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The Unravelled
Hank of Yarn
Lost threads of thesession.org
By Tanya Lee Terohoshi
The complete collection of deleted session.org discussion threads. Everything from politically charged polemics to duplicative tune entries. Unexpurgated discussions rescued using recently declassified CIA digital retrieval technology. €3,00
Bang Your Frog
on the Sofa
And other essential fiddle techniques
By Will Harmon
Essential. Clear, concise and thorough explanations of fiddle technique, session etiquette and life in general. This is one of the few items on these pages that’s not completely meant as a joke. C’mon, Will. When’s that book coming out? €7,50
The P Word
Essays on Performance
Volume One
A psychosociopolitical analysis of the phenomena of Performance. That’s with a capital ‘P’ and that rhymes with ‘T’ and that stands for Trouble. Key thought leaders from the fields of philology, religion, psychology and the arts contribute essays exploring the history, etymology, definitions, and existence—or nonexistence—of Performance in traditional Irish music sessions. With a forward by Jack Gilder. Rebuttal by Will Harmon. €5,00
Llig’s Mammoth Melodies
25 stupefyingly awesome tunes guaranteed to impress the punters
An assortment of 25 great showstoppers. Each in detailed, note-for-note musical notation and banjo tablature. Accompanying CD of computer-generated MIDI arrangements lets you enjoy the tune while you learn it from the score. Guitar chords included. €3,00
Traditional Irish
Scales & Arpeggios
For pipe and fiddle
By Darby O’Gill
A comprehensive manual of Irish style. Whilst focusing primarily on the distinctive, soulful scalar exercises and arpeggios of East Galway/West Clare, there is substantial material from regions across Ireland, including an in-depth look at the famous “broken chord” tradition of Sliabh Luachra. €1,50
Where’s Zina?
By Horatio McCallister
Fun for kids of all ages. Is she in Colorado? The Dingle gaeltacht? Keep on the lookout—she’s bound to show up in a session near you! €3,00
The Lurker’s Handbook
By Anonymous
Successful lurking requires a specialized skill set and this manual provides step-by-step instructions on how to acquire it, hone it, and deploy it for hours of completely passive enjoyment. Learn the secrets of non-engagement with a proprietary 12-step process that lets you fight off the temptation to post comments, insights or anecdotes— or in any other way actively involve yourself with an Irish traditional music online discussion board. €1,50
The Book Nook
Trad Minus One:
The Piano Backing of Michael Coleman
Play like the legend. We’ve digitally removed the fiddle playing of Michael Coleman, leaving only his piano backer. Explore this unique style with an instructional CD that’s also sure to provide hours of listening pleasure. € 6,50
Johnny Doherty
plays Irish Favourites
Doherty delivers definitive settings of core tunes from the canon: The Unicorn Song, Danny Boy, The Fields of Athenry, My Heart Will Go On (Theme from Titanic) and many more. € 6,50
The Mighty Craic (Various Artists)
6-volume series featuring members of thesession.org at their very finest. This legendary recording has been digitally remastered and issued in a lavishly packaged box set. € 14,50
The Humours of Isengard
What would otherwise be dismissed as just another Sindarin speed metal album in the Celtic twilight genre is redeemed by Saruman the White’s absolutely shredded version of the Tarbolton Set (track 9), replete with insane fingertapping and sick whammy bar pyrotechnics. € 6,50
Didgeridoo—
Or Didgeridon’t
The ethics and social implications of alternative instruments in an Irish session.
By Kuec Keltischeklang
An intellectual and spiritual journey that brings into question the very notion of traditional Irish instrumentation. Compelling arguments that the fiddle, banjo, bouzouki, and concertina are no more ‘traditional’ than didjeridoos, cajons and harmonically attuned river rocks. Just not at my session, please. € 1,50
The Goddam Hare
in the Feckin Corn
A Tunebook
A complete collection of all 2,357 goddam tunes entitled “The Hare in the Corn.” These are not just different settings, but completely different tunes: jigs, slides, reels, hornpipes and polkas. It is hoped that this compendium will help sort out the confusion, ill-will, discord, nay even violence between fellow musicians as occasioned by the attempted playing of tunes with this feckin name.
€ 1,50
