"The Irish Band"
 of Columbia, Missouri

Austin, Fred, Heinrich, Jim and Kathy at Twighlight FestivalFirst of all, some clarification is in order. We're not really a band. We're a session group, which is much less formal than a band. We get together for regular ceilidhs on Thursday nights at rotating locations, to play tunes and socialize.  Occasionally we have Irish set dancing workshops on Saturdays that are always a great time.

So, if you've stumbled upon this page, and wonder who the heck we are, that's the scoop.

Dorothy, Joel, Kate and devoted fans, Twighlight FestivalWe can be found playing in public places (gigs, more or less) at these events:

And... we're now all part of the Central Missouri Celtic Arts Association

If you're an Irish/Celtic trad musician/singer soon to pass through Columbia, drop us a note! kakers@chivalry.com

Tunes we can play, last updated: 01/03/07
tunes in one ABC file

Reels

  Maid behind the bar
  Wind that shakes the barley
  Drowsy Maggie
  Silverspere  &  Banshee
  The Musical Priest
  Maple leaf
  Man of  the House
  Maids of Mitchellstown
  St. Anne's Reel
  Swinging on a Gate  
  & Far From Home
  Star of Munster
  Morning Star
  Stack of Barley
  Cooley's Reel
  Chicago Reel
  East Neuk of Fife
  The Mountain Road
  The Merry Blacksmith
  The Teetotalers Reel
  Toss the Feathers

  
Lucy Campbell
  Ferrell O'Garragh
  My Love is in America

   

Slides

  Road to Lisdoonvarna set
    (Road to Lisdoonvarna, Dennis 
    Murphy's and Who the Hell Knows #2)
  Dingle Regatta
  Paddy O'Keefe's
  Star Above the Garter
  The Cat's Rambles to the Child's 
    Saucepan (aka Mary Willie's slide)
   
  Eileen O'Riordan's

Jigs

  Gallowglass
  Tripping Upstairs
  Blarney Pilgrim
  Trip to Sligo
  Connaghtman's rambles
  Jefferson & Liberty / Coleraine
  Hell If I Know #1
  Tobin's Favorite and ???
  Top of Cork Road, Saddle the Pony
    & Blackthorne Stick (Austin's set)
  Padraig O'Keefe's
  Kesh Jig
  Lark in the Morning
  Donnybrook Fair
  Ger the Rigger 
  Strike the Gay Harp & Smash the
     Windows (Strike & Smash)
  Katie's Rambles
  Lilting Banshee
  Morrison's
  Swallowtail

Slip Jigs

  Butterfly
  Over the Ocean / Tiereny's
  Fox Hunter's Jig

Polkas

  Hoban Set -- Saturday Night 
    & Sunday Morning
  Sean Ryan's
  Ballydesmond 2nd & 3rd
  Jenny Lind
  Maggie in the Woods

 

Hornpipes

  Austin's HP (composed for 
      our very own Austin Dey)

  Off to California
  Harvest Home
  Boys of Bluehill
  Morpeth Rant

  Home Ruler
  Stack o' Barley
  Rights of Man

  The Red-Haired Boy
  Kitty's Wedding / Hauling Home
  Higgins hornpipe

Planxty

  Lord Enchiquin
  Eleanor Plunkett
  Hewlett
  Fanny Poer
  George Brabazon
  Irwin

Strathspey

  The Smith's a Gallant Fireman
  Highland Whiskey

Airs

  Angry Gerbil Girl
  Slockitt Light
  Sheebeg Sheemore
  Carolan's Draught
  Skye Boat Song
  Arran Boat
  Castle of Drewmore
  Blind Mary
  Cam Ye By Athol
  Hoban's Air

Waltzes

  My Darling Asleep
  100 Pipers
  Margaret's Waltz
  Northern Lights
  Amelia's Waltz

Marches

  Roddy McCorley
  Lord Mayo / Battle of Aughrim
  Cork March
  Down the Brae / Halting March
  Gary Owen
  O’Sullivan’s  March
  Brian Boru's
  O'Niell's
  Cork March

Other

  Irishman's Heart to the Ladies
  Barley Mow
  The Female Rake
  The Hornless Cow
  Red-haired Boy

ABC Software

In order to display sheet music using the ABC files for these tunes, you will need some ABC software. To learn all about the ABC format, visit the ABC home page.   For displaying tunes, we recommend ABC2Win. Once you register the program, you will also be able to print the sheet music.

For playing the tunes through your computer and searching for a particular tune, we recommend ABCMUS.

Questions? Corrections? kakers@chivalry.com