The Virtual Tunebook Several dozen short jigs, gavottes, hornpipes, reels, etc. Online GIF's, plus several midi's. Hear the tune while you try to play it!
The Trad Society Great ABC's and Midi's. The " Trad. Soc " is a student society at Dublin City University which promotes all aspects of Irish music. We organise weekly sessions and have many lunch time concerts. Our web site is intended as a resource tool for both members and those interested in research into Irish music.
Irish Music Very entertaining place -- as the author describes: "Dedicated to Irish fiddle, flute, Uiellan Pipe and dance music gleaned (read stolen!) from O'Neill's Music of Ireland, Allan's Irish Fiddler, my own memory, contributions from readers, visits to other sites (as links), all maintained and operated by an Irish madman." Offers Noteworthy files and links.
Lutheran Hymnal -- Midi Hymns Very very nice -- even versions of Celtic tunes done as organ midi hymns. "These are the traditional songs of worship and praise from Lutheran Hymnals presented in midi, in mp3, in lyrics and in sheet music. "
Cliff's Tune Page Many ABC's, GIF's, PCX's (remember those!) of traditional Irish tunes. Hammered Dulcimer oriented, but'll work for most instruments.
Bits Plucked from the Air ABC Tunes; A nice, large selection of ABC's. Organized nicely, then presented in text form so you can cut and paste easily.
Mal & Jo's This is a site of session music - Irish, Scottish, Shetland, European and Israeli. Tunes are here in abc format, midi and as live recordings made at local sessions. There are links to other useful/interesting sites and links to a web site for banoffi - a newish band well worth a listen - check out their CD clips.
Celtic Guitar Glenn Weiser's site, offers free GIF's of guitar and harmonica arrangments from his series of Mel Bay books. (A new tune each month!)
G8INA's Irish Music Page Good place to visit if you're into ABC's. Maintains .zip files of ABC tunes mirrored from many of the major ABC sites. Come here and download the zips in one swoop!
Wild Dismay! Check out "Wild Dismay's" set list in ABC format!
Northumbrian Traditional Music "This webpage will examine the unique traditional music of Northumbria, an area encompassing the modern counties of Durham, Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. The site includes sheet music, guitar tabulature, abc notation and midi files. There is also a page which looks at the issue of performance anxiety."
Traditional Irish Music on the Hammered Dulcimer This site provides instructional material on techniques for playing the hammered dulcimer in the Irish traditional style as well as relevant information on festivals, workshops, and arrangements of Irish traditional music for the dulcimer.
An Appreciation of the Donegal Fiddle Lots of information about the fiddle music of Co. Donegal, Ireland. Among the goodies is an On-Line Fiddle Tutor with ABC's of increasing difficulty/complexity.
Amhrán Gaelach "Welcome to Amhrán Gaelach, the first ever collection of Irish Language song texts on the Internet." Lyrics, plus ABC's of some of the tunes. The webmaster cautions that the ABC should be used as a "guide", since it's difficult to notate the "soul" in an Irish tune!
