Song List

Examples of Ceili/Ceilidh and Barn Dances
Scottish Dances
Gay Gordon’s
Dashing White Sergeant
Circassian Circle
Strip the Willow

Irish Dances
Siege of Ennis
Haymaker’s Jig
Walls of Limerick
Sweets of May
St. Patrick’s Day

Other
Virginia Reel
Canadian Barndance
Old Time Waltzes

Repertoire
Reels
The Silver Spear (Irish)
Miss McLeod’s (Scottish)
Farmer’s Reel (French-Acadian)

Jigs
Atholl Highlanders (Scottish)
An Ghaoth Aniar Aneas (Irish)
Carraroe Jig (Irish)

O’Carolan’s Melodies : (celebrated blind Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan 1670 – 1738)
Carolan’s Concerto
Carolan’s Draft

Other
My Lady Hunsdon’s Galliard (John Dowland – English lutenist and composer 1563-1626)
Julia Clifford’s (Slide)
Cajun Medley (Louisiana)
Highland Strathspey Set (Scottish)
Highland Fling Set (Scottish)
Magic Slipper, Johnny Leary’s (Irish Polkas)

Hornpipes
Plains of Boyle (Irish)

Waltzes
Margaret’s Waltz (Scottish)
Tennessee Waltz (American/Irish)
Carnival of Venice (Italian)
Nurse’s Waltz (French)
Bourre (French)

Airs
Coilsfield House (Scottish)
Ar Eireann Ni Nosfainn Ce Hi (Irish)
Costa Galicia (Spanish – Bill Whelan, Riverdance)

Songs
Galway Girl
Irish Rover
Fields of Athenry
Galway Shawl
Homes of Donegal
Will Ye Go Lassie Go (Scottish)
Flower of Scotland (Scottish)
Skye Boat Song (Scottish)
Auld Lang Syne (Scottish)
Fields of Athenry (Irish)
Galway Shawl (Irish)
Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash)
Blackbird (Paul McCartney)
Norwegian Wood (Beatles)
A Rainy Night in Soho (Shane McGowan and Pogues)
Dirty Old Town (sung by Shane McGowan and Pogues)
Oh Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (Elvis)
Love Me Tender (Elvis)
Love Love Love (John Prine)
500 Miles (Proclaimers)
Let’s Get Married (Proclaimers)
When You’re in Love (Proclaimers)
You Send Me (Sam Cooke)
Do You Want To Know A Secret (Lennon/McCartney)
King of the Road (Roger Miller)
Brown-Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)