For information about the Slow Sessions in Bowling Green, Ohio
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The following audio samples are recordings of tunes that have been or will be taught at our slow sessions.

Copyright for all of these recordings is owned by W. Robert Midden, 2008. You may copy and reproduce these recordings for the purposes of learning the tunes but you may not sell them or post them to other web sites without my written permission.

1. Out on the Ocean (Slide) at regular tempo
   Out on the Ocean (Slide) at a slower tempo
   Out on the Ocean (Slide) at the slowest tempo

2. Father Kelly's Reel at regular tempo
   Father Kelly's Reel at a slower tempo
   Father Kelly's Reel at the slowest tempo
   a printable musical notation score of Father Kelly's Reel

3. Blackthorn Stick (Jig) at regular tempo
   Blackthorn Stick (Jig) at a slower tempo
   Blackthorn Stick (Jig) at the slowest tempo

4. Wind That Shakes the Barley (Reel) at regular tempo
   Wind That Shakes the Barley (Reel) at a slower tempo
   Wind That Shakes the Barley (Reel) at the slowest tempo

5. The Fairies Hornpipe at regular tempo
   The Fairies Hornpipe at a slower tempo
   The Fairies Hornpipe at the slowest tempo

6. Off to California (Hornpipe) at regular tempo
   Off to California (Hornpipe) at a slower tempo
   Off to California (Hornpipe) at the slowest tempo

7. Christy Barry's #1 (Jig) at regular tempo
   Christy Barry's #1 (Jig) at a slower tempo
   Christy Barry's #1 (Jig) at the slowest tempo

8. Christy Barry's #2 (Jig) at regular tempo
   Christy Barry's #2 (Jig) at a slower tempo
   Christy Barry's #2 (Jig) at the slowest tempo

9. Britches Full of Stitches (Polka) at regular tempo
   Britches Full of Stitches (Polka) at a slower tempo
   Britches Full of Stitches (Polka) at the slowest tempo

10. Maggie in the Woods (Polka) at regular tempo
    Maggie in the Woods (Polka) at a slower tempo
    Maggie in the Woods (Polka) at the slowest tempo

11. Maid in the Blue Bonnet (Polka) at regular tempo
    Maid in the Blue Bonnet (Polka) at a slower tempo
    Maid in the Blue Bonnet (Polka) at the slowest tempo

12. Off She Goes (Slide) at regular tempo
    Off She Goes (Slide) at a slower tempo
    Off She Goes (Slide) at the slowest tempo

13. Earl's Chair (Reel) at regular tempo
    Earl's Chair (Reel) at a slower tempo
    Earl's Chair (Reel) at the slowest tempo

14. Brendan McMahon's (Reel) at regular tempo
    Brendan McMahon's (Reel) at a slower tempo
    Brendan McMahon's (Reel) at the slowest tempo

15. The Butterfly (Slip Jig) at regular tempo
    The Butterfly (Slip Jig) at a slower tempo
    The Butterfly (Slip Jig) at the slowest tempo

16. Maid Behind the Bar (Reel) at regular tempo
    Maid Behind the Bar (Reel) at a slower tempo
    Maid Behind the Bar (Reel) at the slowest tempo

17. Miss McLeod's (Reel) at regular tempo
    Miss McLeod's (Reel) at a slower tempo
    Miss McLeod's (Reel) at the slowest tempo

18. Silver Spear (Reel) at regular tempo
    Silver Spear (Reel) at a slower tempo
    Silver Spear (Reel) at the slowest tempo

19. Dennis Murphy's Polka at regular tempo
    Dennis Murphy's Polka at a slower tempo
    Dennis Murphy's Polka at the slowest tempo

20. Temperance Reel at regular tempo
    Temperance Reel at a slower tempo
    Temperance Reel at the slowest tempo

21. Sally Gardens (Reel) at regular tempo
    Sally Gardens (Reel) at a slower tempo
    Sally Gardens (Reel) at the slowest tempo

22. Fasten the Leg In Her (Jig) at regular tempo
    Fasten the Leg In Her (Jig) at a slower tempo
    Fasten the Leg In Her (Jig) at the slowest tempo

23. Donneybrook Fair (Jig) at regular tempo
    Donneybrook Fair (Jig) at a slower tempo
    Donneybrook Fair (Jig) at the slowest tempo

24. Fig For A Kiss (Slip Jig, Key = E Dorian) at regular tempo
    Fig For A Kiss at a slower tempo
    Fig For A Kiss at the slowest tempo

25. Banks of Lough Gowna (Jig, Key = Bm) at regular tempo
    Banks of Lough Gowna at a slower tempo
    Banks of Lough Gowna at the slowest tempo

26. Cliffs of Moher (Jig, Key = A Dorian) at regular tempo
    Cliffs of Moher at a slower tempo
    Cliffs of Moher at the slowest tempo

27. Tobin's (Jig, Key = D) at regular tempo
    Tobin's at a slower tempo
    Tobin's at the slowest tempo

28. Scatter the Mud (Jig, Key = A Mixolydian) at regular tempo
    Scatter the Mud at a slower tempo
    Scatter the Mud at the slowest tempo

29. Tripping Up The Stairs (Jig, Key = D) at a faster tempo
    Tripping Up The Stairs (Jig, Key = D) at regular tempo
    Tripping Up The Stairs at a slower tempo
    Tripping Up The Stairs at the slowest tempo

30. Kesh Jig (Key = G) at regular tempo
    Kesh Jig at a slower tempo
    Kesh Jig at the slowest tempo

31. Planxty Hewlett (O'Carolan Harp tune, Key = D) at regular tempo
    Planxty Hewlett at a slower tempo

32. Banshee (Reel, Key = G) at regular tempo
    Banshee at a slower tempo
    Banshee at the slowest tempo

33. Dennis Murphy's Slide (aka "Padraic O'Keefe's, Key = D) at regular tempo
    Dennis Murphy's Slide at a slower tempo
    Dennis Murphy's Slide at the slowest tempo

34. O'Keefe's Slide (not to be confused with "Padraic O'Keefe's Slide - a distinctly different tune above, Key = A Dorian) at regular tempo
    O'Keefe's Slide at a slower tempo
    O'Keefe's Slide at the slowest tempo

35. Alexander's Hornpipe (Key = D) at regular tempo
    Alexander's Hornpipe at a slower tempo
    Alexander's Hornpipe at the slowest tempo

36. Cooley's Hornpipe (Key = G) at regular tempo
    Cooley's Hornpipe at a slower tempo
    Cooley's Hornpipe at the slowest tempo

37. Swallowtail Jig (Key = E Dorian) at regular tempo
    Swallowtail Jig at a slower tempo
    Swallowtail Jig at the slowest tempo

38. Bag of Spuds (Reel, Key = A Dorian) at regular tempo
    Bag of Spuds at a slightly slower tempo
    Bag of Spuds at a slower tempo
    Bag of Spuds at the slowest tempo

39. Lark in the Morning (Jig, Key = D) at regular tempo
    Lark in the Morning at a slower tempo
    Lark in the Morning at the slowest tempo

40. Lilting Banshee (Jig, Key = A Dorian) at regular tempo
    Lilting Banshee at a slower tempo
    Lilting Banshee at the slowest tempo

41. I'll Buy Boots for Maggie (Polka, Key = Am) at regular tempo
    I'll Buy Boots for Maggie at a slower tempo
    I'll Buy Boots for Maggie at the slowest tempo

42. Cooley's Reel (Key = EDor) at regular tempo
    Cooley's Reel at a slower tempo
    Cooley's Reel at the slowest tempo

43. Abbey Reel (Key = ADor) at regular tempo
    Abbey Reel at a slower tempo
    Abbey Reel at the slowest tempo

44. Drowsy Maggie (Reel, Key = E Dorian) at regular tempo
    Drowsy Maggie at a slower tempo
    Drowsy Maggie at the slowest tempo

45. Road to Lisdoonvoorna (Slide, Key = E Dorian) at regular tempo
    Road to Lisdoonvoorna at a slower tempo
    Road to Lisdoonvoorna at the slowest tempo

46. 4Morrison's Jig (Key = E Dorian) at regular tempo
    Morrison's Jig at a slower tempo
    Morrison's Jig at the slowest tempo

47. Rights of Man (Hornpipe, Key = Em) at regular tempo
    Rights of Man at a slower tempo
    Rights of Man at the slowest tempo

48. Blarney Pilgrim (Jig, Key = D Mixolydian) at regular tempo
    Blarney Pilgrim at a slower tempo
    Blarney Pilgrim at the slowest tempo

Here are LINKS to a few web sites that are related to traditional Irish music in some way. This is by no means a well selected list. It is merely a few links that I happened to have already coded from the distant past so it was relatively easy to quickly make them available here. Later I may find time to refine this list and make it much more up-to-date and relevant.