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: Viva La Quinta Brigada (en Español) (march)
Viva La Quinta Brigada (en Español)
A march with one setting and one comment.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New tune setting: Viva La Quinta Brigada (en Español) (march)
New tune setting: Tell Her I Am (jig)
Tell Her I Am
A jig with nine settings and twenty-two comments.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New tune setting: Tell Her I Am (jig)
New tune setting: Ruidhle Na Coilich Dubha (reel)
Ruidhle Na Coilich Dubha
A reel with one setting and one comment.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
New tune setting: Ruidhle Na Coilich Dubha (reel)
New discussion: What tunes are full gas?
What tunes are full gas?
This has probably been discussed before, but what tunes/albums/artists play or sound the best at fast speed that get you excited?
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December 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New discussion: What tunes are full gas?
New tune setting: The Coleraine (jig)
The Coleraine
A jig with nineteen settings and forty-six comments.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
New tune setting: The Coleraine (jig)
New tune setting: Three Sisters (jig)
Three Sisters
A jig with one setting and one comment.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
New tune setting: Three Sisters (jig)
New tune setting: Pleasant Avenue (slip jig)
Pleasant Avenue
A slip jig with two settings and two comments.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
New tune setting: Pleasant Avenue (slip jig)
New tune setting: Damhsa Na Síog (jig)
Damhsa Na Síog
A jig with two settings and four comments.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New tune setting: Damhsa Na Síog (jig)
New tune setting: The Wingflapper (slip jig)
The Wingflapper
A slip jig with three settings and eight comments.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
New tune setting: The Wingflapper (slip jig)
New discussion: Custom String Tension Calculator On-line ?
Custom String Tension Calculator On-line ?
I’m looking for a **fully custom** string tension calculator (on-line) for a rather unusual guitar I recently purchased. German, c 1890, 5 (single) strings and 437mm/17.205in scale length.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New discussion: Custom String Tension Calculator On-line ?
New tune setting: Eas Dhún Luíche (waltz)
Eas Dhún Luíche
A waltz with one setting and one comment.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New tune setting: Eas Dhún Luíche (waltz)
New discussion: Tune moratorium
Tune moratorium
I’m sure you’ll all agree there are way too many tunes in the ITM canon. Let’s get together for a moratorium to bring it down to a manageable level.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
New discussion: Tune moratorium
New discussion: Irish hammered dulcimers and the pantalon
Irish hammered dulcimers and the pantalon
The blog post shared below discusses the hammered dulcimer in Ireland. It cites historical sources that date its advent a fewer decades earlier than is widely believed, and considers subsequent German...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New discussion: Irish hammered dulcimers and the pantalon
New tune setting: Bowmore (reel)
Bowmore
A reel with two settings and one comment.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
New tune setting: Bowmore (reel)
New tune setting: Tooramore's Wedding Feast (reel)
Tooramore’s Wedding Feast
A reel with one setting and zero comments.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
New tune setting: Tooramore's Wedding Feast (reel)
New session: Gilcomston Bar (The Gilpy), Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland #IrishSession
Gilcomston Bar (The Gilpy)
An Irish traditional music session in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New session: Gilcomston Bar (The Gilpy), Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland #IrishSession
New tune setting: Chase The Train (reel)
Chase The Train
A reel with one setting and zero comments.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New tune setting: Chase The Train (reel)
New event: Solas, April 19th, 2026, Kalispell, Montana, USA
Solas
An Irish traditional music event on April 19th, 2026 in Kalispell, Montana, USA.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New event: Solas, April 19th, 2026, Kalispell, Montana, USA
New event: Solas, April 18th, 2026, Hamilton, Montana, USA
Solas
An Irish traditional music event on April 18th, 2026 in Hamilton, Montana, USA.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
New event: Solas, April 18th, 2026, Hamilton, Montana, USA
New event: Lúnasa, April 19th, 2026, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Lúnasa
An Irish traditional music event on April 19th, 2026 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
New event: Lúnasa, April 19th, 2026, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
New event: Solas, April 17th, 2026, Bozeman, Montana, USA
Solas
An Irish traditional music event on April 17th, 2026 in Bozeman, Montana, USA.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
New event: Solas, April 17th, 2026, Bozeman, Montana, USA
New event: Lúnasa, April 17th, 2026, Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
Lúnasa
An Irish traditional music event on April 17th, 2026 in Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New event: Lúnasa, April 17th, 2026, Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
New event: Solas, April 8th, 2026, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Solas
An Irish traditional music event on April 8th, 2026 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New event: Solas, April 8th, 2026, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
New event: Lúnasa, April 12th, 2026, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Lúnasa
An Irish traditional music event on April 12th, 2026 in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
New event: Lúnasa, April 12th, 2026, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
New event: Solas, March 28th, 2026, Seattle, Washington, USA
Solas
An Irish traditional music event on March 28th, 2026 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New event: Solas, March 28th, 2026, Seattle, Washington, USA