Tune of the Week

What is a “Tune of the Week?” From thousands of tunes that we could play, it is useful to choose one to focus on. The “Tune of the Week” is one selected tune to polish up and then play together. It’s for fun, and to build our repertoire and skill individually and as a community.

These are tunes chosen by the TrailJams group to practice and then play together. Click on an image below to visit the tune’s page, with sheet music, chords, links to recordings, and more.

TrailJams Tune Camp (image: sketch of fiddle)

Tutorials for most of these tunes are available in TrailJams Tune Camp — learn with Soundslice, loop any section, and control the tempo. TrailJams patrons have access to all of the tutorials. Learn more about TrailJams Tune Camp

In the tune list below, click Unlock to unlock the tutorial for a set of tunes. (You only need to do that once). If you’ve already unlocked the tutorial, just click Learn to jump to the tutorial.

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The Old Bush, Reel, D Mixolydian
June 21, 2026
Have a Drink with Me, Jig, G
June 14, 2026
The Hag with the Money. (Image of an old woman extending a hand with coins). Illustration copyright 2026 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Hag with the Money, Jig, D
June 7, 2026
Sliabh Russell (image of Irish landscape with low rounded mountain). Illustration copyright 2026 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Sliabh Russell, Jig, A Dorian
May 31, 2026
The Teetotaller, Reel, G
May 24, 2026
The Tarbolton (Nighttime scene of a stone lodge with men strolling outside.) Illustration copyright 2026 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Tarbolton, Reel, E Dorian
May 17, 2026
The Red Haired Lass (Image of a young red-haired woman turning in a dance, hair flying, looking back over her shoulder and smiling.) Illustration copyright 2026 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Red-Haired Lass, Reel, G
May 10, 2026
Dingle Regatta, Slide, G
May 3, 2026
The Cúil Aodha Slide. (Image: A tranquil scene viewed from beneath the surface of a clear stream. Three brown trout are shown in side view. A white swan swims on the surface.) Illustration copyright 2026 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Cúil Aodha Slide (D, Connie Walsh’s)
April 26, 2026
The Brosna Slide, G
April 19, 2026
Foxhunter's Reel, G (Image: line drawing of walking fox)
The Foxhunter’s Reel, G
April 12, 2026
Foxhunter's Reel, A (Image: line drawing of walking fox)
The Foxhunter’s Reel, A
April 5, 2026
The Crooked Road to Dublin, Reel, G
March 29, 2026
Hardiman the Fiddler, Slip Jig, D
March 22, 2026
Redican's Mother (Image of a woman holding an infant)
Redican’s Mother, Slip Jig, D
March 15, 2026
The Mist Covered Mountain, Jig, A Dorian
March 8, 2026
Munster Buttermilk (holly leaf decorations)
Munster Buttermilk, Jig, G
March 1, 2026
The Miller's Maggot (Image of a carved millstone face. On either side of the millstone stand two stylized wheat stalks whose curved blades resemble dancers’ outstretched arms.) Illustration copyright 2026 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Miller’s Maggot, Jig, G
February 22, 2026
The Maids of Mitchelstown. Traditional Irish Reel. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together February 15, 2026. Illustration copyright 2023, 2024, 2026 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Maids of Mitchelstown, reel, D Dorian
The Porthole of the Kelp | TrailJams Tune of the Week | Play it together February 8, 2026 (Image of a derelict steam-powered freighter, with the name "KELP" on its bow, grounded on a sandy beach) Illustration copyright 2026 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Porthole of the Kelp, reel, D Dorian
Sergeant Early's Dream - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it together February 1, 2026. (Image of boy looking at a field of stars.) Illustration copyright 2024, 2026 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Sergeant Early’s Dream, reel, D Dorian
Willie Coleman’s (Jig, G)
Tatter Jack Walsh (jig, D Mixolydian)
The Rambling Pitchfork (jig, D)
Dick Gossip’s Reel, D
The Otter’s Holt, Bm
The Star of Munster. Traditional Irish Reel. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together December 21, 2025. Illustration copyright 2021, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Star of Munster (Reel, A Dorian)
A Fig for a Kiss -- TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together December 14, 2025. (Image with figs and the suggestion of a couple kissing). Illustration copyright 2022, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
A Fig for a Kiss (slip jig, E Dorian)
The Foxhunter’s Jig (slip jig, D)
Full Rigged Ship - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it together November 30, 2025. (Image of a three-masted sailing ship, in full sail, leaving a harbor.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Full Rigged Ship (Shetland jig), Am
New Rigged Ship - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it together November 23, 2025. (Image of a three-masted sailing ship moving at speed on a bright day.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
New Rigged Ship (Shetland reel), A Dorian
Tell Her I Am: TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together November 16, 2025. Image of a smiling woman looking over her shoulder. Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Tell Her I Am, Jig, G
Gallagher’s Frolics, Jig, E Dorian (Em)
Sean Ryan's Jig: The Castle. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together November 2, 2025. (Image of a castle.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Castle (Sean Ryan’s Jig), A Dorian
Britches full of Stitches, Polka, G, A
John Ryan’s Polka, D
TrailJams Tune of the Week - The Flowers of Edinburgh - Play it together October 12, 2025 (Watercolor image of Edinburgh, circa 1750, street scene in the foreground, castle in the background.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Flowers of Edinburgh, Reel, G
Spootiskerry - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it together October 5, 2025 (Image of the coast of rural Shetland. A girl sits playing tin whistle on a rock exposed by low tide. A small family farm, with grazing sheep, is visible above the rocky shoreline.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Spootiskerry, Shetland Reel, G
Sleep Soond Ida Mornin' | TrailJams Tune of the Week | Play it together September 28, 2025 (Image of a child sleeping in a bed, under a quilt, on a sunny morning.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Sleep Soond Ida Mornin’, Shetland Reel, A Dorian
Willafjord -- TrailJams Tune of the Week -- Play it together September 21, 2025 (Image of a man dressed in a jacket, cap, and blue striped shirt playing fiddle on the deck of a wooden ship, with a rocky shore, snow and ice in the background.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Willafjord, Shetland Reel, D
TrailJams Tune of the Week: Dusty Windowsills. Play it together September 14, 2025. (Image of an old tin whistle on a wooden windowsill.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Dusty Windowsills (Jig, A Dorian)
TrailJams Tune of the Week: The Gravel Walks. Play it together September 7, 2025.(Image of a man and woman walking on a gravel path. The man is playing a fiddle.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Gravel Walks, Reel, A Dorian
The High Reel. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together August 31, 2025. Illustration copyright 2023 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The High Reel, A Mixolydian
TrailJams Tune of the Week. The Earl's Chair. Irish Reel. Play it together August 24, 2025. Illustration copyright 2023, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Earl’s Chair, Reel, D
Dunmore Lasses. Traditional Irish Reel. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together August 17, 2025. Illustration copyright 2023 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Dunmore Lasses, Reel, Em
The Tailor's Twist: TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together August 10, 2025. (Background image: wooden bobbins of red and green thread, a sewing needle, and some cut fabric.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Tailor’s Twist, Hornpipe, D
The Plains of Boyle, Irish Hornpipe, TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together August 3, 2025. Illustration copyright 2023, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Plains of Boyle, Hornpipe, D
TrailJams Tune of the Week: I Buried my Wife and Danced on Her Grave. Traditional Irish Jig. Play it together July 27, 2025. trailjams.org. Illustration copyright 2022, 2025 Jonathan Lay.
I Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave, Jig, D Mixolydian
The Connaughtman's Rambles. Traditional Irish Jig, D. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together July 20, 2025. Illustration copyright 2021, 2023 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Connaughtman’s Rambles, Jig, D
TrailJams Tune of the Week: The Battering Ram. Play it together July 13, 2025. (Image of ornate letter "B" in background.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Battering Ram, Jig, G
TrailJams Tune of the Week: The Galway Rambler - Play it together June 6, 2025. (Image of man in hiking clothes of about 1910. Rural hilly landscape with Galway Bay in the background.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Galway Rambler, Reel, G
TrailJams Tune of the Week: The Boys of Malin. Play it together June 29, 2025. (Image of 4 young men, talking, at Malin Head, Ireland, circa 1910.) Illustration copyright 2025, Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Boys of Malin, Reel, A
The Fermoy Lasses - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it together June 22, 2025. (Image of girls and women in colorful dresses smiling and dancing.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Fermoy Lasses, Reel, Em
The Rollicking Boys of Tandragee. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together June 15, 2025. (Illustration of man's face painted in vivid colors.) Illustration copyright 2023, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Rollicking Boys of Tandragee, Jig, Em
Paddy's Return - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it together June 8, 2025. (Image of a man greeting a woman, with people and rural Irish landscape in the background.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Paddy’s Return (Kitty Lie Over), Jig, D
Willie Coleman's - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it Together June 1, 2025 (Background image of an ornate letter W)
Willie Coleman’s, Jig, G
The Reconciliation - Traditional Irish Reel - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it together May 25, 2025 - trailjams.org
The Reconciliation, Reel A
TrailJams Tune of the Week. Sheehan's Reel. Traditional Irish Reel. Play it together May 18, 2022. Copyright 2025, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Sheehan’s Reel, G
The Congress Reel, TrailJams Tune of the Week, Play it together May 11, 2025. Illustration copyright 2023, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Congress Reel, A Dorian
Murroe Polka. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together May 4, 2025.
Murroe Polka, G
Little Diamond Polka. Traditional Irish Polka. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together April 27, 2025. Illustration copyright 2022, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Little Diamond Polka, D
The Maids of Ardagh. Traditional Irish Polka. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together April 20, 2025. Illustration copyright 2022, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Maids of Ardagh, Polka, D
Munster Buttermilk or Christmas Day in the Morning. Traditional Irish jig. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together April 13, 2025. Image copyright 2022, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Munster Buttermilk, Jig, G
Sliabh Russell (Image of wide, low mountain with lake water in the foreground.) TrailJams Tune of the Week, Play it together April 6, 2025. Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Sliabh Russell, Jig, A Dorian
Tar Road to Sligo (image of an Irish road, paved with asphalt, winding through a hilly landscape). TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together March 30, 2025. Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Tar Road to Sligo, Jig, D
TrailJams Tune of the Week. Cronin's Hornpipe. Traditional Irish Hornpipe. Play it together March 23, 2025. (Image ankles and brown leather shoes in a dance position.) trailjams.org
Cronin’s Hornpipe, G
The Humours of Tullycrine. Traditional Irish Hornpipe. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together March 16, 2025. trailjams.org Illustration copyright 2022, 2025 Jonathan Lay
The Humours of Tullycrine, Hornpipe, A Dorian
TrailJams Tune of the Week - The Peeler's Jacket - Play it Together March 9, 2025 (Image of British policeman's jacket with brass buttons, circa 1870). Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Peeler’s Jacket, Reel, G
The Torn Jacket - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it together March 2, 2025. (Image of a torn canvas jacket hanging in an Irish cottage.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Torn Jacket, Reel, D
The Virginia (Traditional Irish) Reel. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together February 23, 2025. (Image of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, USA, in the background.) Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Virginia Reel, D (Irish)
The Humours of Ballyloughlin - Traditional Irish jig. TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together February 16, 2025. (Illustration copyright 2024, Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org)
The Humours Of Ballyloughlin, Jig, D Mixolydian
The Mist Covered Mountain (Image of foggy trees on a slope). TrailJams Tune of the Week. Play it together February 9, 2025. Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Mist Covered Mountain, Jig, A Dorian
The Leitrim Fancy - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it together February 2, 2025 (background graphic is an ornate woodcut letter L). Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
The Leitrim Fancy, Jig, E Dorian
TrailJams Tune of the Week | Play it together January 26, 2025 | Si Bheag Si Mhor (image of two sets concentric circles, one big, one small, on a grass background). Illustration copyright 2024, 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailJams.org
Si Bheag Si Mhor, Slow Air, D
Far From Home | TrailJams Tune of the Week | Traditional Irish Reel | Play it together January 19, 2025 (Image of muddy legs with hiking boots) Illustration copyright 2021, 2025 Jonathan Lay
Far From Home, Reel, G
Saint Anne's Reel (image of decorative letter A) - TrailJams Tune of the Week - Play it together January 12, 2025. Illustration copyright 2025 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Saint Anne’s Reel, D (Irish version)
TrailJams Tune of the Week | Miss Monaghan | Play it together January 5, 2025 (image of ornate capital "M"). Illustration copyright 2024 Jonathan Lay. trailjams.org
Miss Monaghan, Reel, D
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