Reference – Babbity Bowster – Session Tunes

 

THESE ARE TUNES THAT ARE PLAYED AT BABBITY BOWSTER as of Sept 2017 – SCRATCHY NOISES DON’T PLAY ALL OF THESE BUT ASPIRE TO SOME OF THEM. SEE SEPERATE PAGE FOR TUNES WE DO PLAY.

 

• Scott Skinner’s compliments, Boys lament for his dragon
• Loch Leven castle, East Neuk of Fife
• Ger the rigger, Bill Sullivan’s , Britches full of stitches
• Laird of Drumblaire, Jenny Nettles, Mains O’Gartuy
• Arthur McBride, Snug in a blanket
• Dornoch links, Campbell’s farewell to Redcastle, The barren rocks of Aden , Earl of Mansfield
• Banish misfortune, The kesh, Tenpenny bit
• Merry Blacksmith, The silver spear, cup of tea, fermoy lasses
• City of Savannah
• Harvest Home, Boys of bluehill
• Glasgow Gaelic club, Colonel Robertson
• Kilfenora jig , Kesh jig, Out on the Ocean
• The Old Bush, The cup of Tea
• Farewell to Whisky, Drunk at night dry in the morning
• Carolans concerto
• Fanny power, Planxty Irwin
• Mrs McLeod, Kate Dalrymple
• Staten Island, Soldiers Joy , Fairy Dance
• Kenmure , Stool of repentance, Athole Highlanders
• Farqhuar and Hettie’s, Cape Breton home
• Josephine’s Waltz
• Sleep soond in da morning, Christmas Day
• Blackthorn stick, Rakes of Kildare, Father O’Flynn
• The road home, Battle of Waterloo
• Do it for my sake
• Hammy Ski ( copywrite BJ )
• Hector the hero, Calum’s road, Barrowburn, John Keith Lang
• Bonnie Ann, Inverness gathering
• The frost is all over, Connaughtman’s rambles, old Joe’s jig
• Nine points of roguery
• Chicago jig, Cliffs of Moher
• Gypsies, King of the Fairies, Morrisons
• Lark in the morning
• Coolies , Concertina , Banshee
• Catalina Waltz
• Sweet Biddy Daly , humours of glendart, killaloe boat (lilting banshee), My darling asleep
• Coolies, Father Kelly’s
• Unst bridal march, Faroe rum, Andowin at the bow
• Spootiskerry,Willafjord, Hurlocks
• Planxty Morgan Magan
• The teatotaller, Salamanca, Scholar, Sally Gardens, Father Kelly’s No 1
• Buvaglie’s plaid, the iron man
• Denis Murphy’s , £42 pound cheque
• Blarney pilgrim, Lanagan’s ball, Donnybrook Fair
• Alexander’s hornpipe, An Comhrha Don
• Stan chapman’s ,Tenpenny bit
• Greenfields of Rosbeigh, Bobby Casey’s, Congress Reel
• Ponte Isabella ( Man of the House
• Bear Island, The Skylark
• Inisheer
• The pipe on the hob, Bothy band jig, Gallagher’s frolics
• Miss Margaret Brown, Charlie Hunter’s
• Jims Vals ( I varens tid in springtime )
• Petronella, Kate Dalrymple, Rachael Rae
• Princess Royal, Flowers of Edinburgh, St Anne’s Reel
• Jack broke the prison door, Donald Blue, sleep soond ida morning, Lasses trust in providence, Bonnie Isle o’ Whalsay
• Ferrie reel, Lay Dee at Dee, Spencie’s reel
• Faroe rum, Andowin at da bow, Da Forfeit o da ship
• Daleigh’s, Egans,Glenside
• Conundrum, Jig of slurs
• Jig of slurs, Seagull
• Scartaglen, Balleydesmond no3, GanAinm (TMc)
• Pigeon on the gate, sailor on the rock , The mountain road
• The Brown Chest , Galway hornpipe (s)
• The Home Ruler , Kitty’s Wedding
• Glencoe March, The Conundrum , Father John McMillan
• The Ulva Boatman
• Charlie Lennon’s, Vincent Campbell, Sonny’s (mazurkas)
• The Butterfly, Lannigan’s Ball, Irish Washerwoman
• Humours of Glendart, Old Joes jig
• Da Slockit Licht
• The Cameronian, the Mountain Top, Corney is coming
• Mrs O’Sullivans, Calliope House, Miller’s maggot
• The Broken Pledge, Lucy Campbell, Toss the Feathers
• King of the Fairies, …..not sure of others
• Colonel Rodgers, Sligo Maid, Virginia Reel
• The Wailing Banshee, Willie Coleman’s
• Charlie Harris’ Polka , Finish Polka, Jessica’s ( Jack Bethel’s Favourite)
• Grainnie’s, Rose in the Heather, Shores of Loch Gowna
• Killarney Boys of Pleasure, My Love is in America
• Cathkin Braes, Bottom of the Punchbowl, Staten Island
• Open the door for Three, Dever the Dancer
• Lucky can do Link Ony, Da Foostra, Oot be Est a Vong
• Nailing the Jelly to the Wall, Herding Cats , Peeing into the Hurricane

 

Possible Notional Sets

Jerry’s Beaver Hat / The Mouse in the Cupboard

Garrett Barry / Banish Misfortune / The Bride’s Favourite

The Lilting Fisherman / Baron’s Jig

The Mountain Road / Jackie Coleman’s / The Peeler’s Jacket

The Donegal Reel / The Maid Behind the Bar / The Salley Gardens / St Anne’s Reel

Apples in Winter / Dusty Windowsills

The Concertina Reel / Far From Home

Troy’s Wedding / Crabbit Shona

Geese in the Bog / The Wandering Minstrel / The Lark in the Morning

Cup of Tea / The Musical Priest

Trip to Sligo / The Swallowtail Jig

The Foxhunter / The Butterfly

The Kerfunten / The Cliffs of Moher / The Tar Road to Sligo

Scattery Island / O’Keefe’s / Going to the Well for Water

Tobin’s Favourite / Donnybrook Fair

The Tailor’s Twist / Spellan the Fiddler

The Streetplayer / Sheehan’s

The Battle of Aughrim / Madame Bonaparte

Kildare’s Fancy / Miss Galvin

The Three Sea Captains