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Playing With An Irish Accent, Vol. 1: Session Tunes and Ornamentation for Hammered Dulcimer

Table of Contents

• About Irish Music
  • Musical Textures
  • Traditional “Irish” Instruments
  • Meters and Rhythm
  • Keys and Modalities
  • Chords for Irish Tunes
  • Traditional Notation Style
  • Dance/Song Forms
• Ornamentation
  • The Ornaments
    • Cut
    • Tap
    • Rolls
    • Short Roll
    • Casadh
  • Introduction to the Tunes
• Reels
  • Julia Delaney
  • Paddy Fahey’s
  • Mason’s Apron
  • Silver Spear
  • Swallowtail Reel
  • Merry Blacksmith
  • Moving Cloud
  • Golden Keyboard
  • Molly on the Shore
  • Temple Hill
  • New Irish Barn Dance
• Jigs
  • Blarney Pilgrim
  • Scatter the Mud
  • Irish Washerwoman (G Major)
  • Irish Washerwoman (D Major)
  • Rose in the Heather
  • Banks of Lough Gowna
  • The Gallowglass
  • Tobin’s Favorite
  • Rolling Waves
  • Tar Road to Sligo
  • Connaughtman’s Rambles
  • I Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave
  • Tripping up the Stairs
  • Banish Misfortune
  • Lark in the Morning
  • Behind the Haystack
  • Gander in the Pradie Hole
  • Haste to the Wedding
• Slides
  • Dennis Murphy’s
  • O’Keefe’s Slide
  • Cúil Aodha
  • Merrily Kissed the Quaker’s Wife
• Slip Jigs
  • The Butterfly
  • ‘G Iomain Nan Gamhna, ‘s Mi Muladach
  • Black Haired Lass
  • Drops of Brandy
  • Dance of the Welsh Vicar
• Polkas
  • Ballydesmond Polka No. 2
  • Britches Full of Stitches
  • Dennis Murphy’s Polka
  • Angus Polka
  • Ger the Rigger
  • Chanter’s March
• Hornpipes
  • Across the Fence
  • Caisleán An Óir
  • Cincinnati Hornpipe
  • Fisher’s Hornpipe
  • President Garfield’s
• Airs
  • Logan Water
• Waltzes
  • Afton Water
  • Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
  • Sh’Bheag Sh’More
• Bonus Song!
• Mark’s Recordings and Instructional Books
• Sources and Resources

Be sure to add Vol. 2 to your collection too!