Music Staff

~ WELCOME TO BILL BLACK'S TUNES ONLINE! ~

(updated 4/21/08)


All who court the Muses can hardly hope to produce
an unbroken string of masterpieces.

— Francis O'Neill, Irish Folk Music, p. 120


To use this page:

  • Click on the tune link (second column of table below) to get to the folder for that tune.
     
  • When the folder opens, you'll see three different files, represented by the tune number followed by a file format extension (= the letters after the dot, as in "108.abc").

NOTE: ABC files can be opened and read by an ABC program like BarFly or abc2win. MID files are sound files that can be opened by most audio programs. PDF files are pictures of the "sheet music" and can be opened using Adobe Reader.

Once you're on the tune page, you can either work in your browser or download the desired file to your hard drive and open it from there.

Details on file formats and downloading instructions can be found here.

For ABC users who want to have one big file containing all the tunes together, click here.

I'd be happy to help you with any problems you encounter.
You can email me at:
zouki [at] earthlink [dot] net.
(Sorry about that — it's supposed to foil spammers!)

At last — on to the music:


TUNE NAME # TYPE
AFTER THE BLIZZARD 091 JIG
ANDREA'S
262
H'PIPE
ANDY BROOKS' 152 REEL
ALICE BY THE WINDOW 212 H'PIPE
ANN DERRANE'S 043 REEL
ARDFINNAN BRIDGE 021 REEL
ARNOLD'S DUCK 187 JIG
BALLYBAY TAILOR 076 JIG
BALLYCONNEELY 211 JIG
BALTRASNA 007 REEL
BARKING SEAL 069 JIG
BASS RIVER 054 H'PIPE
BATTLING JERRY
253
JIG
BAWNARD
259
SLIDE
BEAL BOCHT 093 REEL
BEANS IN THE POT 113 POLKA
BEAUTIES OF BROCKTON
254
JIG
BEST OF THE BANNER
264
REEL
BETTY ANN DALY'S 157 JIG
BEV AND THE REAPER
251
H'PIPE
BIG * DEAL 104 POLKA
BIG THREE FOUR 197 WALTZ
BILL McEVOY'S FANCY 121 H'PIPE
BITTERSWEET 099 REEL
BLACK ROAD TO LOUGHREA 079 REEL
BLACKSTONE VALLEY 231 H'PIPE
BOY GENIUS 086 REEL
BOYS AT BOLAND'S MILLS 139 H'PIPE
BRANT POINT 229 JIG
BRAVE LADS OF TYRONE 149 REEL
BRAVE YOUNG BRIAN 004 JIG
BREEZE ACROSS THE LAKE 123 JIG
BRYANT'S BARBECUE 117 REEL
BUCKET O' NAILS 164 POLKA
CAMEL'S HUMP 141 REEL
CAPE COD 133 H'PIPE
CAROLINE'S FANCY 204 POLKA
CASH IN HAND 240 JIG
CASTLE VIEW 151 JIG
CHALK AND CHEESE 124 REEL
CHAMBERS OF MELODY 250 JIG
CHENANGO
257
H'PIPE
CHICKEN IN THE BUCKET
255
JIG
CHRISTINA REID'S 168 JIG
CHRISTMAS AT THE MAHERS' 062 SLIP JIG
CHRISTMAS IN JULY 205 REEL
CLASSICAL 074 H'PIPE
COOGAN'S BARN 051 H'PIPE
COTTAGE AT LARRAGA 161 H'PIPE
COUSIN MICHAEL RAFFERTY'S 144 JIG
COUSINS 153 REEL
COW BEHIND THE FENCE 126 POLKA
CRANBERRY BOG 155 REEL
CRASHING AT MIKE'S 192 REEL
CROAGH PATRICK 224 REEL
DAVE O DOCHERTY'S 061 REEL
DEEP WATER 218 JIG
DEERING STATION 108 REEL
DELIA O'BRIEN'S 083 JIG
DELIGHTS OF INCHICORE 173 JIG
DENIS DONOVAN'S 003 H'PIPE
DERRY LASS 208 REEL
DILLON'S OTHER BREAKFAST 179 REEL
DONNCHA'S 107 SLIDE
DOWNTOWN 084 JIG
DRUMBEGGIL 125 H'PIPE
DUMETELLA HYNES' 166 JIG
DWYER & THE LEPRECHAUN 146 JIG
EAST OF KILLARNEY 242 SLIDE
EBLANA'S FAIR DAUGHTERS 050 JIG
ELLIE T'S 032 JIG
END OF THE SEARCH 119 REEL
ENDLESS MOUNTAINS
256
REEL
FALL RIVER 089 JIG
FATHER STEWART'S 009 JIG
FERMANAGH'S LOVELIEST 073 H'PIPE
FIRST GRANDCHILD 101 REEL
FISHAMBLE STREET 095 JIG
FIVE HOUSES 233 JIG
FIVE LAMPS 080 JIG
FLOCK OF BUDGIES 147 H'PIPE
FLY UPON THE BAR 097 JIG
FLYING SQUIRREL 039 POLKA
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE 030 REEL
FRANKIE O'NEILL'S 075 JIG
FROGS & SNAKES OF GALWAY 082 H'PIPE
GALWAY LADY 236 JIG
GENE PRESTON'S FLUTE 140 JIG
GIRL FROM OLD BRIDE STREET 199 JIG
GOOD SHIP ERNESTINA 210 REEL
GRAND BANKS 217 REEL
GRANDA QUINN'S WHISTLE 171 JIG
GRANNY QUINN'S 188 REEL
GREEN BRIAR 008 JIG
GROGAN IN THE CORNER (Dermot Grogan's) 226 REEL
HA'PENNY BRIDGE 184 REEL
HALFWAY TO KERRY 128 POLKA
HAPPY HAMSTER 158 JIG
HAPPY VALLEY 216 JIG
HARRY'S GREEN SOCKS 215 REEL
HIGH IN THE REEKS 055 POLKA
HIGHFIELD HALL
267
REEL
HOLD THE FRIES! 242 JIG
HOME TO MULLACH 031 JIG
HOUSE DOWN THE STREET 063 JIG
HOW ARE YOU SANDY? 006 JIG
HUGH SMITH'S FAREWELL 172 REEL
HUMORS OF CUTTYHUNK 239 REEL
HUMORS OF LANACANE 102 JIG
HUMORS OF PLUMBRIDGE 017 JIG
HUSSEY'S PENGUIN 058 REEL
ICE CREAM 115 H'PIPE
IN DAYS GONE BY 064 H'PIPE
IRISH EMBASSY 041 REEL
IRISH JACK DOHERTY'S 237 H'PIPE
ISLE OF THE BLEST
265
SLOW AIR
JACK MURPHY'S 046 REEL
JACK'S MAGICAL PIPES 175 H'PIPE
JANEEN SULLIVAN'S 019 WALTZ
JENNY PRIOR'S 200 H'PIPE
JERRY O'BRIEN'S 131 REEL
JIG FOR WILLIE 053 JIG
JIMMY HOGAN'S 129 JIG
JIMMY KELLY'S BANJO 001 JIG
JIMMY MAC'S 093 REEL
JOE KELLY'S RETREAT 010 JIG
JOE MADDEN'S BIG DAY 177 REEL
JOHNNY BY GOLLY! 057 H'PIPE
JOHNNY'S WELCOME TO HEAVEN 181 REEL
JOLLY OLD JIM 214 JIG
KATIE'S GHOST 060 REEL
KEN VESEY'S 132 H'PIPE
KIDS IN THE POOL 016 JIG
KILKEE FARMER 178 H'PIPE
KILLEEN'S OWN TOWN 056 H'PIPE
KILMIHIL LASSIES 230 REEL
KING OF THE HILL 078 JIG
KING OF THE KEYS 159 H'PIPE
KINVARA 014 SLIDE
KITTENS IN THE TUNA FISH 245 H'PIPE
LADIES ON THE ROAD 130 H'PIPE
LADS OF LEXINGTON 180 REEL
LADY AND THE PIPER 045 REEL
LADY EMMA'S 040 H'PIPE
LARRY REYNOLDS' 170 REEL
LIBERTIES 182 REEL
LILY FAIR 223 JIG
LIMERICK IN THE MORNING 162 REEL
LONELY LOBSTER 227 JIG
LONG NIGHTS OF WINTER 209 JIG
LOUD HOUSE ON HARMONY ST. 134 REEL
LURGAN LASS
266
JIG
MAAM CROSS 011 JIG
MAEVE'S MAZURKA 114 WALTZ
MALAMUTE'S FANCY 081 H'PIPE
MARGIE O'DRISCOLL'S 135 REEL
MARK'S MITTENS 228 H'PIPE
MARY JOSEPHINE'S 023 H'PIPE
MARY O'CONNOR'S 185 POLKA
MAUREEN GLYNN CONNOLLY'S 052 JIG
McFADDEN'S GRAND-DAUGHTER 190 REEL
MEGAN McGANN'S 015 REEL
MENACING PIGEON 198 H'PIPE
MERRY STAMPMAKER 022 REEL
MICHAEL ROGERS' 028 SLIDE
MICK O'CONNOR'S 047 JIG
MICK O'GRADY'S 036 REEL
MIGHTY MIKE'S 176 REEL
MIKE DUGGER'S 071 REEL
MILLSTREET SLIDE 234 SLIDE
MISS BREEN'S HOTEL 090 H'PIPE
MONEYMORE 207 JIG
MONSIGNOR'S 235 POLKA
MOONRISE 248 REEL
MRS. CONWAY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE 105 H'PIPE
MRS. FEENEY'S BLANKET 202 JIG
MUSIC AT McGURK'S 088 REEL
MUSICAL CROW 098 REEL
NEW DEACON 026 JIG
NEW HILL COUNTRY
260
JIG
NORA FLANAGAN'S
263
JIG
NOT FAR FROM MEATH 112 JIG
NUALA KELLY'S 116 REEL
OLD MAN AND HIS DOG 183 JIG
ORDINATION 137 JIG
OWEN THOMAS' 186 REEL
PADDY THE LILTER 018 JIG
PADRAIGIN RUA 065 REEL
PARK ON SUNDAY 025 JIG
PATRICK KEANE'S 191 REEL
PATRIOT SUNDAY 244 REEL
PATSY WHELAN'S 165 JIG
PEADAR'S NEW CALF 034 REEL
PEOPLE'S CHOICE 195 JIG
PHYLLIS' KITCHEN 049 H'PIPE
PINT O' PLAIN 059 H'PIPE
PLANXTY PHELIM MEEHAN 148 JIG
PLEASANT HOUR 020 REEL
POOKA'S DELIGHT 196 REEL
PORCUPINE'S FANCY 027 REEL
POTATOES & ONIONS 203 REEL
PRIDE OF WEST DENNIS 002 REEL
PRINCESS GRACE'S
252
MARCH - HP
PRUNES FOR BREAKFAST 035 JIG
PURCELL THE PIPER 160 REEL
RABBIT RUN 247 JIG
RAFFERTYS' PARTY 037 REEL
RATHSALLAGH 193 H'PIPE
RECOVERY 012 REEL
RED HAND 072 POLKA
REMEMBERING REAVY 103 REEL
RETURN TO COROFIN 154 REEL
ROCHESTER LASS 213 JIG
ROCK IN THE RIVER 220 JIG
ROCKCORRY DEPOT 033 REEL
ROCKS OF CONNEMARA 111 REEL
ROSCOMMON PLUMBER 232 REEL
ROSIE ROGERS' FLING 167 H'PIPE
ROXBURY RACES 024 POLKA
RUSHY MOUNT 238 SLIDE
SAINT RAYMOND'S 143 H'PIPE
SARAH'S BLISS 048 SLIP JIG
SEAMAISIN A' BHOSCA (Jimmy the Box) 246 REEL
SEAN AT THE WHEEL 163 REEL
SEAN BERRY'S 029 JIG
SEVENTH CITY 169 REEL
SHANNON PILOT 109 REEL
SINGING SISTERS 067 JIG
SIX FOOT SANDWICH 077 JIG
SIX IN THE MORNING 042 JIG
SLEEPY 189 REEL
SNOW ON THE ROOF 085 REEL
SNOWY ROAD TO MICK'S 127 SLIDE
SOLANUS CASEY'S 094 JIG
SON OF THE PRAIRIE
258
REEL
SOUTH OF THE SHANNON 100 JIG
SPRING AT LAST! 044 JIG
STEVEN PRIOR'S 106 JIG
STONEHILL FAIR 096 JIG
SUNSET PARK 110 JIG
SWEET SKIES OF LOUTH 136 JIG
TALL, GREAT ARM (TOM BRADY'S)
261
JIG
TANGLED OWL 219 JIG
TARPAULIN COVE 221 REEL
TARBERT FERRY 070 MARCH
TERRIER'S DELIGHT 241 REEL
THROUGH FIONA'S EYES 206 WALTZ
TICKLE THE PIG 118 JIG
TIDEWATER 138 REEL
TOMMY JOYCE'S 005 REEL
TRIM CASTLE 068 JIG
TRIP TO CLONEE 174 REEL
TRIP TO THE ISLAND 120 REEL
TRIPPING AT THE TRUCK STOP 142 POLKA
TROLLING THE RIP 201 REEL
VIRTUOSO 038 REEL
WALKIN' THE PUPS 156 JIG
WALTZING ARMADILLO 194 JIG
WHELAN'S FROLIC 145 JIG
WHERE CAN SHE BE OFF TO? 013 H'PIPE
WHITE BULL 225 POLKA
WHITE LIGHTNING (MY ASS!) 150 JIG
WINTER MORNING 249 REEL
WOODS HOLE FISHERMAN 122 REEL
YONKERS PIPER 066 REEL
YOUNG PEARSE'S 087 REEL

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Updated: 2/10/07