Tuesday Evening Zoom Irish Class

This class is suitable for all melody instruments. We learn and play at a medium/faster medium pace -come along for a complimentary trial by clicking the zoom link above, to see if it suits you - there are other groups that may be more suitable. Participants are muted when playing. Questions are encouraged and participants look forward to meeting each other weekly.

Sessions are for playing tunes. Everyone is muted except the leader, allowing melody players to play confidently without fear of putting another group member off track. Guitarists, piano players and percussionists get the chance to experiment with different chords and styles. This is a great opportunity to play Irish tunes with an experienced fiddle player and Irish Ceili band, The Perfect Cure.

7.00pm-8.00pm - learn a new tune/revise previous week's tune - all tunes are on the A-Z Tunes - Recordings and Visual Aids

8.15pm-9.15pm - session of tunes with the band - click here for the tunes we are playing at the session

The fee for the whole evening is £10 - or if you just want to join for the session, it is £5

Your £10 fee covers you for any other group or session for the whole week. Pay as you go and only for weeks attended.

New from June 2021 - dual zoom and in person format - zoom in as usual, or book onto the in person group - Covid safe guidelines are followed - email jillyelliot@gmail.com for the procedures and health and safety rules for in person attendance in Clapton in Gordano in North Somerset

Dual zoom/in person group - £10 per person - This will be held outside weather permitting - otherwise numbers indoors will be limited to 6 people. 7pm-8pm revision/learning tunes at a steady pace - group members should primarily choose tunes from the session list to learn/revise. The tunes for the Irish session are found via the link in the contents strip on the left "Tunes For Irish Session Tuesday 8.15pm"

Session 8.15pm "round the table session" each person to choose a tune/tune set to play primarily from the list of Irish tunes we have for the Irish session. All participants will be muted and you will play along with the band recording. The session is free on zoom. The tunes for the session are found via the link in the contents strip on the left "Tunes For Irish Session Tuesday 8.15pm"

For tunes we have covered during terms from September 2020, scroll down this page.

For tunes covered prior to September 2020, see links in contents: far left column on dark background under the heading Music Classes Archive which is towards the bottom of the contents column.

To access the A-Z Tunes Resource with all links to recordings and music, click here, then enter your password and username

Summer Term 2021 - May - August
Date	Tunes
Sunday 2nd May	Highly Strung Start the Summer Party 2pm-4pm via zoom from Yew Tree Cottage.
Tuesday 4th May	Murroe Polka, Revise Cascade Polka, Ballinahulla Polka
Tuesday 11th May	Spillane's, As I looked East and West (Polkas)
Tuesday 18th May	Master McDermott, Maids of Mount Cisco
Tuesday 25th May	Humours of Ennistymon - 48 bar jig to go with Banish Misfortune. Play tunes covered in the past 3 weeks.
Tuesday 1st June	Revision of tunes learned in the spring and summer terms. Please choose a couple of tunes you wish to revise.
Dual zoom/in person group starts from 8th June. See above for details or click here.
Tuesday 8th June	Master McDermott, The Kesh, The Banshee, Kid on the Mountain, Trip to Cullenstown
Tuesday 15th June	Revision of Blarney Pilgrim, Humours of Ennistymon, Kid on the Mountain
Tuesday 22nd June	Session - 7pm very steady, 8.00pm - not too fast!
Tuesday 29th June	2 hour session of tunes
Tuesday 6th July	Revision of Spillane's, As I looked East and West, Bucks of Oranmore, Kid on the Mountain followed by session
Tuesday 13th July	Cronin's Hornpipe, My Love in in America, Humours of Ballyconnell
Tuesday 20th July	Maids of Mount Kisco, Bucks of Oranmore, Humours of Ballyconnell, Master McDermott
Tuesday 27th July	Blarney Pilgrim, Pipe on the Hob, Maids of Mount Kisco
Tuesday 3rd August
Tuesday 10th August
Tuesday 17th August
Tuesday 24th August
Tuesday 31st August

Spring Term 2021 - January - April
Date	Tunes
Tuesday 5th January	Raheen Reel, Boogie Reel
Tuesday 12th January	Trip to Cullenstown (reel), Lehane's (polka)
Tuesday 19th January	(The) Raheen
Tuesday 26th January	Controversial Reel
Tuesday 2nd February	Master McDermott's
Tuesday 9th February	Galtee Rangers, Speed the Plough
Tuesday 16th February	John Brennan's, Swinging on a Gate
Tuesday 23rd February	Maids of Mount Cisco
Tuesday 2nd March	Bucks of Oranmore
Tuesday 9th March	Wind that Shakes the Barley, Old Copperplate, Merry Blacksmith
Tuesday 16th March	Musical Priest
Tuesday 23rd March	Humours of Tulla, Red Haired Lass
Tuesday 30th March	Roaring Mary
Tuesday 6th April	Revise Humours of Tulla Set
Tuesday 13th April	Cascade Polka, Ballinahulla Polka
Tuesday 20th April	Rights of Man, Little Diamond (polka)
Tuesday 27th April	Tom Bhetty's Waltz

Autumn Term 2020 - Zoom - November - December
Date	Tunes
Tuesday 10th November	Keefe's Slide/Sail Around the Rocks/Where is the Cat?
Tuesday 17th November	John Brennan's - reel
Tuesday 24th November	John Brennan's revision with bowing
Tuesday 1st December	Prowling Fox, Captain Bing - Irish Polkas
Tuesday 8th December	Ned O'Connor, Revise two polkas from 1st Dec, play John Brennan's
Tuesday 15th December	Pride of Petravore, Far from Home
Tuesday 22nd December	Minstrel's Fancy
Wednesday 23rd December	Highly Strung and Folk Feet Christmas Party 1.45pm - dancing and playing starts at 2pm - 3pm chatting to finish around 3.15pm - email Jill jillyelliot@gmail.com for the programme