Bowling Green Slow Sessions Resources

For information about the Slow Sessions in Bowling Green, Ohio view the Slow Sessions Flyer as a PDF file by clicking here and as a JPG image by clicking here

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 = EDor) at regular tempo
Drowsy Maggie at a slower tempo
Drowsy Maggie 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.

Chiff & Fipple - one of the best web sites for information about traditional Irish tin whistles and flutes
Ceolas celtic music archive
Celtic music on the Internet
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Page
IRTRAD-L Archive
The ABC (ascii music notation) home page
Links to many sources of traditional Irish tunes
Three volumes of some of tunes that are often played at sessions in the Midwestern U.S. (especially Chapmaign, IL)
Toraigh - our band's website
John Connolly - one of the great Irish musicians and radio show hosts of the Midwest U.S.
Cherish The Ladies
Irish World Academy of Music and Dance
The Gaelic Song Archive
BestPractice: a Windows OS open source program for slowing music without changing the pitch or for changing the pitch without changing the speed

Amazing Slow Downer: computer program for slowing music without changing the pitch or changing the pitch without changing the speed - but you have to pay for this program

Audacity: a free audio recording and editing program that runs under Winows OS or MacOS that includes the ability to slow music without changing the pitch

Field recordings of old venerable traditional Irish flute masters

Address questions or comments to:
Bob Midden
549 Monroe Ct.
Bowling Green OH 43402
United States of America
Bob@Toraigh.com
Voice: 419/372-0563 (weekdays) or 419/352-8050 (evenings and weekends)