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With effect from 9 January 2024 there will be no further updates to the learn some tunes section of the website. All new tunes will be posted to my YouTube channel – http://youtube.com/TheIrishMandolin. This site will remain available but will no longer be updated regularly. Thanks. Aidan Crossey
Stop Press: Buy The Irish Mandolin Tunebook Volume 6, : Published December 2022. Volumes 1-5 remain available to buy…
About this site – a little bit of background
Learn some tunes – a learning resource. An index in alphabetical order will take you to mandolin tablature and sound files of “session classics” and “rarer” tunes played on mandolin.
Original tunes written and played by Aidan Crossey – a few of my own compositions
An A to Z of Irish Traditional Music – a series of collaborations with fellow trad obsessives
Traditional tunes played by Aidan Crossey – tune sets and single tunes, drawn from the Irish tradition
The G&O #34 – a unique and very special mandolin. Hand-built and generously given to me by Michael Gregory
Notable players of the Irish mandolin – noteworthy players of the mandolin play some exquisite sets of music, some tracks specially recorded for this site!
Mildew Lisa – my “lo-fi cybertrad” project.
Mandolin players’ favourite sets – some suggestions of sets in various tune categories to inspire your playing
Recommended listening – links to YouTube videos of inspirational Irish music and songs – with a focus on mandolin and a separate listing for music/songs played on other instruments
Random thoughts… – musings on music, life, anything, everything as and when the mood takes me
The obligatory request for donations and a nod to our kind sponsors
Running a website may not count as the world’s most expensive hobby. But renting web space, etc isn’t completely free of charge – particularly when one is also buying audio support as part of the package. Hence the paypal button. If you feel like making a donation to help support this endeavour, then please feel free. It will be very welcome.
The Roll Of Honour
In the meantime, thanks to the following for their support. Very much appreciated. I’m not going to give out your full name, but hopefully you’ll recognise yourself below:
Jonathan C; Mike G; Mairtin O’R; David E; Sean McG; Larry M; Bertram H; Sean McK; Dennis P H; Michael O’M; Edward McG; Agostino (Gus) S; Denis K; Paul McA; Philip W; John D; Jaime K; Iain MacD; Lawrence M; Peter R; Danny McA; Andrew L; Jackson K; Rick F; Kevin McE; John W; William McC; Randy B; Steve C; Eric P; Jason C; Ken M; Peter R; Ciaran K; Iain MacD; Michael D; Frithjof S; Shaun D; Eli G; Robin A; Jacquelyn B; Dawn S; Monte B; Jim G; Ross C; Robert B; Liza P; Cormac L; Kevin S; Christophe G; THF; The Irish Traditional Music Archive; Shane K; Audrey T; Paul N; Danny M; Gordon McG; Tom O; Kevin McK; Patrick K; Gareth G; Jim G; Iria P; Steven B; Michael B; Robert B; Sean M; Pat C; D Williams; Bob W; Iain M; Francis S; William R; Thomas B; Jeff C; Juha R; Gary L; Vivienne F; Samantha C; Mike B; Christopher B; Cathy B; Michael S; Kevin McE; Jose AG S; Edwina B; Finian McC; Gregory R; Kyle V; Anthony B; Denis K; Claude C; Yan Le G; Ellen H; Jorg W: Robert H; Martina R; Richard K; Campbell P-P; Wesley T; Jean-Yves M; James M; Joel S; Katherine G; Claude C; Dave N; Desiree D; Frank S; Glenn B; Raymond McC; Peadar McM; David M; David N; Gary L; Conán K; Ronan F; Jon H; Iona C; Mischa G; Lisa E; Jon L; Monte B; Carl R; Thomas McK; James T; Mr Murphy; Michael K; Peter J; Dominique B; Thomas G; Paul W; Austin P; Daniel F; Harry W; Paul W; Paul W (another Paul W…!); Jae S V; Mårten L; Denis McS; John P; Brendan McG; Laurent D; Chris P; Wolfgang L; Ian McG; Joe R; Kat G; Florent C; William W; Gerard W; Padraic MacN; James B; Nick Q; Michael P T; Katherine M; Eric A; Ali MacD; Michael M; Joe B; Brian S; Leonardo V; Eoin F; Steve R; Michael B; Bertrand C; Séamas MacA; Zachary S; Ian T; Conor O’N; Kevin McE; Michael E; Dave M; Tom O; Christopher T; Kevin M; Keith A; Ken S; Joe F; Per N; Michael H; Archie P; Francis S; Sally S; David N; Gavin H; Bob F; Alex O’C; Karen W; James H; Jaime K; Patrizia P; Nino B; Sean M; Ross M; Paul C; Ross F; Nicholas P; Nikolay N; Neil M; Anthony McL; Frithjof S; John N; Padraic McG; Andrew S; Sally S; Melody F; James B; Eilís Ní F; Don B; Nancy M; Audrey T; Janne K; Antonio P ; Gavin McN; Declan C; Andrew S; Chris R; Danny C; Joe F; Chris G; Neil A; Jon S; Dr Kevin A B; Tiziana C; Robert F; Richard J C; Mike P; Peter M; James K; Wolfgang S; Matthew S; Jen O’B; Michael B; Chris T; Matthew S; Bernd B; Jamie O’N; Brian U; Sally S; Maurice M; Adam W; Alan C; William D; Martin McC; Edith B; Bob L; Csaba P; Deborah L; Davidson MacL; Linda D; Kevin McB; James B; Jamie O’N; Wolfgang S; Dale W; Joe R; Lisa H; Dale Z; Kevin M: Phil A; Allison P; Brian N; Don B; Matthias S; Timothy P C; Liam B; Brian G; Michael B; Michael K; James B; John G; Dale Z; William K; David L; Eli S (last updated 25 April 2024)
The Irish Mandolin - a website from Aidan Crossey 