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Tunes that go well with Irish folk songs

Tunes that go well with Irish folk songs

Hi all
I'm new to this site and let me just say its an excellent resource for tunes

I'm wondering does anyone know any good tunes that would go well with Irish folk songs?
"The tamlin" goes well with "The Hills of Donegal" and the "Maid behind the bar "goes well with "The Craic was 90 in the Isle of Man"

Does anyone out there know of any others?

Thanks
Brener

# Posted on July 5th 2008 by brener

Re: Tunes that go well with Irish folk songs

"The Hills of Connemara" into "The Earl's Chair"
"The Rakes of Mallow" into "Mairi's Wedding" followed by "Drowsy Maggie"

# Posted on July 5th 2008 by jakep

Re: Tunes that go well with Irish folk songs

Planxty played "Tabhair Dom Do Lamh" after "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy".

# Posted on July 5th 2008 by jasonb

Re: Tunes that go well with Irish folk songs

Sirens.

# Posted on July 5th 2008 by nicholas

Re: Tunes that go well with Irish folk songs

"Battle Cry of Munster" and "Come out Ye Black and Tans". They're so alike (but different enough) that I've seen the title of the latter as alternative title for the first.

# Posted on July 5th 2008 by TMB

Re: Tunes that go well with Irish folk songs

Speaking of sirens, wasn't Ulysses seduced into a state of mind in which he would gladly .............!

I do like the idea of playing a bit of tune within a song instead of noodling a solo.

# Posted on July 6th 2008 by Ray Mariani

Re: Tunes that go well with Irish folk songs

"Star of County Down" into Morrison's Jig.

# Posted on July 6th 2008 by bodhran bliss

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Whiskey in the Jar into Miss McLeod's The Banshee or the Merry Blacksmith. I'll Tell Me Ma into Ballydesmond No. 3 Polka

# Posted on July 6th 2008 by camwebby

Re: Tunes that go well with Irish folk songs

Sally Gardens goes nicely before Crack was 90 as well.

# Posted on July 6th 2008 by bc_box_player

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Shay Black recorded Recruiting Seargent with Calliope House interspersed--worked great, IMHO.

# Posted on July 6th 2008 by InSearchofCraic

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Ned of the Hill (Slow Air) and song has the same start as The Lark on the strand jig. Makes a nice contrast.

# Posted on July 6th 2008 by Free Reed

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"Pretty Peg" into Craig's Pipes, as the Bothy band played them:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EOrReDJEpNQ

# Posted on July 6th 2008 by Piping Crow

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It may sound wierd but we like to play Sally Gardens reel after Sally Gardens song.

# Posted on July 7th 2008 by Bredna

Re: Tunes that go well with Irish folk songs

In our little group we like to find a tune that's the same key and rythm of the song. Then the tune can function as the intro, break, and out-tro.
Here are some we do:

Song: Peata Beag / Jig: Kevin Burke's Jig (Tonra's Jig)

Song: Gallant Murray / Reel: The Green Mountain

Song: Jack Haggery / Scottish 6/8 March: Farewell To The Creeks

Another arranging device is to compose a descant or counter-melody that is tuneful enough to stand on its own and be perceived as a tune in its own right. I wrote such a tune for Cliffs of Dooneen.
The intro and break are the countermelody played alone. Only after the break, during the last verse, is the countermelody played while the song is being sung. At this time the listener realises for the first time that the intro/break melody is actually a descant or countermelody to the melody of the song. It works great.

About all the people playing an up-tempo tune after a slow song, it doesn't take any creativity to stick a random jig or reel after a song. It does take some thought and work to find a jig or reel or whatever that really works with the song.

# Posted on July 10th 2008 by Richard D Cook

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