INTRODUCTION
These tunes, written over the past four decades, represent my love of Irish music, and the spirit that animates Irish culture. I have put together this book of tunes in celebration of all the major forms of traditional dance in Ireland. It is my hope that the music contained within these pages will bring great joy to all, regardless of whether one may be Irish — or even a dancer!
Slainte!
Roger Davidson
Jigs
A Trip to Galway
A Wallaby in Dublin
The Bard’s Jig
The Blarney Stone
The Bodhran Player
Border Jig
Celtic Fire
Cliffs of Moher
Dance of Unity
Down the Line
Dunmore East
Early Morning
Emerald Jig
Fire Dance
The Friendly Donkey
Gift from the Hills
Green Dragons
Head for the Hills
Innisfree Jig
Ireland Forever
The Irish Sea
Killarney Jig
Kinsale Jig
The Leafhopper
The Magpie
Mountain Jig
Old Souls
Pastures of Ireland
The Piper’s Dance
Ring of Kerry
River Shannon Jig
Shamrocks in the Garden
Skipping Stones
Stones of Cork
Strangford Lough
Village of Yore
The Wise Monkey
Slip Jigs
A Bridge of Mirth
A Trip to Dublin
A Trip to Kilkenny
Dancing on the Green
The Emerald Barn
Emerald Valley
The Fishermen of Donegal
Jameson’s Jig
The Joyful Leprechaun
Kale and Chard
Over the Hills
The Piper’s Jig
The Red Fox
Road to Kenmare
Road to Limerick
The Skipping Leprechaun
Soul of Ireland
Three Clovers
Three Leagues
Trails of Antrim
The Whisk Broom
The Yearling’s Jig
Yellow Bells
Yonder in the Wilds
Reels
The Blackberry Reel
Castles of Eire
The Duck on the Dock
Fancy Feet in Fermanagh
The Friendly Weasel
The Hilltop Reel
Irish Celebration
Irish Country Reel
Mangerton Mountain
The Reel Deal
The Shepherd’s Reel
Shoreline Reel
Shores of Ireland
Spring Green
Three Sticks
The Wild Boar
Hornpipes
The Baker’s Hornpipe
Barking up the Tree
Celtic Hornpipe
Emerald Hornpipe
Fiddler’s Hornpipe
The Pipe and the Fiddle
Waltzes
Emerald Fields
Flowers on the Shore
Houlihan’s Waltz
Isle of Peace
The Shamrock Waltz
Wools of Ireland