The Celtic Arts Center of Southern California  Slow Session


Next Slow Session :
Sunday 21st. February from 3-5 PM at  CTMS(click here for map)
16953 Ventura Boulevard, Encino, CA 91316

Introduction to the Slow Session

Personal Notes on Learning Celtic Music

Tunes :

Scottish Fiddlers Tunes (For Session at CTMS)

Click here for Guitar Chords (Thanks to Kathy Bawn)

Tune from Roland's  Sept. 20th. 2009 Workshop: Tripping Upstairs (Click here for Sheet Music) 

Here are the Tunes from Roland's Dec. 7th. 2008 Workshop :
Sheet Music
Recording of King George IV

Tunes from Roland's Sept. 21st. 2008 Workshop :
Sheet Music for Clare Reel & The Night Before Poor Larry was Stretched

Here is the Clare Reel and Larry 3 times slow (starting very slow, then
a bit faster so it becomes listenable towards the end, but still slow):
Recording of Clare Reel & The night Before Poor Larry was Stretched

Frieze Britches

O'Keefe's Slide

Off to California

O'Keefe's Slide


Bill Sullivan's


More Seisiún Tunes in Sheet Music Form:

  • Ballydesmond Polka
  • The Boys of Blue Hill
  • Brenda Stubbert's Reel
  • Britches Full of Stitches
  • The Butterfly
  • Calliope House
  • Carraroe
  • Congress Reel
  • Castle Kelly
  • Christy Barry's
  • Clare Jig
  • Cliffs of Moher
  • Connaught Man's Rambles
  • Dusty Windowsill
  • Fanny Powers
  • Fisher's Hornpipe
  • Harvest Home
  • Foxhunter's Jig
  • Gravel Walks
  • High Road to Linton
  • Humours of Ballyloughlin
  • Jim Ward's
  • Jump at the Sun
  • Kid on the Mountain
  • Maggie in the Woods
  • The Merry Blacksmith
  • Molly Malone
  • The Morning Dew
  • The Morning Star
  • Rakish Paddy
  • Red is the Rose
  • Sligo Maid
  • Silver Spear
  • Tommy People's
  • Toss The Feathers
  • Trip To Cullenstown
  • Trip to Sligo
  • When Sick is it Tea You Want?
  • Click Here for More Tunes


    CLICK TITLE TO PLAY MIDI FILES:

  • Frieze Britches. . . . . . . .  SLOW Version
  • Ashokan Farewell
  • Fanny Powers. . . . . . . .  SLOW Version
  • Down by Sally GardensSLOW Version
  • Sally Gardens. . . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • The Morning Star. . . . . . SLOW Version
  • The Primrose Lasss. . . . . SLOW Version
  • The Kesh Jig. . . . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Fisher's Hornpipe. . . . . . .SLOW Version
  • Connaught Man's Rambles SLOW Version
  • Brenda Stubbert's. . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Calliope House . . . . . . . .SLOW Version
  • The Trip to Cullenstown. SLOW Version
  • Red is the Rose. . . . . . . .SLOW Version
  • The Clare Jig . . . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Maggie in the Woods . . . SLOW Version
  • Jump at the Sun. . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Ballydesmond Polka. . . . .SLOW Version
  • Britches full of Stitches. . .SLOW Version
  • Castle Kelly. . . . . . . . . . .SLOW Version
  • High Road to Linton. . . . SLOW Version
  • Gravel Walks. . . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Sweet Molly Malone. . . .SLOW Version
  • Tommy People's. . . . . . .SLOW Version
  • Silver Spear. . . . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Boys of Bluehill. . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • The Butterfly. . . . . . . . . .SLOW Version
  • Foxhunter's . . . . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Kid on the Mountain. . . .SLOW Version
  • Carraroe . . . . . . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Dusty Windowsill. . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Cliffs of Moher. . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • The Merry Blacksmith . . SLOW Version
  • Jim Ward's. . . . . . . . . . .SLOW Version
  • Toss the Feathers . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Sligo Maid . . . . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Trip to Sligo. . . . . . . . . .SLOW Version
  • Tommy People's . . . . . .SLOW Version
  • Rakish Paddy . . . . . . . .SLOW Version
  • When Sick . . . . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Christy Barry's . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Morning Dew . . . . . . . . SLOW Version
  • Click here to hear Howard Chu & Highland Sun playing Jump at the Sun (Track 17)
    Note that tracks 1,3, 8, 9, & 15 also have some popular session tunes we play.

    Tunes in ABC Format:

    T:O'Keefe's Slide
    R:slide
    O:Ireland
    M:6/8
    L:1/8
    Q:3/8=50
    K:D
    "A"E2 B "Bm"B2 A | "Bm"FEF   "D"A2F | "A"E2 B "Bm"B2 A | "Bm"F2  D "Bm"D
    EF |"A"E2 B "Bm"B2 A | "Bm"FEF    "A"A3 |
     "Bm"FEF "A"A2  B |1 "Bm"F2  E "A"E2 "Bm"D:|2 "Bm"F2  E "A"E2 "Bm"A
    |: B2 e e2 f| "A"e2 d "Bm"B2 A | "Bm"Bcd "A"e2  f | "A"e2 d "Bm"B2 c |
    "Bm"d2 d "Bm"dc B | "A"AFE "Bm"D2  E | "Bm"FEF "A"A2  B | "Bm"F2  E
    "A"E3 :|

    T:Bill Sullivan's
    R:polka
    N:Usually played in A?
    D:Highland Sun: Celtic Crossover (in `Patrick Street')
    O:Ireland
    M:2/4
    L:1/8
    K:D
    |:d2 d>B|AF d>B|AF d>B|AF ED|d2 d>B|AF d>B|FA E>F|ED D2:|
    |:FA AF|GB BA|FA A D/E/|FE E2|FA AF|GB BA|FA E>F|ED D2:|

    T:Musical Priest
    R:reel
    M:4/4
    L:1/8
    Q:1/4=100
    K:Bm
    BA|"Bm"FBBA "Bm"B2Bd|"F#m"cBAf "A"ecBA|"Bm"FBBA "Bm"BcdB|"F#m"cBAc "Bm"B2:|
    Bc|"Bm"d2dc "Bm"dfed|"A"cAeA "F#m"fAec|"Bm"dcBc "Bm"defb|"A"afec "Bm"B2:|
    Bc|"Bm"dBB2 "Bm"bafb|"A"afec "A"ABce|"Bm"dBB2 "Bm"bafb|"A"afec "Bm"B2:|

    T:Down by the Sally Gardens
    M:2/2
    L:1/8
    K:D
    D-E | F2E-D E2F-A | B4 A2d-A| B2A-F E3 D| D4 z2D -E| F2E-D E2F-A| B4 A2d-A|
     B2A-F E3 D| D4 z2 A2| d2c-A B2 d2| c4 A2 FA|
    B2A-FA-Bd-e| d4 z2D-E| F2 ED E2F-A| B4 A2d-A| B2A-F E3 D| D4 z2||

    T:Sally Gardens
    R:reel
    M:4/4
    L:1/8
    K:G
    |:G2DG B2GB|dBeB dBAB|d2Bd efge|dBAB GEDE|
    G2DG B2GB|dBeB dBAB|d2Bd efge|dBAB G4:|
    |:dggf g2dg | g2bg agfg|eaag a2ba| a2ba agfg|
    dggf g2dg| g2bg agfg | d2Bd efge|dBAB G4:|

    T:Morning Star, The
    R:Reel
    N:C# in 11
    M:4/4
    L:1/8
    K:G
    B2 BA BGEF|G2 Bd ef g2|B2 BA BGEF|GBAF G2 GA:|
    Bdef g2 eg|f2 df edBA|Bdefg2 fg|afdf e3 d|
    Bdef g2 eg|f2 df edBA|Bdd^c d2 de|fgaf gfed|


    T:Primrose Lass, The
    R:reel
    M:4/4
    L:1/8
    K:G
    B2 BA G2 GE|DEGA BA A2|B2 BA G2 GE|DEGA BG G2:|
    Bdgd edgd|Bdgd BA A2|Bdgd edge|BdAc BG G2|
    Bdgd edgd|Bdgd BA A2|Bdef gage|dBAc BG G2||

    T:Kesh Jig
    R:jig
    M:6/8
    L:1/8
    K:G
    |:~G3 GAB|~A3 ABd|edd gdd|edB dBA|
    ~G3 GAB|~A3 ABd|edd gdB|AGF G3:|
    |:B2B dBd|ege dBG|B2B dBG|ABA AGA|
    B2B dBd|ege dBd|gfg aga|bgf g3:|

    T:Fisher's Hornpipe
    R:hornpipe
    O:F
    M:4/4
    L:1/8
    K:D
    dAFA GBAG|FDFD GBAG|FDFA GFEG|(3FED) FD E2 (3ABc)|
    dAFA GBAG|FDFD GBAG|FAdf gece|1d2 dc d2 (3ABc):|2d2 dc d2 cd||:ecAc efge
    |fdAd fdaf|edcd efgf|(3efe) (3dcB) A3 A|BGDG BGdB|AFDF ADFA|(3Bcd) cB AG
    FE|1(3DED) cE D2 cd:|2(3DED) cE D2 (3ABc)|

    T:Fanny Powers
    M:3/4
    L:1/4
    C:Turlough O'Carolan
    R:waltz
    K:G
    D|:G2D|G>AB|c2B|A2G|GFE|D>FD|F2G|A2c|B>AG|Bcd|e2A|A>BG|GFE|DGF|G3|1G2D:|2G2d||
    |:dB/c/d|dB/c/d|G>BG|GBd|ec/d/e|ec/d/e|A>cA|ABc|B>cd|efg|f>ga|d2c|B>AG|DGF|G3|1G2d:|2G2||

    T:The Connaught Man's Rambles
    R:jig
    M:6/8
    L:1/8
    K:D
    A|:FAA dAA|BAB dAG|FAA Afe|dBB B2A|
    FAA dAA|BAB def|gfe dfe|1 dBB B2A:|2 dBB B2g|
    |:fbb faa|fef deg|fbb faa|fed e2g|
    fbb faa|fef def|gfe dfe|dBB B2g:|


    Recording of Slow Session 8/11/02 Recorded & Edited by Bonnie Hund

  • Harvest Home
  • Tobin's Favorite
  • Primrose Lass
  • Sally Gardens
  • Irish Washerwoman
  • Drowsy Maggie
  • Morning Dew
  • Foxhunter's Jig
  • Kesh Jig
  • Silver Spear
  • Cooley's Reel
  • Toss The Feathers
  • Morrison's Jig
  • Blarney Pilgrim
  • Calliope House
  • Regular (Monday night) Seisiún recordings

  • Harvest Home .....*
  • Tobin's Favorite ...*
  • Primrose Lass ......RE 8/19/02
  • Sally Gardens .......RE 8/19/02
  • Drowsy Maggie.....BH Aug 02
  • Morning Dew........RE 8/19/02
  • Foxhunters Jig........BH Aug 02
  • Kesh Jig.................BH Aug 02
  • Silver Spear...........*
  • Cooley's Reel.........BH Aug 02
  • Blarney Pilgrim.......BH Aug 02
  • Dusty Windowsill...BH Aug 02
  • & Cliffs of Moher
  • * From CAC Whistle Workshop CD 2001 LeeAnn Gorne

    Future Sessions  

    21st. February: Roland Sturm's Tune Workshop and Session from 3-5PM at CTMS

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    (Last updated:Wednesday, February 28th.2010