These lovely Irish melodies play especially well on the soprano recorder. They provide excellent material for developing skills in rapid tonguing, extended breath-control, and the playing of high notes. Many of these melodies have fascinating histories, dating from the 1700s up to the time of the Irish music publisher Francis O'Neill, who was also the Chicago chief of police. The collection includes jigs, reels, hornpipes, songs, fiddle tunes, hymn tunes, whistling tunes, and melodies by renowned Irish harper Turlough Carolan. Although arranged primarily for soprano recorder, most of the solos can be played on tenor or alto recorder. (On the alto, use 'C' fingerings.) A separate flute edition is available.

Am I the Doctor You Wished for to See?      
Apples in Winter      
Belfast Hornpipe      
Billy from Bruff      
Blacksmith’s Hornpipe      
Carolan’s Quarrel with the Landlady      
Carolan’s Welcome      
Clonmel      
Crabs In The Skillet      
Fair Girl Making Hay, The      
Farewell for Evermore      
Garryowen      
Gobby, The      
Irish Molly-O      
Irish Vivace      
Jenny’s Babee      
Kildrought Fair      
Kiss in the Kitchen, A      
Lady Carbury      
Londonderry Air      
Miss Corbet’s Reel      
Money in Both Pockets      
Moreen, The      
My Darling Is on His Way Home      
None Can Love Like an Irishman      
O Dear What Can the Matter Be?      
Planxty Burke      
Rakes of Clonmel (1), The      
Rights of Man, The      
Sailor’s Hornpipe      
Slane      
Smith’s Favourite      
St. Columba      
St. Patrick’s Breastplate      
Tom Jones      
Triumph      
Unto the East Indies We Were Bound      
You Rogue You Dar’n’t Meddle Me      
Young Jenny the Pride of Our Town      
Zeltica      
Zerrigan      
Zickery Zack      
Zig Jig      
Zimmerick      
Zosco Jig      
Zyrone