Not Just O'Carolan: Celtic Tunes for Dulcimer Jams
Genuine Irish or Celtic Jams are difficult to join, especially with a dulcimer. The musicians assume everyone knows the songs and what key they are played in, and the playing is generally very fast. But many Celtic tunes work exceptionally well on the dulcimer. Below is working list of Celtic tunes that have become part of the common dulcimer repertoire. Midi files and standard music notation for nearly all these tunes is available online at the Celtic Wandering Piper songlist, and another great source for learning by ear is the "snips and clips" page at tinwhistletunes.com. When possible I have included links to simple tablature.
All Through the Night tab 1
Ash Grove pdf
Auld Lang Syne tab 1
Blackest Crow tab 1
Blind Mary tab 1 (low octave) tab 2 (high octave)
Bunessan (Morning Has Broken) tab 1
Down By the Sally Gardens tab 1
Fanny Power tab 1
Farewell to Tarwathie tab 1
Farewell to Whisky tab 1
Flowers of Edinburgh tab 1
The Leaving of Liverpool tab 1
Lilliburlero
Loch Lomond tab 1
Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) link 1
Maggie in the Woods tab 1
Off to California tab 1 (low octave) tab 2 (high octave)
The Parting Glass tab 1
Red-Haired Boy
Rights of Man** tab 1
Rosin the Beau pdf
Rickett's Hornpipe tab 1
Scotland the Brave tab 1 (high octave) tab 2 (low octave)
Saint Anne's Reel tab 1
Si Beag Si Mohr tab 1
Skye Boat Song tab 1
Soldier's Joy tab 1
Southwind tab 1
Star of the County Down tab 1
The Water is Wide pdf
Whiskey Before Breakfast tab 1
The Wind that Shakes the Barley tab 1
Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon tab 1
** an asterisk indicates the use of a capo **