The Session
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The Session is a community website dedicated to Irish traditional music.
You can find tunes to play, find sessions to play them in, and join in discussions about the music.
https://thesession.org
You can find tunes to play, find sessions to play them in, and join in discussions about the music.
https://thesession.org
New tune setting: Home And The Heartland (waltz)
Home And The Heartland
A waltz with one setting and zero comments.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New tune setting: Home And The Heartland (waltz)
New event: St, Stephens's Day Ceili, December 26th, 2025, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
St, Stephens’s Day Ceili
An Irish traditional music event on December 26th, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New event: St, Stephens's Day Ceili, December 26th, 2025, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
New tune setting: The Countess Cathleen (slip jig)
The Countess Cathleen
A slip jig with six settings and ten comments.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New tune setting: The Countess Cathleen (slip jig)
New discussion: Caroline Keane's Kickstarter for her second album
Caroline Keane's Kickstarter for her second album
The great concertina player Caroline Keane released her debut album, Shine, six years ago:
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December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New discussion: Caroline Keane's Kickstarter for her second album
New discussion: Identify this jig?
Identify this jig?
Paddy O’Brien says it’s a composition of Martin Mulhaire, but I can’t find it.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New discussion: Identify this jig?
New tune setting: The Banks Of Newfoundland (jig)
The Banks Of Newfoundland
A jig with ten settings and eleven comments.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New tune setting: The Banks Of Newfoundland (jig)
New event: 1st Friday Ceili Mor - B.E.E. side ceili band, January 2nd, 2026, Tualatin, Oregon, USA
1st Friday Ceili Mor - B.E.E. side ceili band
An Irish traditional music event on January 2nd, 2026 in Tualatin, Oregon, USA.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New event: 1st Friday Ceili Mor - B.E.E. side ceili band, January 2nd, 2026, Tualatin, Oregon, USA
New event: Kevin Burke, Dermot Byrne, Noriana Kennedy & Jim Murray, February 21st, 2026, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland
Kevin Burke, Dermot Byrne, Noriana Kennedy & Jim Murray
An Irish traditional music event on February 21st, 2026 in Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New event: Kevin Burke, Dermot Byrne, Noriana Kennedy & Jim Murray, February 21st, 2026, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland
New discussion: Two tune names?
Two tune names?
This two tunes are so familiar but for the life of me I can’t place the names. What are they? Go raibh míle!
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December 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New discussion: Two tune names?
New session: O'Donnells Irish Pub, Spokane, Washington, USA #IrishSession
O'Donnells Irish Pub
An Irish traditional music session in Spokane, Washington, USA.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
New session: O'Donnells Irish Pub, Spokane, Washington, USA #IrishSession
New tune setting: The High Level (hornpipe)
The High Level
A hornpipe with nine settings and forty comments.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
New tune setting: The High Level (hornpipe)
New discussion: O’Carolan Arrangements for Harp and Fiddle?
O’Carolan Arrangements for Harp and Fiddle?
Hi, does anyone know where I could find O’Carolan sheet music with 2 parts delineated for harp and fiddle? Or, barring that, recordings of the 2 instruments together on tunes by O’Carolan or others?
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December 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
New discussion: O’Carolan Arrangements for Harp and Fiddle?
New tune setting: Lord Kitchener's Pipes (jig)
Lord Kitchener’s Pipes
A jig with two settings and five comments.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New tune setting: Lord Kitchener's Pipes (jig)
New tune setting: The Road To Abbeyfeale (jig)
The Road To Abbeyfeale
A jig with three settings and six comments.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
New tune setting: The Road To Abbeyfeale (jig)
New event: Matt McGinn, January 19th, 2026, Rostrevor, Down, Northern Ireland
Matt McGinn
An Irish traditional music event on January 19th, 2026 in Rostrevor, Down, Northern Ireland.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New event: Matt McGinn, January 19th, 2026, Rostrevor, Down, Northern Ireland
New session: The Crosskeys Bar, Toomebridge, Antrim, Northern Ireland #IrishSession
The Crosskeys Bar
An Irish traditional music session in Toomebridge, Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New session: The Crosskeys Bar, Toomebridge, Antrim, Northern Ireland #IrishSession
New event: Aidan Connolly, December 20th, 2025, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Aidan Connolly
An Irish traditional music event on December 20th, 2025 in Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
New event: Aidan Connolly, December 20th, 2025, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
New event: Lifting the veil on Tommie Potts, December 19th, 2025, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Lifting the veil on Tommie Potts
An Irish traditional music event on December 19th, 2025 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New event: Lifting the veil on Tommie Potts, December 19th, 2025, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
New tune setting: The Road To Abbeyfeale (jig)
The Road To Abbeyfeale
A jig with two settings and five comments.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New tune setting: The Road To Abbeyfeale (jig)
New tune setting: Wintry Wind (jig)
Wintry Wind
A jig with one setting and one comment.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New tune setting: Wintry Wind (jig)
New tune setting: The Horse On The Wagon (jig)
The Horse On The Wagon
A jig with one setting and one comment.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
New tune setting: The Horse On The Wagon (jig)
New tune setting: Martin Wynne's (reel)
Martin Wynne’s
A reel with ten settings and twenty-five comments.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New tune setting: Martin Wynne's (reel)
New tune setting: Martin Wynne's (reel)
Martin Wynne’s
A reel with nine settings and twenty-five comments.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
New tune setting: Martin Wynne's (reel)
New session: The Trinity Tavern, Fareham, Hampshire, England #IrishSession
The Trinity Tavern
An Irish traditional music session in Fareham, Hampshire, England.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
New session: The Trinity Tavern, Fareham, Hampshire, England #IrishSession
New recording: Ties That Bind By Various Artists
Ties That Bind
By Various Artists
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December 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New recording: Ties That Bind By Various Artists