Dave McGrath

Raised in New Haven Connecticut, an Irish American bastion, home of the Knights of Columbus. St Brendan School, Notre Dame High School. Band nerd and closet step dancer. Grew up to play the mandolin, inspired by the Bothy Band, Wolfetones, Dubliners, and more recently by Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphy and Danu.

Now living in Fort Myers Florida, have been a member of Celtic Stew band for seven years. We had a regular pub gig for five years at Dwyer's Pub, and play just about every event with "Irish" in the title during St. Patrick's week. These days, you can find me on a Sunday at the session at Celtic Ray Pub in Punta Gorda, or at the Naples session.

Favorite Band: The Ventures

Tunes in Dave McGrath's tunebook: 64

Number of tunes submitted: 2

Newest Tunes submitted:

Margie O'Driscoll	reel	July 31st 2007
The Red Haired Boy	reel	February 25th 2002

Number of tunes requested: 1

Newest Tunes requested:

Burning Spear

May 19th 2006

Number of recordings submitted: 0

Number of links submitted: 2

Newest Links submitted:

Celtic Stew	April 27th 2007
Celtic Stew	February 4th 2002

Number of sessions submitted: 1

Newest Sessions submitted:

Dwyer's Pub

October 12th 2005

Number of events submitted: 0

Number of discussions submitted: 1

Newest Discussions submitted:

Re: The Dialectic of Styles

February 12th 2002

Number of comments submitted: 31

Newest comments submitted:

Discussions	Re: Backing/ improvisation/ tradition	September 23rd 2008
Discussions	Re: Mandolin/Guitar backers survey	September 20th 2008
Discussions	Re: Where do you get the tunes?	August 15th 2008
Discussions	Re: Learning Irish Traditional Vocal - how, where, what can help?	January 1st 2008
Discussions	Re: Sharpe's music	January 1st 2008

Sort by name, type or key.

Name	Type	Key
Joe Ryan's	barndance	Gmajor
The Flowers Of Edinburgh	barndance	Gmajor
Chief O'Neill's Favourite	hornpipe	Dmajor
Off To California	hornpipe	Gmajor
The Harvest Home	hornpipe	Dmajor
The Rights Of Man	hornpipe	Eminor
King Of The Fairies	hornpipe	Edorian
Cronin's	hornpipe	Gmajor
The Boys Of Bluehill	hornpipe	Dmajor
The Golden Eagle	hornpipe	Gmajor
The Fairies	hornpipe	Gmajor
The Showman's Fancy	hornpipe	Dmajor
The Blarney Pilgrim	jig	Dmixolydian
The Connaughtman's Rambles	jig	Dmajor
Donnybrook Fair	jig	Gmajor
The Kesh	jig	Gmajor
Morrison's	jig	Edorian
The Swallowtail	jig	Adorian
The Tar Road To Sligo	jig	Dmajor
Saddle The Pony	jig	Gmajor
The Battering Ram	jig	Dmajor
Haste To The Wedding	jig	Dmajor
The Carraroe	jig	Dmajor
The Cook In The Kitchen	jig	Gmajor
Merrily Kicked The Quaker	jig	Cmajor
The Britches Full Of Stitches	polka	Dmajor
After The Battle Of Aughrim	polka	Adorian
The Scartaglen	polka	Gmajor
The Foggy Dew	polka	Eminor
Cooley's	reel	Eminor
The Bucks Of Oranmore	reel	Dmajor
Drowsy Maggie	reel	Edorian
The Maid Behind The Bar	reel	Dmajor
Miss McLeod's	reel	Gmajor
Rolling In The Ryegrass	reel	Dmajor
The Sally Gardens	reel	Gmajor
The Salamanca	reel	Dmajor
The Teetotaler's	reel	Gmajor
The Wind That Shakes The Barley	reel	Dmajor
The Maids Of Mitchelstown	reel	Dminor
Within A Mile Of Dublin	reel	Dmixolydian
The Boyne Hunt	reel	Dmajor
The Drunken Landlady	reel	Edorian
Come West Along The Road	reel	Gmajor
The Red Haired Boy	reel	Amixolydian
The Trip To Durrow	reel	Dmajor
The Scartaglen	reel	Dmajor
Far From Home	reel	Gmajor
The Boys Of Ballysodare	reel	Gmajor
The Eel In The Sink	reel	Amixolydian
The Plough And The Stars	reel	Gmajor
The Raheen	reel	Dmajor
The Dingle Regatta	slide	Dmajor
Merrily Kissed The Quaker	slide	Gmajor
Denis Murphy's	slide	Dmajor
The Star Above The Garter	slide	Gmajor
O'Keeffe's	slide	Dmajor
Muineira De Ourense	slide	Cmajor
The Butterfly	slip jig	Eminor
The Drops Of Brandy	slip jig	Dmajor
The Swaggering Jig	slip jig	Gmajor
Comb Your Hair And Curl It	slip jig	Edorian
Inisheer	waltz	Dmixolydian
The New Land	waltz	Fmajor