Slow Session Web Page


Next Celtic Arts Center Slow Session :
Sunday May 4th. at 4-6 PM at Theatre Unlimited
10943 Camarillo Street,
North Hollywood, CA 91602
(Click here detailed directions)
(Note that most of the chairs currently available at this new location have arms, so if you play an instrument, such as a fiddle, for which this may be a problem, please consider bringing your own chair)

This Page will not be updated until May 16th., as I will be on vacation.

There will be No Sessions at Theatre Unlimited on the 11th. & 18th. May

 We will have a Slow session, however, on the 18th. May from 4-6PM at the Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Festival (Eucalyptus Grove)

Introduction to the Slow Session

Personal Notes on Learning Celtic Music

Tunes :

Click here for Guitar Chords (Thanks to Kathy Bawn)

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:  4th. May from 4-6PM at Theatre Unlimited.
        No Session on 11th. May (Mother's Day)
        18th. May from 4-6PM at the Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Festival (Eucalyptus Grove)

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    (Last updated: Sunday, April 27th, 2008)