Celtic-Related Music WebSites
Celtic Music in ABC Format
- ABC Chords Out
- Online utility to either remove chords or write chord sheet from ABC files
- www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abcChordsOut.htm
- ABC Converter (Added 26 May 08)
- can also transpose
- www.folkinfo.org/songs/abcconvert.php
- ABC Tune Collections (Added 9 Mar 07)
- ABC standards, faqs, tutorials, software, collections
- www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/tunes.html
- ABC Notation Converter
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- Free on-line converter; copy/paste any ABC file and convert to notation and MIDI
- www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html
- ABC Standards (Added 9 Mar 07)
- How to read & write abc notation, as conceived & written by Chris Walshaw
- www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/learn.html
- ABC Tutorial
- Part 1; Part 2; Index
- www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abc_notation.htm
- Allan's Irish Fiddler
- tunes compiled and published in Glascow by Mozart Allan, arranged by Hugh McDermott. Various formats: gif notation, abc, Midi, NoteworthyComposer
- www.oldmusicproject.com/allans.html
- Alan Ng's abcs - Jigs
- abc & notation
- www2.redhawk.org:8080/cgi-bin/abc/parse.pl?abcfile=ng/ng-jigs.abc
- Alan Ng's abcs - Reels
- abc & notation
- www2.redhawk.org:8080/cgi-bin/abc/parse.pl?abcfile=ng/ng-reels.abc
- Bog Survival Kit
- Celtic abc & gifs
- www.geocities.com/novairishsession/bw
- Breizh Partitions (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany; for violin; abc, gif, midi
- breizhpartitions.free.fr/en/violin_scores.php
- Cape Breton Fiddle Tunes (Added 26 May 08)
- members.tripod.com/~Rosin_the_bow/tunes.html
- Ceilidh Soc
- celtic tunes database in abc & notation; from Sheffield University Ceilidh Society
- www.ceilidhsoc.org/music.html
- Celtic Music Scores
- choose by instrument or country; gif, abc, midi format
- breizhpartitions.free.fr/en
- Cranford Publications
- Cape Breton, Scottish, Irish Music; notation, mp3, midi, abc
- www.cranfordpub.com
- Donegal On-Line Fiddle Tutor (Added 26 May 08)
- "The Connachtman's Rambles"; abc format; practice notes
- www.geocities.com/Athens/6464/doft.html
- Fiddle Tech
- abc
- www.fiddletech.com/tunes.php
- Fiddle Tunes from Bernie Waugh
- Jigs, Reels and Waltzes in abc and pdf format
- www.math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/waugh
- Folk Tune Finder (Added 8 Jul 08)
- Search engine for abc files; Input notes, from keyboard or abc, or Title
- www.folktunefinder.com
- Henry Norbeck's Abc Tunes
- www.norbeck.nu/abc/index.asp
- JC's ABC tune finder
- combs the net to find abc files. Use ABC Converter for notation & MIDI
- jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/abc/findtune.html
- Ladysmyth ABC Tunes (Added 15 Dec 07)
- abc files: Oldtime, fiddle, celtic
- users.rcn.com/ladysmyth/tunes
- Learning To Play?
- Discussion lists; abc music for Ireland, Scotland, Quebec, Northumberland, France, Musette Swing
- domren.free.fr/ABC.htm
- Morris Tunes ABC Library (Added 26 Mar 07)
- www.ucolick.org/~sla/morris/music/abclib.html
- Multi-Voices in abc (Added 8 Jul 2008)
- www.barfly.dial.pipex.com/multivoice.txt
- Musica Viva Tunebook
- Searchable database for different music types and instruments. abc, gif & MIDI formats
- www.musicaviva.com/sheet.tpl
- Nigel Gatherer's Traditional Music Pages
- Focuses mainly on Scottish tunes
- www.nigelgatherer.com
- O'Neill's Music of Ireland (Added 16 Dec 07)
- O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland; O'Neill's Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody; mirrors the abc project hosted by John Chambers
- music.gordfisch.net/oregans/music/oneills.php
- O'Regan's Session Tunebook (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- Northumberland Minstrelsy; abc, midi, pdf files
- music.gordfisch.net/oregans/music/minstrelsy.php
- Richard Robinson's Tune Book
- abc, notation and gif format
- www.leeds.ac.uk/music/Info/RRTuneBk/listings.html#alltunes
- Roots of Folk: Old English, Scots, and Irish Songs and Tunes (Modified 21 Apr 09)
- Old songs, poems, tunes in abc; indexes of folk songs & ballads pre 1800; by Bruce Olson; mirrored at Mudcat
- www.csufresno.edu/folklore/Olson
- San Diego Folk Heritage Community Band (Added 16 Jul 2008)
- abc, pdf, mp3; Old-Time, Celtic, Contra-Dance tunes
- www.pirkadat.org/sdfh_cb
- Scottish ABC Music Collections
- Athol Collection - 1884, Simon Fraser Collection - 1816, Skye Collection by Keith N. MacDonald - 1887
- softflute.co.uk/music/abc/index.htm
- Searching ABC files with Windows XP
- www.lesession.co.uk/abc/Search_abc_XP.htm
- Sessioneer
- gif, MIDI, abc formats
- www.sessioneer.org
- Skink (Added 18 Nov 07)
- abc java application freeware; works with both Mac OS X (v 10.3.5) & Windows (2000/XP), with Java 1.3.1 (or newer); recommended at the thesession.org
- celticmusic.ca/skink.html
- Slow Sessions (Added 8 Jul 2008)
- jpg notation, abc, midi, guitar chords
- www.ellwood.org/slow
- Spuds Tunes - Reels (Modified 26 May 08)
- abc & png formats; Jigs; Other Tunes
- www.thursdaycontra.com/~spuds/TunesReels.html
- The Session Tunes
- abc and music notation with discussions
- www.thesession.org/tunes
- Trad France
- Tunes from France, Normandie & Bretagne; abc, gif, MIDI, & OGG file formats
- www.tradfrance.com
- Traditional Music Database
- abc, notation & MIDI format
- tunedb.woodenflute.com
- Tune links @ Ceolas
- links to celtic abc and midi sites
- www.ceolas.org/tunes
- Village Music Project (Added 12 Jun 2008)
- English Manuscript Collections
- www.village-music-project.org.uk/manuscripts.htm
- Virtual Ceili Band
- domren.free.fr/VCB.html
- WikiMusica Irish Session Tunes (Added 9 Dec 07)
- notation, abc & MIDI
- www.tomkeays.com/music/wiki/irish
- Wild Dismay Tunes
- abc, MIDI & Notation gif
- www.blackflute.com/music/tunes.html
Celtic-Related Site Links
- 100 Most Recorded Irish Tunes
- www.irishtune.info/top-tunes
- 2000 years of Irish music (Added 10 Jun 07)
- humorous version of Irish musical history, for those who with knowledge of the music; submitted to the IRTRAD-L mailing list by Pat O'Reilly
- www.standingstones.com/itm2000.html
- A Complete Guide to Learning the Irish Fiddle By Paul McNevin (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- notation examples of: jigs, set dances, slow airs
- books.google.com
- A History Of Irish Music (Added 16 Nov 07)
- E-Book with 28 chapters; Published in 1905
- www.libraryireland.com/IrishMusic/Contents.php
- Ancient Scotish Melodies - 1838 (Added 2 Feb 2008)
- pdf
- books.google.com/books?id=iE0JAAAAQAAJ
- Canadian Celtic Music
- members.shaw.ca/kimberleyw/canadacelticmusic
- Celtic-L (Added 7 Apr 07)
- listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CELTIC-L
- Celtic Musician Jokes (Added 22 Feb 2008)
- from TheSession; Another page
- www.thesession.org/discussions/display/16718
- ContraDances Ballroom Manual (Added 26 Mar 07)
- 1862; 30 page TIFF files
- memory.loc.gov
- Danny Carnahan - Celtic Mandolin Articles for Mandolin Magazine
- www.dannycarnahan.com/writing/music.html
- Fiddler's Companion
- Reference Database of historial and musical information about 100's of fiddle tunes
- www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/FCfiles.html
- Field Guide to North American Irish Session Stereotypes (Added 13 Jul 2008)
- tongue-in-cheek humor
- www.irishseisiun.org/about-irish-sessions.htm
- Guitar Chords - Drop D Tuning
- 6 page pdf file
- members.cox.net/eskin/dropd.pdf
- Irish Bouzouki Instrument & Music Guide (Added 14 Jul 2008)
- www.irishbouzouki.net
- Irish Fiddling - Regional Styles
- www.irishfiddle.com/styles.html
- Irish Guitar Podcast (Added 29 May 07)
- mp3; pdf lesson & notation/tab
- www.irishguitarpod.com/
- Irish Traditional Music Archive Online Information Leaflets (Added 30 Jun 2008)
- What is Irish Traditional Music?; Getting to Hear Irish Traditional Music; Learning Irish Traditional Music; Studying Irish Traditional Music; The Fiddle in Irish Traditional Music; The Uilleann Pipes in Irish Traditional Music
- www.itma.ie/Publications/LeafletsIntro.html
- Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
- www.irishtune.info
- Learning Irish Fiddle
- www.geocities.com/Athens/6464/fidintro.html
- Learning Tunes By Ear
- www.slowplayers.org/SCTLS/learn.html
- Musician Jokes (Modified 30 Oct 07)
- submissions to The Session Discussions
- www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/868
- O'Neill's Music of Ireland
- about 1/2 way down page, just before coloured boxes find links to Airs, Marches, Jigs, Etc, Reels, Longdances, Hornpipes
- www.oldmusicproject.com/oneils1.html
- Ornaments For Celtic Cittern / Irish Bouzouki
- www.greenmanhumming.com/html/zoukornaments
- Roots of Folk: Old English, Scots, and Irish Songs and Tunes
- indexes of folk songs & ballads pre 1800; by Bruce Olson
- www.csufresno.edu/folklore/Olson
- Session Etiquette (Added 13 Jul 2008)
- www.mckenna.dk/sessionetikette2.htm
- Session Suggestions for Musicians & Spectators
- www.murphyroche.com/About/Our_Sessions.htm#Musicians
- Tin Whistle Pages
- www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/brosteve/index.html
- Whistle Tutor
- www.whistletutor.com/tutorials.htm
- Whistle Workshop
- www.whistleworkshop.co.uk/instruct.htm
- Bodhran Yahoo Community (Added 17 Jun 2008)
- launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/bodhran
- Celtic Guitar Talk
- register free
- www.celticguitartalk.com/phpBB
- Chiff & Fipple
- Discussion forum for whistle players
- chiffboard.mati.ca
- CoMando List Archives
- coMANDO - Mandolin Playing and Enjoyment - archived by week
- listserv.nodak.edu/archives/comando.html
- CoMandoList Search Archives
- coMANDO - Mandolin Playing and Enjoyment - search by date, keyword, subject, author
- listserv.nodak.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=comando
- Fiddle Players' Discussion List - Search Archives
- listserv.brown.edu/archives/cgi-bin/wa?S1=FIDDLE-L
- Irish Traditional Music List Archives
- listserv.heanet.ie/irtrad-l.html
- Mudcat Cafe
- Digital Tradition Folk Song Database
- www.mudcat.org/threads.cfm
- rec.music.celtic (Added 28 May 07)
- archives back to 1993
- groups.google.com/group/rec.music.celtic/about
- The Session Discussion
- Irish traditional tunes exchange
- www.thesession.org/discussions
- Bill Black's Websong Site (Added 8 Jul 2008)
- www.qmcorp.net/websongs/index.html
- Cantaria - Chivalry Music
- "Bardic" folk songs from Ireland, Scotland & England; lyrics, mp3, links to notation
- www.chivalry.com/cantaria
- Celtic Lyric Collection
- celtic-lyrics.com/forum/index.php?autocom=tclc&code=lyrics
- Digital Tradition
- lyrics; notation gifs
- sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad
- Irish folk songs
- Lyrics & MIDI
- www.ingeb.org/catei.html
- The Mudcat Cafe
- Digital Tradition database; lyrics searchengine
- www.mudcat.org
MIDI & MP3 Links
- Abacci Music
- Irish, Celtic & World Music; gif, midi, tab; discography
- www.abacci.com/music/titles.asp?tl=all
- Acoustic Music Backup Band (Added 5 Nov 07)
- MIDI files from O'Neils Collection
- 62.131.235.156/bbb
- Allan's Irish Fiddler
- tunes compiled and published in Glascow by Mozart Allan, arranged by Hugh McDermott. Various formats: gif notation, abc, Midi, NoteworthyComposer
- www.oldmusicproject.com/allans.html
- AllTabs
- Traditional Celtic tunes for mandolin, guitar, fiddle & banjo; in TablEdit tef & MIDI formats
- www.alltabs.com
- Ancient Music of Ireland
- MIDI plays in background while you view the site; categorized by composer
- pybertra.free.fr/ceol/homepage.htm
- An Maindilin
- Irish & Scottish music played on mandolin
- www.paythereckoning.com/thepage.htm
- Arkansas Celtic Music Society - Tune Of The Month
- gif, pdf, MIDI
- www.arcelts.com/acms1/tune_of_the_month/tom.htm
- Breizh Partitions (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany; for violin; abc, gif, midi
- breizhpartitions.free.fr/en/violin_scores.php
- Cantaria - Chivalry Music
- "Bardic" folk songs from Ireland, Scotland & England; lyrics, mp3, links to notation
- www.chivalry.com/cantaria
- Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Tune Lists
- MIDI & 1st few measures of notation
- www.cbfiddle.com/rx/reclist.html
- Cape Breton Live Radio
- current & past shows
- www.capebretonlive.com/listen.htm
- Celtic Folk Music Tunes
- MIDI & notation pdf
- slainte.web.infoseek.co.jp/tune_en.html
- Celtic Mandolin MP3
- www.paythereckoning.com/thepage.htm
- Celtic MP3 (6) files
- Traditional Irish music played by Martin Reese on mandolin
- www.petercoombe.com/Sound.htm
- Ceolas - Tune links
- links to celtic abc and midi sites
- www.ceolas.org/tunes
- Child Ballads
- www.contemplator.com/child
- Comhaltas
(Added 23 Feb 07)
- Irish Traditional Music; streaming music, video performances, pdf sheet music
- comhaltas.ie/music/audio
- Contemplator
- Lyrics & MIDI; Talyor's Traditional Tune Book; Folk Music of Enland, Scotland, Ireland, Wales & America; Child's Ballads; Songs of the Sea; O'Carolan; Popular songs of American History
- www.contemplator.com
- Cranford Publications
- Cape Breton, Scottish, Irish Music; notation, mp3, midi, abc
- www.cranfordpub.com
- Davy Rogers Traditional Irish Guitar (Added 12 Aug 07)
- MIDIs
- www.iol.ie/~davy_rogers/index.htm
- Fiddle-L 1999 Anthology of Fiddle Tunes
- mp3 of 3 CDs of fiddle tunes from around the world; CD1-Celtic; Cd2-OldTime; CD3-Mix
- www.fiddle.net/anthology/anthology.html
- Fiddle SloJam (Added 6 Feb 08)
- pdf & mp3; oldtime & celtic
- www.bobshomepage.com/SLOJAM.html
- Flatpickin MIDI
- Renaissance, Celtic, Medieval, 16th, 17th & 18th Century; MP3
- www.flatpickin.org/mididl.html
- Foinn Seisiún Online (Added 12 Mar 07)
- Streaming music of Foinn Seisiún series of tunebooks & CDs
- comhaltas.ie/blog/post/foinn_seisiun_online
- Glady's Celtic Corner
- Midis & sheet music
- www.geocities.com/gburke_wilson
- Great Canadian Tunebook
- members.shaw.ca/tunebook/index.htm
- Heron Island Tune Book (Added 29 May 07)
- pdf notation, MIDI, abc
- www.talespinner.co.uk/abc/tunesHeronIsland.asp
- Hetzler Internet Fakebook
- categorized by tune type; celtic as well as old-time tunes in midi
- hetzler.homestead.com/Celtic_1.html
- Irish Folk Songs
- Lyrics & MIDI
- www.ingeb.org/catei.html
- Irish Party House
(Added 24 Feb 07)
- mp3; N. American Archive of Traditional Irish Music, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann
- www.tedmcgraw.com/recimages/fset2.html
- Irish Songs
- Lyrics and Midis for Irish Traditional, Drinking and Folk Songs
- www.ireland-information.com/irishmusic/irishsongs-music-lyrics-midis.htm
- Irish Tenor Banjo
(Added 21 Feb 07)
- Mike Keyes; featured tunes: notation & mp3 files; tenor banjo articles
- www.mikekeyes.com-a.googlepages.com/irishtenorbanjo
- Irish Whistle Tunes
- transcriptions of traditional players, comments, mp3 clip of tune
- www.rogermillington.com/tunetoc/index.html
- JC's ABC tune finder
- combs the net to find abc files. Use ABC Converter for notation & MIDI
- jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/abc/findtune.html
- John Lamancusa's Old Time Fiddle Tunes
- Celtic & oldtime tunes; pdf & MIDI format
- www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
- Jordon O'Connell Memorial Celtic Midi Archives
- Second & third series
- www.lutheran-hymnal.com/celtic/c3.html
- Kitchen Musician
- MIDI & gif format
- www.kitchenmusician.net/pages/kmmusicalpha.html
- Learning Traditional Irish Music In San Diego (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- wav & mp3 files
- irishwindow.com/page7.php
- Mad For Tradition
- Click Tunes link; notation & MIDI
- www.irishmusic.com
- Mick's Virtual Whistle
- MP3, notation
- fingertrip.net/whistle/index.html
- Musica Viva Tunebook
- Searchable database for different music types and instruments. abc, gif & MIDI formats
- www.musicaviva.com/sheet.tpl
- Musique Traditionnelle Québécoise
- Violin & Accordian mp3
- www.dmij.net/laval.html
- Nottingham Folk Music Database
- celtic & traditional tunes in pdf, gif, midi formats
- www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~ef/music/tunes/index.htm
- O'Neill's Music Of Ireland
- pdf & MIDI files; also Dance Music Of Ireland, Waifs & Strays
- www.guitarnut.com/folktablature/oneills/index.html
- O'Regan's Session Tunebook (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- Northumberland Minstrelsy; abc, midi, pdf files
- music.gordfisch.net/oregans/music/minstrelsy.php
- Open Band Podcast
- Archive
- www.openbandonline.com/
- Riddell Fiddles Teaching (Added 27 Apr 07)
- pdf notation, guitar chords, windows media file format music samples
- www.riddellfiddles.co.uk/teaching.htm
- Ross's Music Pages
(Modified 30 Oct 07)
- Scotch & Irish traditional music; lots of mp3 made from recordings in early part of this century
- www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicc
- San Diego Folk Heritage Community Band (Added 16 Jul 2008)
- abc, pdf, mp3; Old-Time, Celtic, Contra-Dance tunes
- www.pirkadat.org/sdfh_cb
- Scottish Page
(Added 24 Feb 07)
- mp3; N. American Archive of Traditional Irish Music, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann
- www.tedmcgraw.com/recimages/ScotsPage.html
- Sessioneer
- gif, MIDI, abc formats
- www.sessioneer.org
- Slowplayers
- Seisun tunes in MIDI and GIF format
- www.slowplayers.org/Slowplayers_Music_List.html
- Slow Sessions (Added 8 Jul 2008)
- jpg notation, abc, midi, guitar chords
- www.ellwood.org/slow
- Tara Music Soundclips
- mp3 format
- www.taramusic.com/audio.htm
- Taylor's Traditional Tunebook
- MIDI format
- www.contemplator.com/tunebook/nojava.htm
- The Reel Book
(Modified 22 Apr 08)
- pdf & some mp3 files
- www.thereelbook.com/samples.aspx
- Tin Whistle Tunes - Clips & Snips
- MP3 format tunes, including Victoria's own Jason King!!
- www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssnip
- Trad France
- Tunes from France, Normandie & Bretagne; abc, gif, MIDI, & OGG file formats
- www.tradfrance.com
- Traditional Irish Tunes in Midi Format
- www.cs.uleth.ca/~kaminski/midi/irish/irshmenu.htm
- Traditional Tunes in Midi Format
- www.contemplator.com/tunebook
- Traditional Music Database
- abc, notation & MIDI format
- tunedb.woodenflute.com
- Traditional Music MP3 page
- traditionaltunes.tripod.com
- Trad Lessons
(Added 18 Feb 07)
- Videos of Whistle, Flute & Drop D Guitar tunes; by Michael Eskin
- www.tradlessons.com
- Trad Quebec Blog
(Added 4 Mar 07)
- Québécois traditional music; notation Jpg & bitmap files; mp3; bilingual site (French & English
- tradquebec.over-blog.com
- Traduladh MIDI
- Northern Ireland site; MIDI plays in background - to stop, press Esc key
- www.traduladh.utvinternet.com/midis.htm
- Tune A Week (Added 14 Jan 2008)
- mp3
- tuneaweek.backstagerogers.com
- Turlough O'Carolan - Complete Works
- MIDI files of some tunes
- www.contemplator.com/carolan/complt.html#top
- Vashon Celtic Players (Added 14 Jan 2008)
- jpg (includes chords), MIDI & MP3
- home.comcast.net/~saustin98/lark
- Video Clips - Kerry Whistle
- At First Light, Capercaillie, Comas, Flook, John McCusker, John McSherry, Kate Rusby, Leighton Jones, Lunasa, Mike McGoldrick, Paddy Keenan, Phil Hardy, Pierre Bensusan
- www.kerrywhistles.com/dl.php
- Virtual Session
- click picture to open music notation files; play along with music. Need Flash 5 plug-in. Links to BBC Radio
- www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/sessions
- Wandering Whistler Music Archives (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- MIDI, notation, some mp3
- www.tinwhistler.com/index.aspx
- WikiMusica Irish Session Tunes (Added 9 Dec 07)
- notation, abc & MIDI
- www.tomkeays.com/music/wiki/irish
- Wild Dismay Tunes
- MIDI, abc & Notation gif
- www.blackflute.com/music/tunes.html
- World Fiddle Music (Modified 8 Nov 07)
- need to register free, for full site access; audio; videos of fiddle styles; posture; left hand; ornamentation; bowing
- www.worldfiddlemusic.com
Notation Links
- Abacci Music
- Irish, Celtic & World Music; gif, midi, tab; discography
- www.abacci.com/music/titles.asp?tl=all
- A Complete Guide to Learning the Irish Fiddle By Paul McNevin (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- notation examples of: jigs, set dances, slow airs
- books.google.com
- Aidan Crossey's Irish Mandolin Tunebook (Added 13 May 07)
- Word doc
- www.paythereckoning.com/bookone.htm
- Allan's Irish Fiddler
- tunes compiled and published in Glascow by Mozart Allan, arranged by Hugh McDermott. Various formats: gif notation, abc, Midi, NoteworthyComposer
- www.oldmusicproject.com/allans.html
- AllTabs
- Traditional Celtic tunes for mandolin, guitar, fiddle & banjo; in TablEdit tef & MIDI format
- www.alltabs.com
- Anastasia DesRoches
- pdf files organized by key; PEI fiddler
- www.anastasiadesroches.com/tunes.html
- Ancient Scotish Melodies - 1838 (Added 2 Feb 2008)
- pdf
- books.google.com/books?id=iE0JAAAAQAAJ
- Arkansas Celtic Music Society - Tune Of The Month
- gif, pdf, MIDI
- www.arcelts.com/acms1/tune_of_the_month/tom.htm
- Band In A Box Celtic Zip Files
- www.alfwarnock.info/alfs/biab.php
- Bernie Waugh's Fiddle Tunes (Added 22 Oct 07)
- American, Canadian, Celtic, British & 4-Beat (Reel-like) Tunes, Jigs & Waltzes; in abc, pdf & ps formats
- www.math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/waugh
- Bog Survival Kit
- Celtic abc & gifs
- www.geocities.com/novairishsession/bw
- Breizh Partitions (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany; for violin; abc, gif, midi
- breizhpartitions.free.fr/en/violin_scores.php
- Bunting Collection Of Irish Airs (Modified 30 Oct 07)
- 1792-1805; courtesey of Queens Library, Belfast
- www.qub.ac.uk
- Carp Jammers Slow Session Tune Books
- Carp, Ontario Celtic Jam; 3 volumes in pdf format
- www3.sympatico.ca/dr.qwerty/CarpJam/tune_book.htm
- Ceili House Band Tunes
- alphabetical listing; gif notation format
- users.aol.com/boynehunt/alpha.html
- Ceilidh Soc
- celtic tunes database in abc & notation; from Sheffield University Ceilidh Society
- www.ceilidhsoc.org/music.html
- Celtic Folk Music Tunes
- MIDI & notation pdf
- slainte.web.infoseek.co.jp/tune_en.html
- Celtic Music Scores
- choose by instrument or country; gif, abc, midi format
- breizhpartitions.free.fr/en/
- Celtic Orbis
- Celtic tunes in notation
- www.celticorbis.co.uk
- Chris Peterson's Traditional Music
- MIDI & notation
- www.cpmusic.com/tradmus.html
- Co. Champaign Irish Tune Collections
(Modified 14 Apr 08)
- 2 pdf collections of 100 tunes each
- ccitcol.pbwiki.com
- Comhaltas
(Added 23 Feb 07)
- Irish Traditional Music; streaming music, video performances, pdf sheet music
- comhaltas.ie/music/sheet_music
- Cranford Publications
- Cape Breton, Scottish, Irish Music; notation, mp3, midi, abc
- www.cranfordpub.com
- Dennis' Grab Bag of Gifs
- Irish tunes notation, some with MIDI samples in slow & regular tempo
- www.hslc.org/~gormley/tunes/giftunes.html
- Digital Tradition
- lyrics; notation gifs
- sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad
- Fiddle Music Of Donegal - pt 1 (Added 9 Apr 07)
- Pt 2gif & abc format
- misaok.hp.infoseek.co.jp/fmod/fmod.html
- Fiddle Playdown (Added 2 Jun 07)
- 20 page, 1.8 MB pdf file
- www.bellersonline.com/charley/music/playdown.pdf
- Fiddle SloJam (Added 6 Feb 08)
- pdf & mp3; oldtime & celtic
- www.bobshomepage.com/SLOJAM.html
- Fiddle Tunes from Bernie Waugh
- Jigs, Reels and Waltzes in abc and pdf format
- www.math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/waugh
- Folk Archive Resource - North East England (Added 12 Jun 2008)
- scanned jpg images from original 17th - 20th C manuscripts
- www.asaplive.com/archive/browse_by_collection.asp
- Glady's Celtic Corner
- Midis & sheet music
- www.geocities.com/gburke_wilson
- Happy Hollow Tune Of The Month
- Hope Grietzer, fiddler; MP3 & PDF files; Archives
- hwww.happyhollowmusic.com/tuneofthemonth.htm
- Harding's All-Round Collection of Jigs, Reels & Country Dances
- Published 1922; 64 pages; images in jpg format; Table of Contents
- www.ezfolk.com/library/fiddle/hardings-jigs/index.html
- Heron Island Tune Book (Added 29 May 07)
- pdf notation, MIDI, abc
- www.talespinner.co.uk/abc/tunesHeronIsland.asp
- Irish Fingerstyle Guitar (Added 29 Jul 07)
- tef files; many DADGAD tunings
- www.mountainsentinel.com/Irish.php
- Irish Whistle Tunes
- transcriptions of traditional players, comments, mp3 clip of tune
- www.rogermillington.com/tunetoc/index.html
- Jam Tune Chord Progressions
- www.musicpotential.com/songs/JAMTUNES/JAM_TUNES_Index.html
- John Lamancusa's Old Time Fiddle Tunes
- Celtic & oldtime tunes; pdf & MIDI format
- www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
- Kitchen Musician
- MIDI & gif format
- www.kitchenmusician.net/pages/kmmusicalpha.html
- Mad For Tradition
- Click Tunes link; notation & MIDI
- www.irishmusic.com
- MandoZine's Modal TablEdit Tunes
- TablEdit tef format - need free TefViewer from TablEdit to view/play tef music files
- mandozine.com/music/modes.php
- MandoZine's TablEdit Music Archives
- over 600 Celtic, over 2600 total tunes in TablEdit tef format - need free TefViewer from TablEdit to view/play tef music files. Most of these tunes are arranged for mandolin, tho the files can be read in standard notation and/or mandolin tablature. Many tunes also have back-up rhythm. You can choose a speed to play along with while you're reading the notation and listening to the MIDI. An amazing learning tool, tune reference and tireless playing partner!
- www.mandozine.com/music/tabledit_search.php
- McKenna's Irish Music Site
(Added 23 Feb 07)
- pdf notation; top 100 tunes, Co. Champaign; in "Sheets & Lyrics / Noder & tekster Link "
- www.mckenna.dk/index_gb.htm
- Media Max Fiddle4's Music Files (Added 10 Feb 2008)
- pdf, mp3, midi, abc files for download; see 00-INDEX.txt for file list
- www.mediamax.com/fiddle4
- Mick's Virtual Whistle
- MP3, notation
- micksvirtualwhistle.net/whistle/index.html
- Most Recorded Irish Tunes
- pdf files; some MIDI & mando tab
- www.freesheetmusic.net/top100irish.html
- Musica Viva Tunebook
- Searchable database for different music types and instruments. abc, gif & MIDI formats
- www.musicaviva.com/sheet.tpl
- Nigel Gatherer's Traditional Music Pages
- Focuses mainly on Scottish tunes
- www.nigelgatherer.com
- Nottingham Folk Music Database
- celtic & traditional tunes in pdf, gif, midi formats
- www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~ef/music/tunes/index.htm
- O'Neill's Music of Ireland
- pdf format; 1850 tunes (1600 posted so far ...)
- www.freesheetmusic.net/oneills.html
- O'Neill's Music Of Ireland
- pdf & MIDI files; also Dance Music Of Ireland, Waifs & Strays
- www.guitarnut.com/folktablature/oneills/index.html
- O'Regan's Session Tunebook (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- Northumberland Minstrelsy; abc, midi, pdf files
- music.gordfisch.net/oregans/music/minstrelsy.php
- Ottawa Ceili Band Music
- pdf files of sets for hornpipes, jigs, marches, mazurkas, polkas, reels, slides, slipjigs & waltzes
- www.alfwarnock.info/ocb/index.html
- Ottawa Fiddle Ensemble Repertoire (Added 4 Nov 07)
- pdf files; also Christmas & gospel tunes
- www.alfwarnock.info/ofe/index.php
- Pegram OT Jam Fiddle Tune Chord Charts
- pdf file; Old Time String Band / Fiddle music / some Celtic; from Pegram, TN Oldtime jams
- www.pegramjam.com/chord_charts.php
- Power Tab Celtic Tunes
- arranged for guitar; MIDI files also available
- thebegavalley.org.au/tunearrangingworkshop.0.html
- Richard Robinson's Tune Book
- abc, notation and gif format
- www.leeds.ac.uk/music/Info/RRTuneBk/listings.html#alltunes
- Riddell Fiddles Teaching (Added 27 Apr 07)
- pdf notation, guitar chords, windows media file format music samples
- www.riddellfiddles.co.uk/teaching.htm
- Ron Clark's Celtic MIDIs (Modified 30 Oct 07)
- www.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/music.html
- Ron Wild
- gif & MIDI
- wildfiddle.com/search_music_db.php
- San Diego Folk Heritage Community Band (Added 16 Jul 2008)
- abc, pdf, mp3; Old-Time, Celtic, Contra-Dance tunes
- www.pirkadat.org/sdfh_cb
- Sessioneer
- gif, MIDI, abc formats
- www.sessioneer.org
- Spring Fling Tunes Cheatsheet (Added 20 Oct 07)
- first 2 measures of OldTime & Celtic tunes
- www.peak.org/~ballers/documents/SFRCheatSheet.pdf
- Slowplayers
- Seisun tunes in MIDI and GIF format
- www.slowplayers.org/Slowplayers_Music_List.html
- Slow Sessions (Added 8 Jul 2008)
- jpg notation, abc, midi, guitar chords
- www.ellwood.org/slow
- The Reel Book
(Modified 22 Apr 08)
- pdf & some mp3 files
- www.thereelbook.com/samples.aspx
- The Session Tunes
- abc and music notation with discussions
- www.thesession.org/tunes
- Tír na nÓg Session Tunes (Added 30 Jun 2008)
- pdf files; Tune of the week pdf & MP3 files
- www.nogirishsession.com/nOgSessionTuneArchiveFinal.html
- Trad France
- Tunes from France, Normandie & Bretagne; abc, gif, MIDI, & OGG file formats
- www.tradfrance.com
- Traditional Music Archive
- notation in gif format
- riverartsproject.com/folkarchive
- Traditional Music Database
- abc, notation & MIDI format
- tunedb.woodenflute.com
- Trad Quebec Blog
(Added 4 Mar 07)
- Québécois traditional music; notation Jpg & bitmap files; mp3; bilingual site (French & English
- tradquebec.over-blog.com
- Vashon Celtic Players (Added 14 Jan 2008)
- jpg, MIDI & MP3
- home.comcast.net/~saustin98/lark
- Virtual Session
- click picture to open music notation files; play along with music. Need Flash 5 plug-in. Links to BBC Radio
- www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/sessions
- Wandering Whistler Music Archives (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- MIDI, notation, some mp3
- www.tinwhistler.com/index.aspx
- WikiMusica Irish Session Tunes (Added 9 Dec 07)
- notation, abc & MIDI
- www.tomkeays.com/music/wiki/irish
- Wild Dismay Tunes
- Notation gif, abc & MIDI
- www.blackflute.com/music/tunes.html
- Yale's TuneWeb
- jpg and abc
- www.library.yale.edu/~mkoth/tuneweb.htm
Turlough O'Carolan Links
- Complete Works Of Turlough O'Carolan
- tunes in various formats: gif notation, abc, Midi, NoteworthyComposer
- www.oldmusicproject.com/occ/tunes.html
- Davy Rogers Traditional Irish Guitar Tabs
- MIDI
- www.iol.ie/~davy_rogers/carolan.htm
- Doc's Workshop - The O'Carolan Project
- 50 arrangements from O'Sullivan's & O'Neil's collections; MIDI, TablEdit tef files for guitar
- www.docsworkshop.force9.co.uk/carolanproject.htm
- O'Carolan and his Contemporaries (Added 16 Nov 07)
- Chapter XXI, excerpt from "A History Of Irish Music" - 1905 Page 1; Page 2
- www.libraryireland.com/IrishMusic/XXI.php
- O'Neill's Music of Ireland - Turlough O'Carolan
- tunes in various formats: abc, Midi, NoteworthyComposer
- www.oldmusicproject.com/OneilsOcarolans.html
- Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin - Turlough O'Carolan
- notation, MIDI, some lyrics, some background info
- www.irishpage.com/songs/carolan/carolmid.htm
- Tribute To O'Carolan (Added 26 Mar 2008)
- www.oldmusicproject.com/OCC.html
- Turlough O'Carolan - Complete Works
- MIDI files of some tunes
- www.contemplator.com/carolan/complt.html#top
- Wandering Whistler Music Archives (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- MIDI, notation, some mp3
- www.tinwhistler.com/index.aspx
- Angus Sessions Podcast
- Scotland
- angus_sessions.podomatic.com
- Celtic Sojourn
- WGBH Boston weekly program; Concert Series of past performances
- wgbh.org/schedules/program-info?program_id=29996
- Clare FM
- Online radio; check Trad Archive for this week's MP3 files
- www.clarefm.ie
- Radio Celt (Modified 30 Oct 07)
- click one of 5 genre choices. Another window will pop up - click the play button
- www.accuradio.com/radiocelt
- WFUV Celtic Sounds
- check out Sunday's Ceol na nGael in the Archives
- wfuv.org
- Celtic Music & Song Videos (Added 14 Apr 2008)
- ca.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=TG4gaeilge&p=r
- Comhaltas
(Added 23 Feb 07)
- Irish Traditional Music; streaming music, video performances, pdf sheet music
- comhaltas.ie/music/video
- Irish Regional Styles - Overview (Modified 14 Apr 08)
- Irish Gaelic with English subtitles, some English spoken, not much; Part 2, Part 3
- ca.youtube.com/watch?v=nHq9Yv_1d58
- Lúnasa at Kennedy Center
- 2001 & 2003
- www.kennedy-center.org
- TG4 - Irish Web TV
- TV & Website in Irish/Gaelic; complete with commercials; optional link for English language website; To Accessing Programs in Music Archives: 1. Click the large WebTV button, opening a pop-up window (if window doesn't open, Right-click to open in new window). 2. In pop-up window, click "Ceol - Cartlann" (Music - Archives) in the left menu to open program list. 3. Try listening to the Geantrai (Pub sessions) program. 4. Click Play button.
- www.tg4.ie/Webt/webt.htm
- Tin Whistle Video Lessons (Added 12 Mar 07)
- youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RyanDunsSJ
- Trad Lessons
(Added 18 Feb 07)
- Videos of Whistle, Flute & Drop D Guitar tunes; by Michael Eskin
- www.tradlessons.com
- The Working Party Video Tutorials (Added 14 Apr 2008)
- demo videos
- theworkingparty.co.uk/Pages/Lo_Res_Video.html
- YouTube Tradcast Videos
- over 300 traditional music videos
- www.youtube.com/groups_videos?name=tradcast
- Working Party Demo #4 (Added 24 Mar 07)
- with animated music lead sheet; #1, #2, #3
- World Fiddle Music (Modified 8 Nov 07)
- need to register free, for full site access; audio; videos of fiddle styles; posture; left hand; ornamentation; bowing
- www.worldfiddlemusic.com
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