The Session
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The Session is a community website dedicated to Irish traditional music.
You can find tunes to play, find sessions to play them in, and join in discussions about the music.
https://thesession.org
You can find tunes to play, find sessions to play them in, and join in discussions about the music.
https://thesession.org
New tune setting: The Poor Man's Fortune (reel)
The Poor Man’s Fortune
A reel with four settings and thirteen comments.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
New tune setting: The Poor Man's Fortune (reel)
New tune setting: The Kylebrack Rambler (reel)
The Kylebrack Rambler
A reel with nineteen settings and thirty-five comments.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
New tune setting: The Kylebrack Rambler (reel)
New recording: Reclaimed: Pipe music and song from the Scottish Borders By Various Artists
Reclaimed: Pipe music and song from the Scottish Borders
By Various Artists
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November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New recording: Reclaimed: Pipe music and song from the Scottish Borders By Various Artists
New event: Second Friday Ceili Mor, December 12th, 2025, Salem, Oregon, USA
Second Friday Ceili Mor
An Irish traditional music event on December 12th, 2025 in Salem, Oregon, USA.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New event: Second Friday Ceili Mor, December 12th, 2025, Salem, Oregon, USA
New discussion: New Zealand tune learning site
New Zealand tune learning site
If you’ve been using this site there’s a major change afoot. It’s been available since 2016 at:
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November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New discussion: New Zealand tune learning site
New tune setting: Rannie MacLellan's (reel)
Rannie MacLellan’s
A reel with two settings and five comments.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New tune setting: Rannie MacLellan's (reel)
New session: Barr An Chaladh, Galway, Galway, Ireland #IrishSession
Barr An Chaladh
An Irish traditional music session in Galway, Galway, Ireland.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
New session: Barr An Chaladh, Galway, Galway, Ireland #IrishSession
New discussion: Quebecois?
Quebecois?
I wonder if any of you could mention some Quebecois tunes which would fit in well to an Irish repertoire. My, not very well developed interest was sparked by seeing Mauvais Sort and Le Vent du Nord at...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New discussion: Quebecois?
New session: Scobie's, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA #IrishSession
Scobie's
An Irish traditional music session in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
New session: Scobie's, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA #IrishSession
New tune setting: Thugamar Fein An Samhradh Linn (waltz)
Thugamar Fein An Samhradh Linn
A waltz with six settings and twelve comments.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New tune setting: Thugamar Fein An Samhradh Linn (waltz)
New tune setting: Jasmine Flower (hornpipe)
Jasmine Flower
A hornpipe with one setting and one comment.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New tune setting: Jasmine Flower (hornpipe)
New discussion: Identify these tunes at Davy Spillane/Ogam concert please
Identify these tunes at Davy Spillane/Ogam concert please
Here’s a video of Davy Spillane in concert with Italian folk band Ogam at Montelago Celtic Festival in August
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November 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
New discussion: Identify these tunes at Davy Spillane/Ogam concert please
New tune setting: The Whitethorn Blossom (reel)
The Whitethorn Blossom
A reel with one setting and one comment.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New tune setting: The Whitethorn Blossom (reel)
New recording: Overflow By Michael Coult
Overflow
By Michael Coult
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November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New recording: Overflow By Michael Coult
New tune setting: Les Flamands Roses (barndance)
Les Flamands Roses
A barndance with one setting and one comment.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New tune setting: Les Flamands Roses (barndance)
New tune setting: Laxey (Steph Williamson, 2025) (waltz)
Laxey (Steph Williamson, 2025)
A waltz with one setting and one comment.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
New tune setting: Laxey (Steph Williamson, 2025) (waltz)
New discussion: Across Bridges — A Reflection on Seamus Sands’ Music and Memory
Across Bridges — A Reflection on Seamus Sands’ Music and Memory
Driving from Newmarket to Cork, I put on Seamus Sands’ Across Bridges, an album I had owned for a while but never taken the quiet time to fully absorb. As soon as the first notes began, the road ahead...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New discussion: Across Bridges — A Reflection on Seamus Sands’ Music and Memory
New tune setting: The King's Hall (hornpipe)
The King’s Hall
A hornpipe with one setting and one comment.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New tune setting: The King's Hall (hornpipe)
New recording: Incendo By Blazin' Fiddles
Incendo
By Blazin' Fiddles
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November 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
New recording: Incendo By Blazin' Fiddles
New tune setting: Eochaill (waltz)
Eochaill
A waltz with one setting and one comment.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
New tune setting: Eochaill (waltz)
New event: Perry Hall Folk Music Night, featuring The River Sisters, December 13th, 2025, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Perry Hall Folk Music Night, featuring The River Sisters
An Irish traditional music event on December 13th, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
New event: Perry Hall Folk Music Night, featuring The River Sisters, December 13th, 2025, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
New discussion: Join me in starting a practice habit
Join me in starting a practice habit
Join me in practicing your instrument (any instrument for your Irish music) or practice your vocals 50 days in December and January. Any 50 days, does not have to be consecutive. When I say practice,...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
New discussion: Join me in starting a practice habit
New tune setting: Bare-Faced Lies (reel)
Bare-Faced Lies
A reel with one setting and one comment.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
New tune setting: Bare-Faced Lies (reel)
New tune setting: Take A Steady Breath (reel)
Take A Steady Breath
A reel with two settings and two comments.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
New tune setting: Take A Steady Breath (reel)
New tune setting: Take A Steady Breath (reel)
Take A Steady Breath
A reel with one setting and one comment.
thesession.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
New tune setting: Take A Steady Breath (reel)