During the late 1980s, Na Píobairí Uilleann (The Pipers’ Club) of Dublin, in association with Brooks Academy, produced six cassette recordings of set dance music which featured some outstanding instrumentalists playing over 200 tunes of the first water. These tunes have been accurately notated and brought together, with chords, in this, The Yellow Book and its sister collection, The Blue Book. There are 212 fabulous tunes to play for Irish set dances and Irish music sessions, All these tunes can be heard on the Na Píobairí Uilleann website (pipers.ie). Search for the six recordings: Round the House, Mind the Dresser, Pay the Piper, Call the Tune, Show the Lady and Face the Hob.
Traditional Irish Music for Sets and Sessions Yellow Book
The Yellow Book and its sister collection, The Blue Book, contain a wealth of popular traditional Irish tunes, transcribed from recordings accurately arranged for Irish set dancing, each track being the correct length for each figure.
These tunes represent a typical cross-section of repertoire heard in Irish music sessions and crop up regularly. They form an excellent reservoir of tunes for session players and the added aid of soundtracks, played by top performers, makes learning them very accessible, for both newbies and seasoned players.
The tunes in this book can all be heard on the Na Píobairí Uilleann website (pipers.ie).