Matt Cunningham's Dance Music of Ireland
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Matt Cunningham's Dance Music of Ireland
MATT CUNNINGHAM'S
DANCE MUSIC OF IRELAND
Music Book for Treble Clef C Instruments
Matt Cunningham's Dance Music of Ireland is an extensive collection of Irish traditional dance tunes drawn from the playing and recordings of Matt Cunningham, one of Ireland's best-known exponents of traditional music. Born in Headford, County Galway, Matt is a multi-instrumentalist whose career has taken Irish music to audiences throughout Ireland, Europe, America and beyond.
Dance has always been central to Matt's approach to traditional music. His playing reflects a deep understanding of the relationship between Irish traditional music and dance, and throughout his career he has championed the music associated with set dancing and c il dancing.
The tunes in this collection have been transcribed directly from Matt Cunningham's Dance Music of Ireland recordings, Volumes 1 to 10. Chords have been added to the transcriptions, allowing accompanists to play alongside the melody and making the book a practical resource for individual musicians, sessions and dance-band players.
Matt's musical life began at an early age with the accordion, later expanding to include the fiddle and tin whistle. In 1965 he joined the Western C il Band, travelling extensively throughout Ireland for seven years. He became a full-time professional musician in 1972, forming his own band and subsequently establishing an international reputation as a performer, recording artist and teacher.
The recordings from which the tunes were transcribed form the ten-volume Dance Music of Ireland CD series. Dance Music of Ireland CD Volumes 1 to 10 are available separately, providing musicians and dancers with the opportunity to hear Matt's performances of the repertoire represented in the book.
Key Features:
- Extensive collection of Irish traditional dance tunes
- Drawn from the repertoire of renowned Galway musician Matt Cunningham
- Tunes transcribed directly from Dance Music of Ireland recordings
- Covers material from Dance Music of Ireland Volumes 1 to 10
- Chord symbols included for accompaniment
- Strong connection with Irish set and c il dancing
- Suitable for melody players and accompanists
- Useful for traditional sessions and dance musicians
- Provides playable versions drawn directly from Matt Cunningham's recorded repertoire
- Ten-volume Dance Music of Ireland CD series available separately
- Suitable for players exploring traditional Irish dance repertoire
- Includes a FREE Hamcor Publishing Treble Clef Key Signature Bookmark
For musicians interested in Irish traditional, set and c il dance music, Matt Cunningham's Dance Music of Ireland provides a substantial collection taken directly from Matt Cunningham's recorded repertoire, combining practical tune transcriptions with chords for accompaniment and a close connection to the living tradition of Irish dance music.
The tunes are:
Reels
| Ah! surely All around the world Anderson s The Banshee Billy Brocker The Bird in the bush The Blackberry blossom Boil the breakfast early The Boyne hunt The Boys of Ballisodare Brendan Mulhaire s The Bucks of Oranmore Christmas eve Come west along the road The Controversial Cooley s Craig s pipes Creamer s Crosses of Annagh The Dawn The Doon Down the broom The Drunken landlady The Dublin The Easy Club reel The Fisherman s lilt Five mile chase Flower of the flock The Foxhunter s The Cottage in the grove The Galway rambler | George White s favourite Gladstone s The Glen Allen The Green mountain Heather breeze The Humours of Tulla The Humours of Westport Jackson s John Stenson s no. 2 King of the clans Lad O Beirne s The Liffey banks The Longford collector Lord McDonald s Love at the endings Lucky in love Macroom lass The Maid of Tullyknockbrine The Mason s apron Master McDermott s The Merry blacksmith Miss Burke s Miss McLeod s Miss Monaghan Molly s nightcap The Monaghan twig The Morning star The Mountain road The Mountain top Moving clouds Mullingar races | Music in the glen My love and I in the garden New mown meadows O Keeffe s Over the moor to Maggie Paddy s trip to Scotland Phil Cunningham s The Phoenix The Plough and the stars The Primrose lass The Reel of Rio Rolling in the rye grass The Sailor on the rock Sally gardens The Scholar Shamrock Hill The Silver spear The Skylark The Sligo maid Soldiers joy St. Anne s The Star of Munster Tear the calico Tim Mulloney The Tinker s daughter Tom Billy s Tom Ward s downfall Touch me if you dare Trip to Durrow Un-named reel Wind that shakes the barley |
Jigs and Slides
| Andy McGann s Athole highlanders Behind the haystack Bill Collins The Blarney pilgrim The Boys of Tandragee The Boys of the town Brian O Lynn The Broken gold ring Bundle and go The Butchers march The Castle The Cat in the corner Ceol an mala Cherish the ladies Clancy s dream Connaughtman s rambles Conway s Daniel of the sun Danny Ab s no. 1 Dan the cobbler Delaney s drummers Denis Murphy s Denny Mescall s East at Glendart The Eavesdropper Eric Cunningham s Father Kelly s The Flowers of spring The Frost is all over Handsome young maids | Happy to meet and sorry to part Haste to the wedding Have a drink with me The Haunted house The Hearty boys of Ballymote Hughie Travers The Humours of Drinagh The Humours of Kesh Jackson s morning brush Jimmy Ward s Katie s fancy The Kilcummin Kings of Kerry The Kinnegad slashers The Knights of St. Patrick The Lark in the morning The Leg of the duck The Lilting fisherman The Lisheen The Maid in the meadow The Maid on the green McCormack s Merrily kiss the quaker s wife The Mist-covered mountain The Moate hunt The Monk s The Nightcap Off she goes! The Old favourite Old Joe s Old man Dillon | Old woman s purse of money Or a bhuachaill n Out on the ocean Paddy s resource Pay the reckoning Peacock s feather The Rambler Rathawaun The Returned Yank The Rose among the heather Sergeant Cahill s favourite Ship in full sail Sixpenny money Smash the windows The Sports of Multyfarnham Sweet Biddy Daly The Sweets of May Tomais n a r The Tongs by the fire Top of the Cork road Tripping upstairs Trip to Kilavel Trip to the cottage Un-named Jig Un-named jig Un-named jig Wandering minstrel The Weavers The Wedding feast Wee Johnny The Westering When sick, is it tea you want? Wi a hundred pipers |
Flings and Hornpipes
| The Boys of Bluehill The Boys of Youghalarra Cooley s The Cuckoo Denis Murphy s Frank McCollum s The Golden eagle Green grow the rushes-o The Harvest home | The Honeysuckle The Humours of Tuamgraney The Keel row Kitty s wedding Leslie s Love, won t you marry me? The Macroom fling McMahon s Moniemusk | Off to California The Plains of Boyle The Showman s fancy The Stack of barley The Stack of wheat The Thames Un-named fling Un-named hornpipe |
Waltzes and Mazurkas
| Belltable waltz Jacqueline s waltz Margaret s waltz The Marino waltz | Mockingbird Hill Mrs Kenny s waltz Shoe the Donkey Sonny s mazurka | St. Bernard s waltz The Veleta Vincent Campbell s mazurka |
Marches
| The Centenary The Irish rover | The Lass of Bon-Accord The Mountain high | S an South |
Polkas
| Aileen Bonner s All the ways to Galway Astley s ride The Ballydesmond no. 3 The Ballyhoura mountains The Barren rocks of Aden Bill Sullivan s The Blue ocean Camptown races The Cobbler Dan Mac s Dark girl Denis Doody s Denis Murphy s no. 4 The Dingle wren Finnegan s wake Freedom for Ireland From Billy to Jack An Gallope Gin I were where Gadie rins The Girl I left behind me The Green cottage no. 3 The Guillane | Harvest fair polka no. 3 The Hills of Connemara I have two little yellow snipe Jack Riain Jim Doyle s John Egan s no. 2 Johnnie, I do miss you! Johnny Leary s John Ryan s John Walsh s no. 1 The Kenmare The Kerry no. 1 The Knocknaboul no. 1 The Knocknaboul no. 2 The Lakes of Sligo Little diamond The Little Lisdoonvarna Mack s rambles Maggie in the wood Maids of Ardagh Mary Ann Maurice Manly s Munster bank | The Newmarket Not for Joe Oh! the britches full of stitches Peg Ryan s The Rambling sailor The Rose tree Siobh n Hurl s The Sliabh Luachra Sonny Sweeney s Spanish lady St. Mary s Sweeney s Terry Teahan s Timmy O Connor s Tralee gaol Tripping to the well Un-named polka Un-named polka Un-named polka Un-named polka Wallace s Cross The Wren |
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- Premium 350gsm silk card, laminated and printed on both sides
- 210mm 55mm
- All major key signatures with their relative minor keys
- Staff note names for lines and spaces
- Ideal for flautists, students and teachers
- A useful companion for lessons, practice and exam preparation
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