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Mission: To promote authentic, high-quality learning of Irish traditional music around the world. To be mercilessly and amazingly accurate at cataloging the Irish tune repertoire. #irishtrad
www.irishtune.info
Mission: To promote authentic, high-quality learning of Irish traditional music around the world. To be mercilessly and amazingly accurate at cataloging the Irish tune repertoire. #irishtrad
For the data nerds among you, the machine-learning test datasets I published last year are now easier to dig into at huggingface.co/datasets/ala... - and are still also hosted at www.irishtune.info/public/MLdat...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
For the data nerds among you, the machine-learning test datasets I published last year are now easier to dig into at huggingface.co/datasets/ala... - and are still also hosted at www.irishtune.info/public/MLdat...
Who wants to collaborate on an academic publication about my tune-identification AI?
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Who wants to collaborate on an academic publication about my tune-identification AI?
Announcement time! Bad news: I will now take a long break from adding new albums, having finally finished all the pre-2020 albums in the to-do pile.
November 8, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Announcement time! Bad news: I will now take a long break from adding new albums, having finally finished all the pre-2020 albums in the to-do pile.
The irishtune.info Data Explorer got a data refresh (last refreshed in March). Explore the complex picture of tune rhythm and mode popularity among irishtune.info users.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The irishtune.info Data Explorer got a data refresh (last refreshed in March). Explore the complex picture of tune rhythm and mode popularity among irishtune.info users.
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An album full of violinistic, thoughtful, tastefully accompanied slow airs.
By the Light of the Moon by Róisín Ward Morrow - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
An album full of violinistic, thoughtful, tastefully accompanied slow airs.
Mighty stuff out of Sliabh Luachra. Flute and fiddle to keep you at it all night, with a bunch of new tunes by Francis keeping things fresh.
They Didn't Come Home until Morning by Francis and Áine O'Connor - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Mighty stuff out of Sliabh Luachra. Flute and fiddle to keep you at it all night, with a bunch of new tunes by Francis keeping things fresh.
Top-class music for experienced set dancers: tight, clean, melodeon-energized, fast but smooth, and above all it entices the feet to batter.
Suas Leat by Swallow's Tail Céií Band - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Top-class music for experienced set dancers: tight, clean, melodeon-energized, fast but smooth, and above all it entices the feet to batter.
An album to put you in mind of an evening of craic at a rural rambling house, but with Benny of Danú fame on the box. Doff of the cap to making Off to California listenable again!
The Parish Platform by Rattle the Boards - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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October 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
An album to put you in mind of an evening of craic at a rural rambling house, but with Benny of Danú fame on the box. Doff of the cap to making Off to California listenable again!
At long last this sadly out-of-print treasure of Sliabh Luachra music is represented in irishtune.info.
Music from Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
At long last this sadly out-of-print treasure of Sliabh Luachra music is represented in irishtune.info.
Sweet music harvested from a wide range of sources, all softened and deepened by Charlie's careful handling.
The Days that Are Gone by Charlie Piggott - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Sweet music harvested from a wide range of sources, all softened and deepened by Charlie's careful handling.
Fluent North Connaught fiddling with a lovely lift to it.
Humours of Derrynacoosan by Mossie Martin - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Fluent North Connaught fiddling with a lovely lift to it.
A remarkable album not only for Fergal's mastery of a huge musical range from sublime to jocular to frenetic but also for Ryan's pianistic artistry.
One Day. November Woods by Ryan Molloy, Fergal Scahill - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A remarkable album not only for Fergal's mastery of a huge musical range from sublime to jocular to frenetic but also for Ryan's pianistic artistry.
These Waterford and Cork lads make seamlessly beautiful music that clearly benefited from spending their formative years together.
Nuadán by Dén Díobháil - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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September 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
These Waterford and Cork lads make seamlessly beautiful music that clearly benefited from spending their formative years together.
Finally closing this notable 1991 gap. Not only the recording debuts of future big names Cathal Hayden and Donal Murphy but also just plain happy music.
Barking Mad by Four Men and a Dog - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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August 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Finally closing this notable 1991 gap. Not only the recording debuts of future big names Cathal Hayden and Donal Murphy but also just plain happy music.
A surprisingly successful blend of music from opposite corners of Ireland, plus Scotland, with unsurprisingly excellent duet work from Bríd and Tony.
The Dimming of the Day by Uaine - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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August 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A surprisingly successful blend of music from opposite corners of Ireland, plus Scotland, with unsurprisingly excellent duet work from Bríd and Tony.
Excellent piping from the Bay Area, although Tim came originally from the Philly community, including time with Ed Reavy.
Music at the Gate. Uilleann Pipes. Ceol ag an nGeata by Tim Hill - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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August 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Excellent piping from the Bay Area, although Tim came originally from the Philly community, including time with Ed Reavy.
Lovely touch on the box from an unexpected corner of the world, and it's nice to hear Brian get out from behind the piano for a change, even while he's there, too!
Bridging the Gap by Kanako Machida and Brian McGrath - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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July 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Lovely touch on the box from an unexpected corner of the world, and it's nice to hear Brian get out from behind the piano for a change, even while he's there, too!
Masterful piping across an interesting range of the piping repertoire, from older to newer and and from core to rare.
The Turning of the Geese by Gay McKeon - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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July 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Masterful piping across an interesting range of the piping repertoire, from older to newer and and from core to rare.
Happy to add more of Elaine's harp, her first solo album, released just weeks after the high-end Avalla album she featured on.
In Thr3 Minds by Elaine Hogan - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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July 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Happy to add more of Elaine's harp, her first solo album, released just weeks after the high-end Avalla album she featured on.
Tight tunes from a New York-centered trio filtering the tradition through their taste for Donegal repertoire, the founding New York trad fiddlers, and piping repertoire.
The Glory Reel by Will Woodson, Caitlin Finley, and Chris Stevens - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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July 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Tight tunes from a New York-centered trio filtering the tradition through their taste for Donegal repertoire, the founding New York trad fiddlers, and piping repertoire.
Finally closed this gap in the canonical flute albums. You can't have too much Matt Molloy.
Shadows on Stone by Matt Molloy - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Finally closed this gap in the canonical flute albums. You can't have too much Matt Molloy.
A young Dublin duet with an old sound, contributing meaningfully to the illumination of mid-20th-century musicians Ella Mae O'Dwyer, Nora Hurley, Ellen "Nell" Galvin, Mollie Myers Murphy, plus the better-known Aggie Whyte.
The Housekeepers by Doireann Glackin, Sarah Flynn - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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July 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A young Dublin duet with an old sound, contributing meaningfully to the illumination of mid-20th-century musicians Ella Mae O'Dwyer, Nora Hurley, Ellen "Nell" Galvin, Mollie Myers Murphy, plus the better-known Aggie Whyte.
Careful, steady, and well-matched, this dyad explore bookish corners of the tradition.
Dyad by Lynnsey Weissenberger and Treasa Harkin - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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July 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Careful, steady, and well-matched, this dyad explore bookish corners of the tradition.
Big flute-fiddle sound, threading the needle perfectly between high energy and a measured pace that leaves time for some swing and lift.
Carlos Sweeney McCartin by Dylan Carlos, Cein Sweeney, John McCartin - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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June 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Big flute-fiddle sound, threading the needle perfectly between high energy and a measured pace that leaves time for some swing and lift.
Four top-class musicians sailing the edges of the tradition, sometimes trad and sometimes beyond the horizon.
Avalla by Pádraig Rynne, Tara Breen, Conor Crimmins, Elaine Hogan - as analyzed at irishtune.info
Complete and corrected contents and information about this album, including tune identifications of mistitled and unidentified tunes.
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June 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Four top-class musicians sailing the edges of the tradition, sometimes trad and sometimes beyond the horizon.