O'Neill's Waifs and Strays
"O'Neill's Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody" is a classic collection of around 350 Celtic session tunes. These treble clef tunes are suitable for fiddle, flute, trumpet, clarinet, or any other treble solo instrument.

"Session" tunes are dance tunes; commonly, two or three tunes are linked in sequence, one after the other. These are tunes passed aurally from player to player over hundreds of years. The transcriptions are only interpretations of the tunes; many players embellish the tunes as they play. The chords are only suggestions -- you may wish to alter the chords as you play. Note that most tunes follow the traditional "I-IV-V" chord model.

You may also adjust the "tempo" of these tunes; many sound great when played quickly with spirit. Others are best when played slowly with feeling. Experiment and see what works for you. You can use the provided MIDI files to help you determine the proper tempo (many midi players let you adjust the speed).

  1. Planxty Toby Peyton | Midi

  2. Young Terence McDonough | Midi

  3. Rocking The Cradle | Midi

  4. Old Man Rocking The Cradle | Midi

  5. One Bottle More | Midi

  6. Teddy O'Neill | Midi

  7. The Willow Tree | Midi

  8. I Was Roaming Through The Gloaming | Midi

  9. Lullaby For Irish Pipes | Midi

  10. Irish Lament For Martyred Soggarth Aroon | Midi

  11. Irish Widow's Lament On The Death Of Her Only Son | Midi

  12. Limerick's Lamentation | Midi

  13. Limerick's Lamentation | Midi

  14. Lochaber No More | Midi

  15. Slainte Righ Pilib | Midi

  16. Slainte Righ Pilib | Midi

  17. Slainte Righ Pilib | Midi

  18. Kate Kearney | Midi

  19. Drimen Druff | Midi

  20. Drimmin Dhoun Oge | Midi

  21. Lament Of The Aran Fisherman | Midi

  22. Father Tom O'Neill | Midi

  23. Graine Uaile (Grace O'Malley) | Midi

  24. Did You See My Man Looking For Me | Midi

  25. Sweet Castle Hill | Midi

  26. Go My Own Darling Boy | Midi

  27. I Found My Love In The Morning | Midi

  28. The Connacht Mother's Slumber Song | Midi

  29. The Battle Of Aughrim | Midi

  30. The Lamentation Of Aughrim | Midi

  31. The Cuckoo | Midi

  32. Sarsfield's Lamentation | Midi

  33. The Dark-Eyed Gypsy | Midi

  34. Cnoic Uisnach | Midi

  35. Molly Of Lough Erne Shore | Midi

  36. The Gay Young Fireman | Midi

  37. My Dear Irish Girl | Midi

  38. The Dawning Of The Day | Midi

  39. The Lamentation Of Lowen Roe O'Neill | Midi

  40. Jesse, the Flower Of Dunblane | Midi

  41. O'Connell's Lamentation | Midi

  42. All I Want Is A Decent Boy | Midi

  43. Captain O'Kane | Midi

  44. Young Ellen Of My Heart | Midi

  45. The Irish Lassie | Midi

  46. My True Love Has Gone From Me | Midi

  47. My Only Joe and Deary O | Midi

  48. My Charmer From Clare | Midi

  49. Banished To America | Midi

  50. The Valley Near Sliavnamon | Midi

  51. Knight Of St. Patrick Lancers | Midi

  52. Knight Of St. Patrick Lancers | Midi

  53. Knight Of St. Patrick Lancers | Midi

  54. Knight Of St. Patrick Lancers | Midi

  55. Knight Of St. Patrick Lancers | Midi

  56. Winter Garden Quadrille | Midi

  57. Holiday Fancy | Midi

  58. Job Of Journey WorJob Of Journey Work | Midi

  59. Humors Of Listivain | Midi

  60. Morgiana In Ireland | Midi

  61. Suisin Ban | Midi

  62. The Cruiskin | Midi

  63. Walsh's Frolics | Midi

  64. The Flag Dance | Midi

  65. The Rope Dance | Midi

  66. The Fingalian's Dance | Midi

  67. The Hibernian Dance | Midi

  68. The Wild Irishman | Midi

  69. Tom Jones | Midi

  70. Merrily Dance The Quaker | Midi

  71. Merrily Kiss The Quaker | Midi

  72. Merrily Kiss The Quaker | Midi

  73. Rosin The Bow | Midi

  74. Tulloch Gorm | Midi

  75. The Reel Of Tulloch | Midi

  76. Gillie Callum -- Sword Dance | Midi

  77. Shaun Truish Willichan | Midi

  78. Whistle O'er The Leave O't | Midi

  79. Ligrum Cus | Midi

  80. The Petticoat | Midi

  81. Paddy Stack's Fling | Midi

  82. Bonny Woods and Braes (Highland Fling) | Midi

  83. Lark In The Morning | Midi

  84. Wink and I'll Follow You | Midi

  85. The Humors Of Ross | Midi

  86. The Sporting Irishman | Midi

  87. A Boy From Home | Midi

  88. The Girl That Wears Green | Midi

  89. Bantry Bay Boys | Midi

  90. A Trip To Killarney | Midi

  91. Melvin Head | Midi

  92. Jerry O'Reilly's Jig | Midi

  93. Paddy The Weaver | Midi

  94. The Original One-Horned Sheep | Midi

  95. Oxford Castle | Midi

  96. Give Me A Lass With A Lump Of Land | Midi

  97. Jackson's Silver Mines | Midi

  98. Waves Of Tramore | Midi

  99. A Lilt From Home | Midi

  100. Put In Enough | Midi

  101. Dromey's Fancy | Midi

  102. Digging For Gold | Midi

  103. Petticoat Loose | Midi

  104. Jackson's Frolic | Midi

  105. Kennedy's Bridal Jig | Midi

  106. Jackson's Welcome Home | Midi

  107. Jackson's Bottle Of Claret | Midi

  108. Innis's Jig | Midi

  109. Walls of Enniscorthy | Midi

  110. Tanning The Leather | Midi

  111. The Milkmaid | Midi

  112. The Far Away Wedding | Midi

  113. The Kildare Club | Midi

  114. What's That To Any One | Midi

  115. The Woods of Old Limerick | Midi

  116. Paddy Stack's Fancy Jig | Midi

  117. The Gaelic Club | Midi

  118. The Figure Of Three | Midi

  119. The Stolen Purse | Midi

  120. The Soup Of Good Drink | Midi

  121. Jackson's Dream | Midi

  122. Mackson's Maid At The Fair | Midi

  123. The Maid In The Morning | Midi

  124. Jackson's Rowly Powly | Midi

  125. Courtney's Jig | Midi

  126. The Basket Of Oysters | Midi

  127. Jackson's Coge In The Morning | Midi

  128. Fond Of The Ladies | Midi

  129. The Rover | Midi

  130. The Penniless Traveller | Midi

  131. The Ladies Fancy | Midi

  132. Fairly Shut of Her | Midi

  133. Fairly Shut of Her | Midi

  134. The Answer I Got | Midi

  135. The Showman's Jig | Midi

  136. Jackson's Stranger | Midi

  137. Murphy's Weather Eye | Midi

  138. The Old Walls Of Liscarroll | Midi

  139. The Humors Of Cork | Midi

  140. O'Connor's Frolics | Midi

  141. The Lasses Of Limerick | Midi

  142. The Female Hero | Midi

  143. Dumfries House | Midi

  144. The Rising Step | Midi

  145. The Hare In The Corn | Midi

  146. Yesterday's Kisses | Midi

  147. The Streams Of Kilnaspig | Midi

  148. The Skylark | Midi

  149. Jackson's Over The Water | Midi

  150. Light And Airy | Midi

  151. Hinchy's Fancy | Midi

  152. Apples In Winter | Midi

  153. The Last Of The Lot | Midi

  154. Tumble The Tinker | Midi

  155. The Splashing Of The Churn | Midi

  156. Humors Of Bottle Hill | Midi

  157. The Good Fellow | Midi

  158. Miss Brown's Fancy | Midi

  159. The Irish Hop Pickers | Midi

  160. The Kitten | Midi

  161. Dolly's The Girl For Me | Midi

  162. McDonnell's Rant | Midi

  163. Yellow Stockings | Midi

  164. Darby Carey | Midi

  165. Gilla Machree | Midi

  166. The Piper's Whim | Midi

  167. The Lasses Of Sligo | Midi

  168. Capt. McDonald's Favorite | Midi

  169. Come To The Bridal | Midi

  170. The Munster Rake | Midi

  171. The Long Room | Midi

  172. The Lasses Of Solohod | Midi

  173. The Roving Blade | Midi

  174. Fig For A Kiss | Midi

  175. Lady Kelly's Reel | Midi

  176. Miss Corbett's Reel | Midi

  177. The Sweetheart Reel | Midi

  178. Kitty O'Neill | Midi

  179. Mamma's Pet | Midi

  180. The Glenmore Hunt | Midi

  181. The Four-Hand Reel | Midi

  182. The Marquis Of Huntly's Reel | Midi

  183. Capt. Keller's Reel | Midi

  184. Miss Bain's Reel | Midi

  185. Miss Bain's Fancy | Midi

  186. Miss Brown's Favorite | Midi

  187. A Letter From Home | Midi

  188. Miss Gunning's Delight | Midi

  189. The Contradiction | Midi

  190. The Raveled Hank Of Yarn | Midi

  191. Green Grows The Rashes | Midi

  192. Green Grows The Rashes-O | Midi

  193. Jack Lattin | Midi

  194. Jennie Rock The Cradle | Midi

  195. The Moniemusk Reel | Midi

  196. Charming Mary Kelly | Midi

  197. The Early Rose | Midi

  198. The Bashful Beau | Midi

  199. Because I Was A Bonnie Lad | Midi

  200. The Bonnie Lad | Midi

  201. Smiling Susan | Midi

  202. The Fairy Hurlers | Midi  * (my favorite)

  203. The Maids Of Tipperary | Midi

  204. How We Spent The Christams | Midi

  205. I Wish You Would Marry Me Now | Midi

  206. The Factory Lass | Midi

  207. The Home-Made Reel | Midi

  208. The Joyful Hour | Midi

  209. Redmond's Frolics | Midi

  210. The Rose Garden | Midi

  211. Turkey In The Straw | Midi

  212. The Kinnegad Slashers | Midi

  213. The Arkansas Traveler | Midi

  214. The Priest And His Boots | Midi

  215. Johnny With The Queer Thing | Midi

  216. The Queen's Shilling | Midi

  217. Cameron House | Midi

  218. Sweet Molly | Midi

  219. Lady Harriot Hope's Reel | Midi

  220. Delaney's Frolics | Midi

  221. The Rolling Reel | Midi

  222. The Golden Wedding | Midi

  223. Miss Farr's Reel | Midi

  224. Irish Pat | Midi

  225. The Donegal Reel | Midi

  226. Dunse Dings All | Midi

  227. Never Grow Old | Midi

  228. Tickle The Strings | Midi

  229. Limber Elbow | Midi

  230. Cabar Feigh | Midi

  231. Kelly's Number Two | Midi

  232. Jerry O'Reilly's Reel | Midi

  233. Seymour's Fancy | Midi

  234. I'll Go No More To Yon Town | Midi

  235. Miss Singleton's Reel | Midi

  236. The Lady's Earring | Midi

  237. The Game Of Love | Midi

  238. Dolly Dimple | Midi

  239. Morning Cheer | Midi

  240. Colonel McBain's Reel | Midi

  241. Free And Easy | Midi

  242. The Clever Colleen | Midi

  243. The Caledonian Hunt | Midi

  244. The Wink Of Her Eye | Midi

  245. Johnny When You Die | Midi

  246. The Curragh Races | Midi

  247. The Temple House Reel | Midi

  248. Miss Wardlaw's Reel | Midi

  249. Greig's Pipes | Midi

  250. The Lucky Number | Midi

  251. The League's Reel | Midi

  252. Trim The Bonnet | Midi

  253. Darling Dan | Midi

  254. Crossing The Field | Midi

  255. Curly Mike | Midi

  256. Humors Of Balleyheige | Midi

  257. Fickle Fortune | Midi

  258. The Devil To Pay | Midi

  259. The Wallace Twins | Midi

  260. Mickey Rottley's Fancy | Midi

  261. Limerick Lads | Midi

  262. New Year's Night | Midi

  263. Cuttie Sark | Midi

  264. Good Luck And More Of It | Midi

  265. Reidy's Reel | Midi

  266. The Rambling Rake | Midi

  267. The Cottage In The Grove | Midi

  268. The Pigeon On The Gate | Midi

  269. Molly From Longford | Midi

  270. Tohey's Favorite Reel | Midi

  271. Jenny Dang The Weaver | Midi

  272. The Heel Of The Hunt | Midi

  273. Paddy McNamara's Reel | Midi

  274. Trying To Go To Sleep | Midi

  275. The Swells Of Coolrahan | Midi

  276. The Old Maid | Midi

  277. The Falls Of Doonass | Midi

  278. Tom Clair's Maggie | Midi

  279. Frisky Fanny | Midi

  280. Paddy's Pet | Midi

  281. Hopetown House | Midi

  282. Jimmy O'Brien's Reel | Midi

  283. Fiddler's Frolic | Midi

  284. The Scholar | Midi

  285. The Leinster Hornpipe | Midi

  286. Tamony's Hornpipe | Midi

  287. Capt. Corbett's Hornpipe | Midi

  288. Pat Hely's Hornpipe | Midi

  289. Dan Lowry's Hornpipe | Midi

  290. The Knuckeen Free | Midi

  291. Stack's Hornpipe | Midi

  292. The Boys Of Curraghmore | Midi

  293. Reynardine | Midi

  294. Nelson's Hornpipe | Midi

  295. Shuter's Hornpipe | Midi

  296. The Devonshire Hornpipe | Midi

  297. The Dorsetshire Hornpipe | Midi

  298. Whiteside's Hornpipe | Midi

  299. Shanahan's Hornpipe | Midi

  300. Boys Of Ballycastle | Midi

  301. Miss Carroll's Hornpipe | Midi

  302. The Spry Young Lad | Midi

  303. McNally's Hornpipe | Midi

  304. Lucy Campbell's Hornpipe | Midi

  305. A Stage Hornpipe | Midi

  306. Egan's Hornpipe | Midi

  307. Mrs. Wilson's Hornpipe | Midi

  308. Parisot's Hornpipe | Midi

  309. Richer's Hornpipe | Midi

  310. Astley's Hornpipe | Midi

  311. The Merry Men Hornpipe | Midi

  312. The Liscarroll Hornpipe | Midi

  313. Jack O'Neill's Fancy | Midi

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