Standard repertoire tune list to serve as a starting point for our open band dance on June 8th, 2024. Source notes at bottom.
Jigs, Reels, Marches, Waltzes:
Far From Home (G)
Scollay’s Reel (Em)
Jamie Allen (G)
Fair Jenny’s Jig (D)
Hollow Poplar (G)
Kesh Jig (G)
March of St. Timothy
The Moon and Seven Stars (D)
Old Favorite (G)
Old Grey Cat (Em)
Pays de Haut (D)
Reel Saint-Antoine (A)
Reel Saint-Joseph (D)
Sarah’s Jig (D)
Shenandoah Falls (A)
Shove That Pig’s Foot a Little Further in the Fire (G)
Star Above the Garter (G)
Star of Munster(Am)
Coleraine (Am)
Petronella (D)
Green Mountain Petronella (G)
Flowers of Edinburgh (G)
All the Way to Galway (D)
Les Fraises et Les Framboises (G)
Possum Up a Gum Stump
Star of the County Down
The Ash Grove
Amelia’s Waltz
Planxty Fanny Power
Source Notes: Most of these tunes can be found in common repertoire books, The New England Fiddler’s Repertoire, The Portland Collection volume 1 (primarily) and 2, and The Waltz Book, volume 1.
**** notation for Dancing Bear: https://thesession.org/tunes/5582
***** notation for Burnt the Rice: https://northberkshiredance.org/tune-list/tune-files-for-11-11-2023-open-band/