Tune Collections

Craig Cockburn - Songbook Craig Cockburn - Songbook- Articles on Celtic vocal music and MIDI files of Scots and Gaelic songs. Ceolta Gael Ceolta Gael- A collection of traditional lyrics in Gaelic, with tunes in abc format. An Daras Music An Daras Music- A small collection of traditional songs in Cornish (notation and lyrics). Traditional Music Traditional Music- A collection of tunes, mostly traditional Celtic, in midi and notation (gif format), with suggestions for a basic repertoire. Irish Traditional Music Tune Index Irish Traditional Music Tune Index- Large, detailed database of tunes. Identifies tunes on commercial recordings and in the major tune books. Includes statistics, definitions, and… The Irish Traditional Music Archive The Irish Traditional Music Archive- Archive and resource centre for the traditional song, music and dance of Ireland. Information about collections, catalogues and activities. Tony's Celtic Music Pages Tony's Celtic Music Pages- A personal site with information on Celtic music and culture, MIDI files and sheet music of traditional and composed tunes. The Session The Session- A collection of Irish traditional tunes in abc and GIF formats contributed by members. Jordan-O'Connell Memorial Celtic MIDI Archive Jordan-O'Connell Memorial Celtic MIDI Archive- Featuring over 100 folk dance MIDIs. Tunes at Ceolas Tunes at Ceolas- Hundreds of Celtic tunes in various electronic formats, with the software to view and play them, and a large index of published sources of Celtic and other folk t… Northumbrian, Tyneside and other Traditional Tunes for the Fiddle Northumbrian, Tyneside and other Traditional Tunes for the Fiddle- Offers a collection of fiddle tunes in notation (gif format), and information about ordering his book. Gow, Niel Gow, Niel- A selection of Niel Gow's tunes in gif and midi formats; also offers a tunebook to download in PDF format. The John Murdoch Henderson Collection The John Murdoch Henderson Collection- Information about a collection of fiddle and bagpipe music entrusted to the North East Folklore Archive; includes an introduction, catalog, … Highland Music Trust Highland Music Trust- Charitable trust established to encourage Scottish national and traditional music, and reprint collections of fiddle tunes; includes ordering instructions. Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier- The Henry Reed Collection (Library of Congress); a multi-format online field collection of traditional fiddle tunes recorded in 1966-67. Includes… The Fiddler's Companion The Fiddler's Companion- Andrew Kuntz's descriptive index of North American and British Isles Music for the fiddle. Includes tunes in abc format, historical notes, biographies of … Fiddle Tunes From The American Revolution Fiddle Tunes From The American Revolution- A collection of fiddle tunes from the American Revolution period in MIDI music format, from the personal notebook of a certain Captain G… Sample Tunes Sample Tunes- A substantial collection of fiddle tunes mainly from the traditions and players of Cape Breton; in notation (gif format) and/or abc formats. Ed Haley Fiddle Tune Transcriptions Ed Haley Fiddle Tune Transcriptions- Some transcriptions from the fiddle playing of Ed Haley, in standard notation. Stephen Klein's Fiddle Web Page Stephen Klein's Fiddle Web Page- Offers profiles of well-known Cape Breton fiddlers, and a collection of fiddle tunes (in abc format). Allan's Irish Fiddler Allan's Irish Fiddler- A collection of tunes in a range of formats, and notation, transcribed from the book by Hugh McDermott. Hetzler's Fakebook Hetzler's Fakebook- A collection of over 500 Celtic and old-time fiddle tunes in midi format for people learning fiddle or other instruments; includes historical notes and contact… Ceolas: The Fiddler's Companion Ceolas: The Fiddler's Companion- An online database of over 50,000 fiddle tunes, in abc format, from the Celtic, British and American traditions, by Andrew Kuntz. The Session The Session- ABCs, discussions, and recording index for listed tunes, mostly traditional Irish music. Site contains thousands of tunes in a searchable database. Create your own pe… Jack Campin's Homepage Jack Campin's Homepage- A freelance researcher and musicologist maintains a considerable resource of traditional music (in abc format) mostly taken from old and rare sources other… TradFrance TradFrance- A collection of traditional tunes from France (particularly Normandy and Brittany) in abc format. [French and English] Nigel Gatherer's ABC Collection Nigel Gatherer's ABC Collection- A collection of traditional tunes in abc format organized by origin. TUNEdb TUNEdb- A database of 16000+ traditional tunes in abc format, searchable by name, artist, or by entering a fragment of the music. (Richard Moon) Contemplations from the Marianas Trench Contemplations from the Marianas Trench- Folk music of Britain, Ireland and America with lyrics, midi files, historical notes and background for traditional tunes. Includes the Ch… JC's ABC Tune Finder JC's ABC Tune Finder- Database of tunes; downloadable in a variety of formats, including abc, PNG, GIF, PDF and MIDI.