English Session Tunes
Easy Peasy Tunes Book
Dave Mallinson

The first dozen or so tunes are great for the out and out absolute beginner. These are followed by tunes you will hear played by pub sessions players, ceilidh bands and morris musicians. Mally has identified the easier traditional tunes.
AM301
32 pages
£9.95
Book Only
ISBN: 978 1 899512 63 8
Easy Peasy Tunes Book and CD
Dave Mallinson

The first dozen or so tunes are great for the out and out absolute beginner. These are followed by tunes you will hear played by pub sessions players, ceilidh bands and morris musicians. Mally has identified the easier traditional tunes.
AM301S
32 pages
£21.94
Book and CD
ISBN: 978 1 899512 63 8
English Pub Session Tunes Book
Dave Mallinson

In this book you’ll find the holy grail of pub session tunes, the very backbone and life blood of the English traditional music scene. You’ll observe that many of the tunes aren’t exactly English but within these pages you’ll find the repertoire that crops time and time again. A sizable proportion of the tunes have been made popular by The Old Swan Band.
AM303
32 pages
£9.95
Book Only
ISBN: 978 1 899512 65 2
English Pub Session Tunes Book and CD
Dave Mallinson

In this book you’ll find the holy grail of pub session tunes, the very backbone and life blood of the English traditional music scene. You’ll observe that many of the tunes aren’t exactly English but within these pages you’ll find the repertoire that crops time and time again. A sizable proportion of the tunes have been made popular by The Old Swan Band.
AM303S
32 pages
£21.95
Book and CD
ISBN: 978 1 899512 65 2
Mally's Session Selection
Dave Mallinson

This book contains a diverse assortment of popular tunes, core repertoire heard at a typical traditional music session. The tunes range from relatively easy to fairly difficult. There are polkas, reels, rants, hornpipes, jigs, and waltzes from England, Ireland, Scotland and America, something to please everyone. A selection of these tunes will form the basis of many traditional music sessions, both at folk festivals and regular sessions throughout the year.
AM306
40 pages
£11.95
Book Only
ISBN: 978 1 899512 83 6
Peeping Tom Tunebook
Ben Woodward and Ian Wilson

Peeping Tom played their last gig at Bromyard Folk Festival 2023. Prior to that they were the country’s favourite ceilidh band. Beside playing many traditional tunes they also played tunes written by two band members Ben Woodward and Ian Wilson. Sixty-three of these tunes are presented here. Many of the these tunes have become firm session favourites.
AP103
44 pages
£8.95
Book Only
Pauline Cato's Northumbrian Choice Book and 2 CDs
Pauline Cato

Here we have 89 tunes, with chords from the Northumbrian tradition presented by Pauline Cato, virtuoso exponent of the Northumbrian small pipes. This collection is an excellent introduction to anyone interested in this type of music and can be seen as a survival guide to Northumbrian sessions.
AP106SS
48 pages
£38.93
Book and 2 CDs
ISBN: 978 1 899512 38 6
Bonny Kate CD
Nick Barber

Nick has produced two excellent soundtracks to accompany his book. He plays D/G Castagnari Marc melodeon, horn and soprano recorder. He is joined by his wife, Mary on fiddle and they are accompanied by Huw Jones on guitar and mandolin.
AP107C
49 tunes
£12.99
CD Only
Label Number: DMPCD0203
Nick Barber's English Choice Book and 2 CDs
Nick Barber

Nick Barber has been part of traditional English music sessions for many years. This book contains 96 of his favourite tunes, accurately transcribed, referring to original sources wherever possible. Also included is information about each tune, with Nick’s choice of chords suitable for squeezebox and guitar players alike. Every tune is a gem, tried and tested not just by Nick, but by generations of players.
AP107SS
44 pages
£38.93
Book and 2 CDs
ISBN: 978 1 899512 61 4
Orlando's Return CD
John Kirkpatrick

John’s book is complemented by two excellent soundtracks. The two soundtracks of all the tunes in the book has been specially recorded by John playing three-row Casali B/C/Csharp accordion, two-row Hohner D/G melodeon, various Hohner one-row melodeons and Crabb G/C Anglo concertina. He is accompanied by his son, Benji playing six-string guitar, twelve-string guitar and bouzouki.
AP108C
16 tracks
£12.99
CD Only
Label Number: DMPCD0301
John Kirkpatrick's English Choice Book and 2 CDs
John Kirkpatrick

John Kirkpatrick presents 101 tunes that are tailor-made for the strong rhythmic approach inspired by English dance steps and rhythms. With melody, chords and variations, the book is ideally suited for any instrument, but one of the prime factors in the selection of the tunes has been the fact that they sit so happily on the push-pull squeeze-box scale.
AP108SS
60 pages
£38.93
Book and 2 CDs
ISBN: 978 1 899512 62 1
Grand Chain CD
Nick and Mary Barber

Nick has produced two excellent soundtracks to accompany his book, English Selection. He plays D/G Loffet melodeon, horn and soprano recorder. He is joined by his wife, Mary on fiddle.
AP109C
33 tracks
£12.99
CD Only
Label Number: DMPCD1104
Nick Barber's English Selection Book and 2 CDs
Nick Barber

Nick Barber has been part of traditional English music sessions for many years. This, his second book contains 95 of his favourite tunes, accurately transcribed, referring to original sources wherever possible. Also included is information about each tune, with Nick’s choice of chords suitable for squeezebox and guitar players alike. Every tune is a gem, tried and tested not just by Nick, but by generations of players.