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List of Common Tunes for Fiddle Hell
On Saturday night at Fiddle Hell Massachusetts, we'll play some common tunes together. Here are 52 suggestions to start with -- tunes that are often played by all the fiddlers together after a New England fiddle contest, plus a few more. A few of these are "overplayed," but still can be fun, especially in adding harmonies. We'll group tunes into medleys.
You can now order a 2-CD set of all 52 of the common tunes below, played both up-to-tempo and slowly by the Reiner Family Band. This is just $15 postpaid (within the US) in our Store.
This will help you prepare for Fiddle Hell, or learn the tunes even if you can't make it this year.
Color code: Reels, Jigs & Marches, Waltzes & Airs
Angeline the Baker (Southern reel in D)
Ashokan Farewell (Northern waltz in D) by Jay Ungar ©1983 by Swinging Door Music-BMI
Athol Highlanders’ (Scottish march in A)
Big John McNeill (Scottish reel in A)
Bile Them Cabbage Down (Southern reel in A)
Billy in the Lowground (Oldtime and bluegrass reel in C)
Bodine’s Waltz (Western waltz in A) ©1981 by Dale Hopkins, founder of Fiddle Hell
Brian Boru's March (Irish march in Am)
The Butterfly (Irish slip jig in Em)
Cluck Old Hen (Southern reel in A Dorian)
Cold Frosty Morning (Southern reel in A Dorian)
Coleraine (Irish jig in Am)
Cooley's Reel (Irish reel in Em)
Cork Hornpipe (Irish hornpipe in D)
Devil's Dream (Scottish reel in A)
Drowsy Maggie (Irish reel in Em)
Fairy Dance (Scottish reel in D) by Nathanial Gow (public domain)
Flowers of Edinburgh (Scottish reel in G)
Gary Owen (Irish jig in G)
Golden Slippers (Northern song in G) by James A. Bland (public domain)
Gravel Walk (Irish reel in Am)
Haste to the Wedding (Ubiquitous jig in D)
Irish Washerwoman (English jig in G)
Julia Delaney's (Irish reel in Dm)
Kesh Jig (Irish jig in G)
La Bastringue (French Canadian reel in D)
Laird O'Drumblair (Scottish reel in A) by J. Scott Skinner (public domain)
Liberty Two-Step (Oldtime reel in D)
Little Liza Jane (Southern reel in A)
Maid Behind the Bar (Irish reel in D)
Old Joe Clark (Southern reel in A)
Over the Waterfall (Southern reel in D)
Over the Waves (Mexican waltz in G) by Juventino Rosas (public domain)
Ragtime Annie (Oldtime reel in D, two parts)
Red Haired Boy (Ubiquitous reel in A)
Redwing (Oldtime song in G) by Kerry Mills (public domain)
Road to Lisdoonvarna (Irish jig in Em)
St. Anne's Reel (Canadian Reel in D)
Sandy Boys (Southern reel in A)
Seneca Square Dance (Southern reel in G)
Shady Grove (Oldtime song in A Dorian)
Ships Are Sailing (Irish reel in Em)
Si Bheag, Si Mhor (Irish air in D)
Smash the Windows (English & Irish jig in D)
Soldier's Joy (Ubiquitous reel in D)
Spootiskerry (Shetland reel in G) ©1980 by Ian Burns
Staten Island Hornpipe (Scottish hornpipe in D)
Stone's Rag (Texas rag in C) by Oscar Stone (public domain)
Swallowtail Jig (Irish jig in Em)
Ten Penny Bit (Irish jig in Am)
Tennessee Waltz (Oldtime song in D) ©1947 by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King
Turkey in the Straw (Oldtime reel in G)
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Want a Fiddle Lesson?
 Dave's been teaching fiddle lessons in the Boston area for years, and knows a lot of excellent tunes in bluegrass, oldtime, Irish, swing, and other styles. He can show you the best bowing patterns, demystify chords and theory, and help with variations, backup, and contests. Read More
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