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ALL TITLES ARRANGED BY FRANK LENNON

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(while some of these songs may not be of Irish origin, they will be heard played in Irish bars)

All the following MIDI files were arranged using the 128 GM sounds and settings on a Korg  NS5R Sound Module. As your sound source may be different, these MIDI files may require tweaking. For example, instead of using the mandolin sound from one of the many NS5R sound banks, I chose instead to "create" the sound using one of the GM guitar sounds as these GM sounds can be found on almost all sound sources. While this is acceptable on my sound source, some changes may be required on your sound source. My tenor banjo sound may also need fixing. Other settings such as reverb, chorus, transpose etc may need re-aligning. These files were all arranged to closely resemble a typical Irish ballad group (I used to play in one called "Folklore" many years ago) with a possible selection of guitar, 5 string banjo, tenor banjo, flute, tin whistle, bodhran and bass - no uileann pipes sound is possible as not even the GM bagpipes  sound is anywhere near realistic. I have used poetic licence to enhance many of the songs to sound the way I would love to have them sound. These files may be used in the teaching or learning of Irish songs or "ballads" as they're called here in Ireland or indeed may be used as backing tracks in a "live" performance situation. As a matter of fact you will find that most of them have intros, endings, key changes, additional instrumental verses etc. for use as backing tracks so haul out that guitar, hitch your sound source to a PA system, crank up the volume, open the "lyrics" page and a bottle of Guinness and pretend you're in your favourite Irish singing pub in Dublin and you're the singer!!!!!!!!

(Check the "Lyrics" page for arrangements of these songs)

TABLE 1

TITLE

 TITLE TITLE TITLE
1. The Mountains of Mourne 21.Dicey Riley 41.The Soldier's Song 61. The Lonely Woods of Upton
2. Roisin Dubh 22.Mary From Dungloe 42.The Foggy Dew 62. The Patriot Game
3. An Irish Blessing 23.Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye 43.The Minstrel Boy 63. Kelly the Boy from Killane
4. The Irish Rover 24.Will Ye Go Lassie Go 44.My Irish Molly 64. Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry
5. Raglan Road 25.The Leavin Of Liverpool 45.Joe Hill 65. Irish Soldier Laddie
6. A Nation Once Again 26.The Nightingale 46.The Butcher Boy 66. My Singing Bird
7. The Sally Gardens 27.I'll Tell Me Ma 47.The Curragh Of Kildare 67. The Parting Glass
8. The Spanish Lady 28.Love Is Pleasin' 48.Come To The Bower 68. Weile Waile
9. Black Velvet Band 29.Carrickfergus 49.Finnegan's Wake 69. Avondale
10.Whiskey-Medley 30.The Rose Of Clare 50.Old Maid In A Garret 70. Fiddler's Green
11.The Wild Rover 31.The Cliffs Of Dooneen 51.The Rare Oul Mountain Dew 71. Courtin' In The Kitchen
12.Molly Malone 32.The Moonshiner 52.Teddy O Neill 72. Rosin The Bow
13.Slievenamon 33.The Fields Of Athenry 53.The Bard Of Armagh 73. The Juice Of The Barley
14.The Star Of The County Down 34.Only Our Rivers Run Free 54.The Whistlin Gypsy 74. The Banks Of The Roses
15.Spancil Hill 35.Boolavogue 55.The Wild Colonial Boy 75. She Moved Through The Fair
16.A Bunch Of Thyme 36.Kevin Barry 56. Arthur Mc Bride 76. The Bold O Donoghue
17.Whiskey In The Jar 37.The Galway Shawl 57. Danny Boy 77. Three Score And Ten
18.Follow Me Up To Carlow 38.Maggie 58. Down By The Glenside 78.The Connemara Cradle Song
19.The Dawning Of The Day 39.Little Town In The Old County Down   * 59. The Green Glens of Antrim 79. When I Was Single
20.The Rising Of The Moon 40.Amhran na bhFiann 60. The Jolly Beggarman 80. The Mermaid

*(39)Thanks to Phil Rooney, Castlewellan  whom I first heard sing this song

Download  the ZIP Collection of above Midi Files  

(Files 1 - 43)

(Files 44 - 80)

For Lyrics and Chord Arrangements to all the  songs go to "Irish Song Lyrics" page

TABLE 2

TITLE

 TITLE TITLE TITLE
81. I Never Will Marry 101. Love Thee Dearest    
82. Grace 102. The Dutchman    
83. All For Me Grog * 103. The Lark in the Morning    
84. The Streams of Bunclody 104. The Town I Love So Well    
85. Brennan on the Moor 105.Galway Bay    
86. The Rose of Tralee* 106.Noreen Bawn    
87. Quare Bungle Rye 107. O'Donnell Abu    
88.The Banks Of My Own Lovely Lee * 108. Peggy Gordon    
89. Easy and Slow 109. The Boys From The County Armagh    
90. I Know Where I'm Going 110. The Croppy Boy    
91. Red Is The Rose 111. The Isle Of Inisfree    
92.The Green Fields of France*      
93. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda*      
94. The Cobbler *      
95. Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down      
96. Flower of Scotland      
97. Sweet Carnlough Bay      
98. The Banks of Claudy      
99. The West's Awake      
100. The Rocky Road To Dublin      

*(89) For Roisin, an Irish poet in Zambia (see Websites page): *(95) Dedicated to the memory of my cousin Michael Milligan:  *(87) For the Tralee O Keeffes:

*(93,94) For Jim and Wynne Cummings, the finest Irish-Americans and friends to all wandering Irish musicians:

To download a MIDI file, ZIP file, lyric sheet or image, right click on the object and then click on one of the options offered ( save picture as; save target as etc.) and download it to a place where you know you will find it. Also give it a name you'll remember. Prior to going on the Internet it is always advisable to open a new folder, preferably on your desktop to download to and maybe give it a name associated with what you're downloading eg. "Midi Files".

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