Sometimes one wonders which tunes would be best to learn in order to fit into sessions. This is a very difficult question to answer. but in the spirit of helpfulness, the following 120 tunes are presented.
TheSession.org is a site where people share tunes and discussions regarding the music. You can create personal tunebook. These are the top 120 tunes that members of TheSession.org have added to their tunebooks, listed in order of popularity.
Drowsy Maggie 950 times
The Kesh 772 times
The Butterfly 684 times
Cooley's 586 times
The Banshee 583 times
Morrison's 554 times
Banish Misfortune 552 times
The Silver Spear 528 times
The Maid Behind The Bar 501 times
The Glasgow 472 times
The Connaughtman's Rambles 468 times
The Rights Of Man 459 times
The Gravel Walks 440 times
The Musical Priest 439 times
The Mason's Apron 434 times
The Wind That Shakes The Barley 416 times
The Harvest Home 409 times
The Kid On The Mountain 402 times
Out On The Ocean 387 times
The Blarney Pilgrim 381 times
The Sally Gardens 354 times
The Mountain Road 342 times
The Star Of Munster 342 times
The Lark In The Morning 341 times
Saint Anne's 335 times
The Congress 330 times
The Bucks Of Oranmore 329 times
Calliope House 327 times
The Morning Dew 321 times
King Of The Fairies 320 times
The Boys Of Bluehill 317 times
The Cliffs Of Moher 311 times
The Merry Blacksmith 311 times
The Cup Of Tea 309 times
Miss McLeod's 302 times
Si Bheag Si Mhor 300 times
Off To California 296 times
The Pigeon On The Gate 289 times
Inisheer 282 times
The Wise Maid 278 times
Farewell To Erin 271 times
The Lilting Banshee 267 times
Toss The Feathers 264 times
Toss The Feathers 264 times
The Swallowtail 263 times
The Earl's Chair 259 times
My Darling Asleep 254 times
The Irish Washerwoman 252 times
Merrily Kissed The Quaker 251 times
The Red Haired Boy 251 times
Music For A Found Harmonium 249 times
Tripping Up The Stairs 246 times
Brenda Stubbert's 244 times
The Foxhunter 243 times
Ryan's 243 times
Julia Delaney's 242 times
A Fig For A Kiss 237 times
The Dunmore Lasses 235 times
The Dusty Windowsills 233 times
The Atholl Highlanders 230 times
Castle Kelly 230 times
Rakish Paddy 227 times
The Ships Are Sailing 223 times
The Road To Lisdoonvarna 222 times
The Sligo Maid 219 times
The Rocky Road To Dublin 217 times
The Jig Of Slurs 215 times
The Teetotaler's 213 times
The Otter's Holt 207 times
Give Me Your Hand 206 times
The Maids Of Mt. Kisco 204 times
Jennie's Chickens 203 times
The Mist On The Mountain 202 times
Haste To The Wedding 202 times
The Man Of The House 201 times
Jim Ward's 199 times
The Rose In The Heather 199 times
The Tenpenny Bit 197 times
The Britches Full Of Stitches 197 times
Over The Moor To Maggie 196 times
Garrett Barry's 196 times
The Glass Of Beer 195 times
The Abbey 193 times
The Blackthorn Stick 193 times
Christmas Eve 191 times
The Salamanca 191 times
The Tarbolton 189 times
Egan's 188 times
Rolling In The Ryegrass 187 times
The Rambling Pitchfork 185 times
Sporting Paddy 184 times
The Monaghan 183 times
Dr. Gilbert's 181 times
The Tar Road To Sligo 178 times
The Concertina 177 times
The South Wind 174 times
Whiskey Before Breakfast 173 times
Crested Hens 172 times
The Swallow's Tail 171 times
The Fermoy Lasses 169 times
The Foxhunter's 169 times
Donnybrook Fair 169 times
The Roaring Barmaid 167 times
The Strayaway Child 166 times
The Bank Of Ireland 166 times
Greig's Pipes 164 times
Saddle The Pony 164 times
Planxty Irwin 163 times
The Kerfunken 163 times
Fanny Poer 163 times
Catharsis 163 times
Dinkey's 162 times
Brian Boru's March 161 times
The Drunken Landlady 160 times
Bang Your Frog On The Sofa 160 times
The High 156 times
Carolan's Concerto 154 times
The Morning Star 154 times
Dennis Murphy's 152 times
The Snowy Path 151 times
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Sometimes one wonders which tunes would be best to learn in order to fit into sessions. This is a very difficult question to answer. but in the spirit of helpfulness, the following 120 tunes are presented.
