This page has information about weekly traditional Irish Sessions that happen at B.D.Riley’s in Mueller. (You can share this page with the link bit.ly/mueller-session.)

If you’re new to Trad Irish music, read this.

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Top Tunes …

These 50 tunes have been played at a majority of our sessions (~48 times or more); if you know these, you’ll be playing a lot. These links all go directly to a setting that’s pretty close to (or exactly) what we play, in the right key. (The number after the name is how many times we’ve played it.)

(Last updated 2/16/23.)

For a full log of all the tunes we’ve ever played, go here (the last few weeks are shown below). For a frequency list by count, go here.

Also, thanks to Andy Balinsky for creating a Spotify Playlist with great versions of a lot of our most frequent tunes!

Session Logs

Here are the last few weeks’ worth of tunes. For the full list (warning, it’s HUGE) go here. These listings are maintained by Andy Balinsky and Ian Varley.

2023-03-02

• Gooseberry Bush
• Bank Of Ireland, A Fair Wind
• Connaughtman's Rambles, Out On The Ocean, Spotted Dog
• O'Sullivan's March, Leslie's March
• Silver Spear, Banshee
• Rolling Waves, Out On The Ocean, Humours Of Trim
• Cup Of Tea, Maid Behind The Bar
• Donnybrook Fair, Tobin's Favorite
• Porthole Of The Kelp, Teampall An Gleantinn
• My Darling Asleep, Mug Of Brown Ale, Tatter Jack Walsh
• Scholar, Swinging On The Gate
• Curlews, Rolling In The Ryegrass, Star Of Munster
• Boys Of Bluehill, Rights Of Man
• Kid On The Mountain, Morrison's
• Comb Your Hair And Curl It, Boys Of Ballisodare (Slip Jig), Humours Of Ballymanus
• College Groves, Earl's Chair, Virginia Reel
• Jig Of Slurs, Atholl Highlander
• High Drive
• Killarney Boys Of Pleasure, Toss The Feathers (Em), Toss The Feathers (D)
• Flatwater Fran
• Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé Hí
• Inisheer
• Over The Moor To Maggie, Trip To Neenagh, Frank's
• Egan's, Michael's Favorite, Maids Of Ardagh
• Larry Redican's Mother, Butterfly
• Pauline Conneely's, Silver Spear
• New Mown Meadow, Rakish Paddy, Mulqueen's
• Lasses Trust In Providence, Jack Broke Da Prison Door, Sleep Soond Ida Mornin, Da New Rigged Ship
• Julia Clifford's Hornpipe, Harvest Home
• Sally Gardens, Miss McLeod's
• Trim The Velvet
• Maids Of Mount Cisco, Green Mountain
• Women Of Ireland
• Wily Old Bachelor, Madame Bonaparte
• Birds, Alexander's Hornpipe
• Musical Priest, Man Of The House, Dick Gossip, Julia Delaney's, Merry Blacksmith
• Carolan's Draught
• Lark In The Morning, Blarney Pilgrim

2023-02-23

• Castle Kelly, Father Kelly
• Frost Is All Over, Blarney Pilgrim
• Salamanca, Banshee, Merry Blacksmith
• Holly Bush (reel), Beare Island
• Calliope House, Frank's
• Maire Rua, An Phis Fliuch
• Ballydesmond Polka #1, Ballydesmond Polka #2, Ballydesmond Polka #3
• Leitrim Fancy, Tar Road To Sligo
• Miss McLeod's, Silver Spear, Earl's Chair, Longford Collector, Sailor's Bonnet
• Killavil Jig, Banks Of Lough Gowna, Bank Of Turf
• I Don't Give A F*ck, Cameron Highlander
• Rolling Waves, Humours Of Trim, Out On The Ocean
• Hunter's Purse, Boyne Hunt
• Maids Of Ardagh, John Ryan's, Mickey Chewing Bubblegum
• Four Courts, Corney Is Coming
• Patsy Geary, Coleman's Cross
• Castle Kelly, Miss McLeod's
• Trip To Durrow, Cup Of Tea
• Torn Jacket, Hunter's House
• Maudabawn Chapel, Fisherman's Island, Love At The Endings
• Black Velvet Band
• For The Sake Of Old Decency, Bank Of Ireland, Bag Of Spuds
• My Love In The Morning, Trip To Skye
• Lads Of Laois, Pachelbel's Frolics
• Paddy Ryan's Dream, Maid Behind The Bar, Dinkey's
• Old Hag You Have Killed Me, My Darling Asleep, Tar Road To Sligo, Cliffs Of Moher
• Trip To Pakistan, Glass Island, Red Haired Boy, Saint Anne's, Reconciliation
• Josefin's Waltz
• Peeler's Jacket, Fantastic
• Tin Key, Cat's Meow, John McHughes
• Kid On The Mountain, Morrison's
• Barrack Hill, Denis Murphy's, Star Above The Garter
• Bedford Cross, Paddy Cronin's Slide, Thadelo's Slide
• Golden Keyboard, Dick Gossip, Sligo Maid

2023-02-16

• The Kerfunken, The Mist Covered Mountains
• Spootiskerry, The Bank Of Ireland, The Peeler's Jacket
• The Brosna, Donal O’Connor’s, Padraig O’Keefe’s Favorite
• The Haunted House, My Darling Asleep, The Old Favorite
• The Stack Of Barley, The Stack Of Wheat
• The Cliffs Of Moher, Banish Misfortune
• Gillian's Apples
• Miss McLeod’s, The Merry Blacksmith, Swinging On The Gate
• Cooley's, The Wise Maid
• The Mug Of Brown Ale, Jimmy Ward's Favorite
• Brenda Stubbert’s, Reconciliation
• Patsy Geary, Coleman's Cross
• The Teetotaler, The Mountain Road, Ships Are Sailing
• Kitty Lie Over, Gallagher’s Frolics, Stan Chapman's
• Out On The Ocean, The Rolling Waves, The Humours Of Trim
• The Castle, The Lark In The Morning
• The Silver Spear, The Earl's Chair
• Morrison's, Drowsy Maggie
• The Curlews, The Sligo Maid, The Star Of Munster
• The Banshee, The Maids Of Mount Cisco, The Bird In The Bush
• Garech’s Wedding, A Fig For A Kiss, Farewell To Whalley Range
• Monaghan Twig, The Maid Behind The Bar
• The London Lasses, Ships Are Sailing, The Morning Star
• Crowley's #1, Jack Roe's
• White Petticoat, Monaghan’s, The Black Rogue
• The Tarbolton, The Longford Collector, The Sailor’s Bonnet
• Timmy Clifford's, The Return Home
• Old Hag You Have Killed Me, Out On The Ocean, The Lilting Banshee
• The Virginia Reel, The Sally Gardens
• The Kid On The Mountain
• Maire Rua, An Phis Fliuch
• The Foxhunter’s Jig, The Butterfly
• The Silver Spear, Cooley's
• The Boys Of Ballisodare, The Wind That Shakes The Barley
• The Musical Priest
• Sí Beag Sí Mór

2023-02-09

• Cook In The Kitchen, Pipe On The Hob
• Sligo Maid, Father Kelly, Silver Spire
• Out On The Ocean, Rolling Waves, Frieze Britches
• Johnny O'Leary's Polka #1, Johnny O'Leary's Polka #2
• Sonny's Mazurka, Shoe The Donkey
• Dick Gossip, Earl's Chair, Rolling In The Ryegrass
• Stool Of Repentance, Calliope House, Connaughtman's Rambles
• O'Keefe's, Dennis Murphy's, Star Above The Garter
• High Drive
• Gallagher's Frolics, Mug Of Brown Ale, Jerry's Beaver Hat
• The Scholar, Swinging On The Gate, Glen Allen
• The Orphan, The Rose In The Heather, Old John's
• Da Full Rigged Ship, Da New Rigged Ship
• The Kanturk, Joe Burke's
• Miss McLeod's, Merry Blacksmith, The Longford Collector, The Sailor's Bonnet
• Crested Hens, Franc A'Phoill
• Weaver's Delight, The Ballyvourney Polka, The Cuil Aodha (Polka)
• The Humours Of Tulla, The Skylark, Roaring Mary
• The White Petticoat, Stan Chapman's, The Miller's Maggot
• Drowsy Maggie, The Musical Priest
• The Killavil Jig, Sliabh Russel, Jimmy Ward's Favorite
• The Salamanca, The London Lasses, Ships Are Sailing, The Morning Star
• My Darling Asleep, Morrison's, Coleman's Cross
• The Holly Bush (reel), Beare Island, The Millhouse, Tripping Down The Stairs
• The Bunch Of Keys, Hunter's House, The Old Bush, Toss The Feathers (D), Cregg's Pipes
• Teampall An Gleantinn, Kiss The Maid Behind The Barrel, Rakish Paddy, Gorman's, The Star Of Munster
• Star Above The Garter, Maggie Brown's Favorite, The Blarney Pilgrim, The Atholl Highlander, The Jig Of Slurs
• Tommy Peoples Mazurka, The Glenties Mazurka
• Lucy Farr's, Cameron Highlander
• Farrel O'Gara, Sheila Coyle's, Fred Finn's
• The Silver Spear, The Cup Of Tea
• Monaghan's, Lark On The Strand (Kesh), The Cat's Meow, The Mooncoin
• Galway Hornpipe, The Golden Eagle
• Maudabawn Chapel, Fisherman's Island, Love At The Endings
• Farewell To Ireland, Gravel Walks, The High Reel

2021-05-27

• Frieze Britches
• Kid On The Mountain
• Castle Kelly, Father Kelly
• Bank Of Ireland, Merry Blacksmith
• Fisherman's Island
• Killavil Fancy
• Trip To Killarney
• Hag With The Money, Pull Out The Knife And Stick It In Again
• I Buried My Wife And Danced On Her Grave
• John Ryan's, Ballydesmond Polka #2, Ballydesmond Polka #3
• Miss Shepherd
• Brenda Stubbert's
• St. Kilda Wedding
• Lark In The Morning
• Cooley's, Wise Maid
• Black Rogue, Humours Of Ballyloughlin
• Rakish Paddy, Skylark
• Golden Keyboard, Mountain Road
• Miss McLeod's, Reconciliation
• Garech's Wedding, A Fig For A Kiss, Farewell To Whalley Range, Foxhunter's Jig
• Jimmy Ward's Favorite, Connaughtman's Rambles
• My Darling Asleep, Saddle The Pony
• Britches Full Of Stitches
• Mickey Chewing Bubblegum
• Peacock's Feathers (Minor), Peacock's Feathers (Major)

2021-05-20

• The Mug Of Brown Ale, The Black Rogue, I Buried My Wife And Danced On Her Grave, The Blarney Pilgrim
• The Banks Of Lough Gowna, The Humours Of Trim
• The Roscommon, Father Kelly, Ships Are Sailing
• Hector The Hero
• Christmas Eve, The High Reel
• The Silver Spire, Castle Kelly, Donald Blue
• The Man Of The House, The Woman Of The House, Hunter’s House
• Pauline Conneely’s, The Silver Spear, The Earl’s Chair, Frank’s
• The Castle, The Nightingale
• The Bank Of Ireland, Swinging On The Gate
• The Skylark, The Wise Maid
• The White Petticoat, Stan Chapman’s, The Miller’s Maggot
• The Old Grey Cat, Spootiskerry
• The Fairies Hornpipe, The Plains Of Boyle
• The Sweetheart Reel, The Maids Of Mitchellstown, The Porthole Of The Kelp, Kiss The Maid Behind The Barrel
• Smash The Windows, Drummond Castle, The Stool Of Repentance
• The Jig Of Slurs, The Atholl Highlander
• Calliope House, Stan Chapman’s
• The Rolling Waves, The Humours Of Ennistymon, The Mist Covered Mountains, The Spotted Dog
• The Pigeon On The Gate, Lafferty’s
• Tatter Jack Walsh, Banish Misfortune, Timmy Clifford’s
• The Knockaboul Polka #1, The Knockaboul Polka #2
• Bunker Hill, Rakish Paddy, The Maid Behind The Bar, Tommy Peoples
• The Battering Ram, The Kesh
• The Tarbolton, The Longford Collector, The Sailor’s Bonnet
• Toss The Feathers (D)
• The Hole In The Hedge, Aherne’s Egg
• The Haunted House, My Darling Asleep, The Old Favorite
• The Golden Keyboard, Dick Gossip, The High Reel
• Ned Of The Hill
• High Cauled Cap
• Larry Redican’s Mother, The Kid On The Mountain
• Dan Sullivan’s Father’s
• Frieze Britches
• Roaring Mary, Fred Finn’s
• Up Against The Buachaláns
• Grainne’s Jig
• Dawley’s Delight
• Paddy Taylor’s Jig #1, Paddy Taylor’s Jig #2
• Paddy Taylor’s Reel, The Holly Bush (reel), Music In The Glen, Providence
• Gravel Walks, The Star Of Munster
• The Girl Of The House, Mrs. Galvin’s

2021-05-05

• Cup Of Tea, Father Kelly, The Silver Spear
• The Pipe On The Hob, The Cook In The Kitchen
• Touch Me If You Dare, The Culfadda
• The Sporting Pitchfork, The Rambling Pitchfork, Behind The Haystack
• The Blarney Pilgrim
• The Torn Jacket, The Hare’s Paw, Ships Are Sailing
• Larry Redican’s Mother, Maire Rua, The Kid On The Mountain
• The Peacock’s Feathers (Minor), The New Century
• Music In The Glen, Paddy Taylor’s Reel
• Bedford Cross, Paddy Cronin’s Slide, Thadelo’s Slide
• Bill Malley’s Barndance
• The Trip To Neenagh
• Spike Island Lasses, Ormond Sound
• Little Diamond, The Cuil Aodha (Polka), I’ll Buy Boots For Maggie
• With Ourselves
• My Love Is In America, Cooley’s, The Wise Maid
• The Whistler At The Wake, Winnie Hayes, Mrs. Galvin’s
• The Ballydesmond Polka #1, The Ballydesmond Polka #2, The Ballydesmond Polka #3
• The Gooseberry Bush, Gravel Walks, Dinkey’s
• The Cuil Aodha Slide, The Star Above The Garter, Jim O’Keefe’s Slide
• Pauline Conneely’s, Frank’s, Macarthur Road
• Jaimee’s Chickens, Beare Island, The Boys Of Malin
• The Humours Of Tulla, The Skylark, Roaring Mary
• The Maids Of Mount Cisco, The Bird In The Bush
• Kitty’s Wedding, The Culfadda
• The Doon Reel, The Doonagore, Monaghan Twig
• Lord Inchiquin
• Sí Beag Sí Mór
• The Mountains Of Pomeroy
• The Hill Of Bruff, The One That Was Lost, Australian Waters
• The Reel Of Rio, The Drunken Landlady, Lucy Campbell’s