MEL BAY 100 Tunes From O'neill's Music Of Ireland For Mandolin

Anyone who is serious about learning Irish traditional music will eventually come across O'Neill's Music of Ireland, a collection of well over 1000 tunes. This book contains a selection of one hundred tunes from this collection, arranged into sets for mandolin which can be used at sessions, and for dancing. The book includes hints, tips and comments for playing the tunes and some of the tunes also have alternative melodies and harmonies for added variety and interest. At the back of the book, there are guitar chords with standard and open D tuning, and a mandolin fretboard chart that you might find useful.

Song List

• Chieftain……………………………………………………………..p. 4
• Arran Air…………………………………………………………….p. 5
• The Yellow Flail …………………………………………………p. 6
• Banish Misfortune……………………………………………..p. 7
• Tell Her I Am……………………………………………………….p. 8
• Bantry bay………………………………………………………….p. 9
• The Honeysuckle………………………………………………..p. 10
• Ballincollig in the Morning ……………………………..p. 11
• The Job of Journey Work………………………………….p. 12
• Spalpeen Fanach…………………………………………………p. 13
• The Fisherman’s Widow……………………………………….p. 14
• The Devil in Dublin …………………………………………….p. 15
• Yellow John………………………………………………………..p. 16
• Glengariff Bay……………………………………………………p. 17
• Thirty Years Ago……………………………………………….p. 18
• The Humors of Tralibane ………………………………...p. 19
• The Humors of Cappa ……………………………………….p. 20
• Highway to Dublin……..……………......……………………p. 21
• The Bantry Lasses…….………………….………………….p. 22
• The Mountain Lark ………………….……………………….p. 23
• Tim the Thatcher………………………….……………………p. 24
• Moll in the Wad…………………………………………………p. 25
• Church of Dromore…………………………….…………….p. 26
• Sgt. Early’s Jig ………………………………………….…….p. 27
• Jackson’s Freize Coat………………………………..……p. 28
• Welcome Home…………………………………………………...p. 29
• Honey in the House…………………….……………………..p. 30
• Banks of the Ilen………………………………………………p. 31
• Kit O’Mahony’s Hornpipe…………………………………..p. 32
• Charlie the Prayermaster………………………………..p. 33
• Fasten the Leg…………………………………………………..p. 34
• Lannigan’s Ball………………………………………………….p. 35
• Out on the Ocean……………………………………………..p. 36
• Malowney’s Wife………………………………………………..p. 37
• The Cook in the Kitchen …….……………………………p. 38
• The Ladies Pantalettes …………………………………..p. 39
• The Flower of the Flock …………………………………..p. 40
• The Cuckoo’s Nest, 2nd Setting …………….……….p. 41
• John Carey’s Daughter .………….……………….……...p. 42
• The Blarney Pilgrim………………………………………….p. 43
• The Irish Girl ……………………………………………………p. 44
• Dever the Dancer…………………………………………….p. 45
• Priest’s Leap…………………………………………………….p. 46
• Shandon Bells………………………………………………….p. 47
• Hartigan’s Fancy……………………………………………..p. 48
• Kitty of Oulart……………………………………………….p. 49
• The Hare in the Corn ……………………………………..p. 50
• Flitch of Bacon………………………………………………..p. 51
• The Collier’s Reel …………………………………………..p. 52
• Skibereen Lasses……………………………………………..p. 53
• The Ivy Leaf………………………………………………………p. 54
• Mountains of Kerry…………………………………………p. 55
• The Men from Mallow………………………………………p. 56
• Top of the Morning………………………………………….p. 57
• Kitty Come Over…………………………………………..…p. 58
• The Monaghan Jig ……………………………………………p. 59
• Julia McMahon…………………………………………………p. 60
• The Road to Lurgan………………………………………..p. 61
• The Barefoot Boy…………………………………………..p. 62
• The Kneebuckle ……….……………………………………..p. 63
• Tobin’s Favourite………………………………….…………p. 64
• The Mooncoin Jig …………………………………………….p. 65
• Molly, What Ails You?…………………………………..…p. 66
• Far from Home………………………………………………….p. 67
• A Cup of Tea…………………………………………………….p. 68
• Downing’s Reel………………………………………………….p. 69
• The Old Maids of Galway ……………………………….p. 70
• Col. McBain ……………………………………………………p. 71
• The Mountains of Pomeroy ……………………………p. 72
• Curly Locks…………………………………………………….p. 73
• The Pet of the House in G Major ………………..…p. 74
• The Pet of the House in A Major ……………….…p. 75
• Whiskey, You’re the Devil………………………………..p. 76
• Hurler’s March………………………..............………….p. 77
• Farewell to Whiskey…………………….….………………p. 78
• The Cloone Hornpipe.…….………….…………………….p. 79
• Byrne’s Hornpipe.…………….….…………….……….……p. 80
• The Glasgow Hornpipe.………….………………………...p. 81
• The Merry Blacksmith ………………………………p. 82
• The Man of the House ………………………………p. 83
• The Wind that Shakes the Barley ……………p. 84
• The Reel of Mullinavat …………………………….p. 85
• The Star of Munster…………………………………p. 86
• A Ha’Penny for a Cotton Ball…………………p. 87
• The Happy Days of Youth………………………….p. 88
• Jackson’s Rambles…………………………………….p. 89
• The End of the Day ……………………………………p. 90
• Killashandra Lasses………………………………..…p. 91
• Drops of Brandy……………………………………..…p. 92
• Hardiman the Fiddler………………………………….p. 93
• The Humors of Glynn …………………………………p. 94
• The Humors of Castle Comer …………………..p. 95
• Sally Magee………………………………………………..p. 96
• A Sprig of Shillellah…………………………………..p. 97
• O’Mahony’s Frolics…………………………………….p. 98
• The Humors of Mullinafauna ……………………p. 99
• Lasses of Dunse……………………………………….p. 100
• Lads of Dunse…….…………….….….….…………..p. 101
• The Bonny Bunch of Roses ………………….…p. 102
• The Banks of the Suir ………………………….…p. 103
• Standard Guitar Chords………………………...p. 104
• Open - D Guitar Chords………………………..…p. 105
• Mandolin Fretboard Chart……………………..p. 106
• About the Author……………………………………p. 107