The Session
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The Session is a community website dedicated to Irish traditional music.
You can find tunes to play, find sessions to play them in, and join in discussions about the music.
https://thesession.org
You can find tunes to play, find sessions to play them in, and join in discussions about the music.
https://thesession.org
New event: Notes & Narratives with Tara Connaghan, February 19th, 2026, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Notes & Narratives with Tara Connaghan
An Irish traditional music event on February 19th, 2026 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:45 PM
New event: Notes & Narratives with Tara Connaghan, February 19th, 2026, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
New tune setting: Soldier's Joy (hornpipe)
Soldier’s Joy
A hornpipe with twenty settings and one hundred and thirty-two comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
New tune setting: Soldier's Joy (hornpipe)
New tune setting: Soldier's Joy (hornpipe)
Soldier’s Joy
A hornpipe with nineteen settings and one hundred and thirty-two comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM
New tune setting: Soldier's Joy (hornpipe)
New event: Travelling Trad: A Celebration of Global Folk Music, March 13th, 2026, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Travelling Trad: A Celebration of Global Folk Music
An Irish traditional music event on March 13th, 2026 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
New event: Travelling Trad: A Celebration of Global Folk Music, March 13th, 2026, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
New tune setting: The Drovers (reel)
The Drovers
A reel with one setting and one comment.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
New tune setting: The Drovers (reel)
New discussion: M&E flute - review by an amateur
M&E flute - review by an amateur
I thought I’d leave a comment, from the perspective of an amateur, regarding the M&E flute, as some of the reviews online seem to be a few years old and sometimes talking about older versions of these...
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February 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
New discussion: M&E flute - review by an amateur
New tune setting: Da Galley Watch (reel)
Da Galley Watch
A reel with four settings and seven comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM
New tune setting: Da Galley Watch (reel)
New tune setting: Saint Joseph's (reel)
Saint Joseph’s
A reel with three settings and six comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:45 AM
New tune setting: Saint Joseph's (reel)
New tune setting: John Doherty's (reel)
John Doherty’s
A reel with eleven settings and thirty-three comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:45 AM
New tune setting: John Doherty's (reel)
New tune setting: Off To California (hornpipe)
Off To California
A hornpipe with seventeen settings and twenty-six comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:15 AM
New tune setting: Off To California (hornpipe)
New tune setting: Lad O'Beirne's Favourite (reel)
Lad O’Beirne’s Favourite
A reel with six settings and thirteen comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
New tune setting: Lad O'Beirne's Favourite (reel)
New tune setting: The Crosses Of Annagh (reel)
The Crosses Of Annagh
A reel with nine settings and twenty-seven comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:30 AM
New tune setting: The Crosses Of Annagh (reel)
New tune setting: Eighth Of January (reel)
Eighth Of January
A reel with five settings and eighteen comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:15 AM
New tune setting: Eighth Of January (reel)
New tune setting: The Rakes Of Mallow (polka)
The Rakes Of Mallow
A polka with fifteen settings and forty-one comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM
New tune setting: The Rakes Of Mallow (polka)
New tune setting: The Rakes Of Kildare (jig)
The Rakes Of Kildare
A jig with seventeen settings and forty-three comments.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:15 AM
New tune setting: The Rakes Of Kildare (jig)
New tune setting: Micheneau (polka)
Micheneau
A polka with one setting and zero comments.
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February 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
New tune setting: Micheneau (polka)
New tune setting: Nancy (waltz)
Nancy
A waltz with one setting and one comment.
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February 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
New tune setting: Nancy (waltz)
New discussion: Feakle singing session song
Feakle singing session song
Hi there! In 2016 I recorded a beautiful song by two sisters about their young years. I recorded the song but I could never find the name of it, nor the lyrics. Today I tried an AI tool to get the words,...
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February 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
New discussion: Feakle singing session song
New event: Sean Gavin & Caoimhín Ó Fearghail, April 23rd, 2026, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Sean Gavin & Caoimhín Ó Fearghail
An Irish traditional music event on April 23rd, 2026 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
New event: Sean Gavin & Caoimhín Ó Fearghail, April 23rd, 2026, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
New discussion: 78rpm disc: Ennis, Morrison and Muller: Job of Journey Work (Set Dance)
78rpm disc: Ennis, Morrison and Muller: Job of Journey Work (Set Dance)
https://soundcloud.com/ward-irish-music-archives/ennis-morrison-and-muller-job
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February 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
New discussion: 78rpm disc: Ennis, Morrison and Muller: Job of Journey Work (Set Dance)
New discussion: Anybody interested in buying a fiddle?
Anybody interested in buying a fiddle?
I have a fiddle that I’d quite like to get rid of, only because I got a new one recently. It’s the fiddle I learnt to play on, it’s 19th Century German-made. It plays well but has a few cosmetic...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
New discussion: Anybody interested in buying a fiddle?
New session: Hornblotton Village Hall, Hornblotton, Somerset, England #IrishSession
Hornblotton Village Hall
An Irish traditional music session in Hornblotton, Somerset, England.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
New session: Hornblotton Village Hall, Hornblotton, Somerset, England #IrishSession
New tune setting: The Wonder (hornpipe)
The Wonder
A hornpipe with thirteen settings and twenty-three comments.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
New tune setting: The Wonder (hornpipe)
New recording: Crossing Borders By Inisheer
Crossing Borders
By Inisheer
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February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
New recording: Crossing Borders By Inisheer
New tune setting: Streets Of Minneapolis (reel)
Streets Of Minneapolis
A reel with one setting and one comment.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
New tune setting: Streets Of Minneapolis (reel)