the start of a page on how tunes will be organized. The tune of the month appear as a 3-month progressive list, followed by tunes that have been played and other possible tunes.
Session Format: The sessions are round-robin style. Each participant may pick a tune from the list, present a new tune, or pass. If you have a new tune to introduce and have sheet music, please bring about 15 copies. About half-way through the session (7 pm) we will play the current Tune of the Month and the previous two Tunes of the Month. For example, in July we will play the tunes from July, June, and May.
3. Tune of the Month (July) - Announced in June 2025 and to be featured in July 2025, our tune is Ashokan Farewell in the key of D. Try to memorize the melody before the July 23 session (About, Score, Annotated Score, YouTube - vocals, YouTube - solo, YouTube - band)
2. Tune of the Month (June) - Announced in May 2025 and to be featured in June 2025, our tune is Hökpers Vals in Dm. Try to memorize the melody before the June 25 session. (About, Score, YouTube, YouTube)
1. Tune of the Month (May) - Announced in April 2025 and featured at our May 28, 2025. Our first Tune of the Month was Elsey's Waltz in D. It is a fairly simple tune that is well-known, but not often played in these parts. (About, Score, Harmony, YouTube, YouTube)
The Played List (Packet of scores as downloadable PDF - last updated June 4, 2025)
Links to sample music follow each tune. HINT: If you use DuckDuckGo as your default browser and the DuckDuckGo Player you can avoid the YouTube ads.
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Alice (ECD Waltz in A) (4/25, 5/25) (Instrumental)
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Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé Hí aka For Ireland I’d Not Tell Her Name (Waltz/Air in D with lyrics) (4/25) (English vocal, Gaelic vocal, Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Carla’s Waltz (Waltz in D) (4/25) (MP3-Courtesy of Kerry M.)
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Elsey's Waltz (Waltz in D) (5/25) (About, Score, Harmony, Instrumental, Instrumental)
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G for Gordy (Waltz in G) (4/25) (no recording available)
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Get Well Carolyn aka Kry På Dig, Carolyn! (Polska in G) (5/25) (Instrumental)
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Hector the Hero (Strathspey/Air in D with lyrics) (4/25, 5/25) (Instrumental, Vocal)
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Hokpers Waltz (Waltz in Dm) (5/25) (About, Score, Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Hole in the Wall (ECD Waltz in G) (4/25) (Instrumental)
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​Je m'en vais cueillir la rose (Valse in F with lyrics) (4/25) (Vocals)
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Josefins Waltz (Waltz in G) (4/25) (Instrumental)
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​L'inconnu de Limoise (Mazurka in G) (4/25) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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The Log Driver's Waltz (Waltz in C/G with lyrics) (5/25) (About with Vocal)
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Lovely Nancy (ECD Waltz in G) (4/25, 5/25) (Instrumental)
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Lovers Waltz (Waltz in G) (4/25, 5/25) (Instrumental)
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Maggie West Waltz (Waltz in G) (5/25) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Michael's Mazurka (Mazurka/Air in G) (5/25) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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One Seventy Four aka 174 (Waltz in D) (5/25) (Instrumental)
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Tennessee Waltz (Waltz in G) (4/25)
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Tom Billy’s Waltz (Waltz in D) (4/25) (Instrumental)
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Tombigbee Waltz (Waltz in G) (4/25) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Turn of the Tide (ECD Waltz in G) (4/25) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Valse Olive (Valse in G) (5/25) (Instrumental)​
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The Tune Brainstorming List (Many more to be added. An "*" indicates that it was included in the packet of music handed out at the first session. For other tunes, I have or can find sheet music if there is interest.)
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* Bighorn River Sunset Duet (Waltz in A Dorian) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Black Velvet Waltz aka Whiskey Waltz (Instrumental)​
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Bluemont Waltz (Instrumental)
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​Cadair Idris (Sweet Jenny Jones) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Carolan's Welcome (O'Carolan) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Eloise (Instrumental)
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Planxty Fanny Power (O'Carolan) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Far Away (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Flatwater Fran (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Give Me Your Hand (Instrumental, Vocal)
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* Hear the Nightingale Sing (Waltz in D) - LYRICS (Vocal, Lyrics)
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* The Lakes of Pontchartrain (Waltz/Air in G) - (Vocal, Vocal)
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* La Valse des Cerfs Volants (Valse in Em) (Instrumental)
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* Le Voyage de la Diabline aka Trip to Provence (Waltz in F) (Instrumental)
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Mazurka de Chez Colette (Instrumental)
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Munster Cloak (Instrumental)
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* Nancy’s Waltz (Waltz in A or D) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Old Time Waltz (Instrumental)
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Planxty Hewlett (Instrumental)
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Planxty Hewlett/Fanny Power (O'Carolan) - see above for links to tunes
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Polska fran Halleforsnas (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Sí Beag Sí Mór (O'Carolan) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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* Sous les toits de la rue Tiquetonne (D or Em or Am) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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* Styrmansvalsen (Valsen in D) (Instrumental)
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Summer Haze (as MP3)
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Swan LK243 (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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* Tennessee Dawn (Waltz in G) (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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The Trip We Took Over the Mountain (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Tom Bhetty's (Instrumental, Instrumental)
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Last updated June 5, 2025
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