I was booked for some gigs where I promised to do lots of Irish tunes. I think that I only have ten in my repertoire. I have to increase it quick or I'm in trouble. Here's what I have:

1. Clancy Lowered The Boom (Tarantella)
2. Danny Boy (Organ Ballad)
3. Harrigan (Scottish Reel)
4. I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (Jazz Trio)
5. Irish Washerwoman (Jig)
6. MacNamara’s Band (6-8 March)
7. Mary’s a Grand Old Name (Custom Style: Mary)
8. Molly Malone
9. My Wild Irish Rose (Musette)
10. Peg ‘O My Heart (PSR 740 Swing)
11. Rose of Tralee (Power Styles: Slow Waltz)
12. Sailor’s Hornpipe (Scottish Reel)
13. Girl I Left Behind Me (Power Styles: Celidh)
14. Toora loora loora (English Ballad)
15. Wearin’ Of the Green (Power Styles Singer Songwriter)
16. When Irish Eyes are Smiling (Ober Waltz)
17. Who Threw the Overalls in Mistress Murphy’s Chowder (Custom Style: Mrs. Murphy)

Does anyone know any upbeat Irish songs that the elderly would like? Do you have midis and lyrics?

Thank you so much if you can help me. I have a book of Irish tunes, but I don't know which ones are popular and which ones are obscure. I could also use midis to hear how they sound.

Beakybird


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Mostly short but decent Irish favorites (midi)
http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis/irish/music.html

Play anything by Ella Fitzgerald.

Just Kidding.

I'll Take You Home Again , Kathleen
Danny Boy is also called Londonderry Aire
Stack of Barley
Galway Bay

Regards,

Jerry

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Hi Larry (Beakybird):

Here are the tunes that go over well for me for Saint Patty's:

1) Danny Boy (expected of course)
2) My Heart Will Go On (with Bagpipe sound)
3) The Unicorn Song (highly popular sing-along):
http://thebards.net/music/lyrics/The_Unicorn_Song.shtml

Scott

Hey Larry,

I ran across a website that had a couple hundred irish tunes, all with midi files and lyrics. I don't remember the address, but I'll look it up for you later this evening and email it to you.

Gary

Thank you! I edited my list to include songs I either knew or just learned. Also, for Yamaha owners, I include the styles that I am using for these songs.

Please keep ideas coming.

Beakybird

Here tis me boy: http://www.laurasmidiheaven.com/International/cgi/index2.cgi?dir=Irish There's 109 irish midi files here, and this is just one of the sites. I'm still looking for the others.

Here's another good one to add to the list: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Marina/4870/midi.html

Cheers,

Gary

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