Untitled / Gan Ainm Tunes in Books

This report helps you find recordings of – and further information about – untitled tunes you find in books. If a book does provide a title for a tune, no matter how spurious the title may be, then you can use the Tune Search and Finder page to see if I've indexed that tune. Otherwise you must use this report. Note: gan ainm means "no name" in the Irish language.

Books included in this report are:

B&S: D. Bulmer and N. Sharpley, eds. Music from Ireland
CITM: Fintan Vallely, ed. The Companion to Irish Traditional Music
CRE 2: Breandán Breathnach, ed. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2 [second volume]
CRE 3: Breandán Breathnach, ed. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3 [third volume]
Crln: The Complete Works of O'Carolan
F: S. C. Hamilton. The Irish Flute Player's Handbook
FMH: Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook
HN: Henrik Norbeck, ed. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes
JOL: Terry Moylan, ed. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border
LPTW: Eithne Vallely, ed. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle
M2: Phil Rubenzer, ed. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition
MM: Martin Mulvihill, ed. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music
NF: Allan Feldman, ed. The Northern Fiddler
R: Francis Roche, ed. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music
SIMB: Anthony Sullivan, ed. Sully's Irish Music Book
T: Fintan Vallely. Timber. The Flute Tutor
TOC: Tomás Ó Canainn. Traditional Music in Ireland
WC: Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy

Consult the Bibliography for complete bibliographical information on these books.

B&S: D. Bulmer and N. Sharpley, eds. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.

Volume #tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
1#62	Port gan ainm	JigD	#6752
2#21	Ril gan ainm	Reel	#1426
2#30	Ril gan ainm	Reel	#3087
2#55	Port luascaigh gan ainm	JigSl	#3402
2#66	Port singil gan ainm	SgJig	#2102
3#11	Ril gan ainm	Reel	#1237
3#37	Ril gan ainm	Reel	#913
3#52	Port gan ainm	JigD	#3371
4#5	Ril gan ainm	Reel	#2964
4#11	Gan ainm	Reel	#1035
4#17	Gan ainm	Reel	#4300
4#30	Ril gan ainm	Reel	#1102
4#46	Port gan ainm	JigD	#3332
4#50	Port gan ainm	JigD	#3088
4#52	Port gan ainm	JigD	#3089
4#54	Port gan ainm	JigD	#2853
4#67	Cornphiopa gan ainm	Hpipe	#2773
4#69	Cornphiopa gan ainm	Hpipe	#2400
4#78	Gan ainm	Polka	#3090
4#82	Port singil gan ainm	Slide	#3355
4#83	Port singil gan ainm	Slide	#2544
4#84	Port singil gan ainm	Slide	#1684
4#85	Port singil gan ainm	Slide	#3820
4#86	Port singil gan ainm	SgJig	#1708
4#88	Port luascaigh gan ainm	JigSl	#1278
4#89	Port luascaigh gan ainm	JigSl	#855

CITM: Fintan Vallely, ed. The Companion to Irish Traditional Music.

Page number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
152	Untitled German	BDnce	#2096
280	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#2146

CRE 2: Breandán Breathnach, ed. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2 [second volume].

#Tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
#1	Gan ainm	JigD	#1528
#5	Gan ainm	JigD	#1526
#6	Gan ainm	JigD	#839
#21	Gan ainm	JigD	#251
#22	Gan ainm	JigD	#2368
#42	Gan ainm	JigD	#2515
#43	Gan ainm	SgJig	#787
#48	Gan ainm	JigD	#1921
#56	Gan ainm	JigD	#1528
#59	Gan ainm	JigD	#6647
#60	Gan ainm	Slide	#2482
#67	Gan ainm	Slide	#1027
#71	Gan ainm	Slide	#1555
#72	Gan ainm	Slide	#486
#74	Gan ainm	JigD	#497
#77	Gan ainm	Slide	#3355
#79	Gan ainm	Slide	#885
#81	Gan ainm	Slide	#1242
#82	Gan ainm	Slide	#127
#83	Gan ainm	SgJig	#6814
#85	Gan ainm	Slide	#2205
#86	Gan ainm	Slide	#1451
#87	Gan ainm	Slide	#1557
#89	Gan ainm	Slide	#3866
#90	Gan ainm	Air	#1831
#91	Gan ainm	SgJig	#3746
#92	Gan ainm	Slide	#1378
#103	Gan ainm	JigSl	#1278
#106	Gan ainm	JigSl	#863
#108	Gan ainm	Polka	#4785
#109	Gan ainm	Polka	#974
#112	Gan ainm	Polka	#4049
#113	Gan ainm / [de Grae adds title:] Captain Byng	Polka	#6749
#114	Gan ainm	Polka	#1418
#119	Gan ainm	Polka	#2630
#120	Gan ainm	Polka	#3769
#121	Gan ainm	Polka	#3768
#125	Gan ainm	Polka	#2209
#127	Gan ainm	Polka	#2209
#129	Gan ainm	Polka	#3840
#130	Gan ainm	Polka	#6114
#139	Gan ainm	Reel	#904
#142	Gan ainm	Reel	#2593
#143	Gan ainm	Reel	#3066
#151	Gan ainm	Reel	#3657
#161	Gan ainm	Reel	#1762
#162	Gan ainm	Reel	#737
#163	Gan ainm	Reel	#913
#166	Gan ainm	Reel	#3012
#167	Gan ainm	Reel	#5669
#175	Gan ainm	Fling	#4024
#181	Gan ainm	Reel	#2960
#186	Gan ainm	Reel	#49
#187	Gan ainm	Reel	#3041
#191	Gan ainm	Reel	#1940
#197	Gan ainm	Reel	#866
#202	Gan ainm	Reel	#1965
#207	Gan ainm	Reel	#914
#210	Gan ainm	Reel	#1455
#212	Gan ainm	Reel	#1237
#219	Gan ainm	Reel	#2259
#221	Gan ainm	Reel	#399
#223	Gan ainm	Reel	#1982
#224	Gan ainm	Hpipe	#655
#226	Gan ainm	Reel	#421
#230	Gan ainm	Reel	#1763
#237	Gan ainm	Reel	#2297
#238	Gan ainm	Reel	#761
#239	Gan ainm	Reel	#5741
#241	Gan ainm	Reel	#1530
#245	Gan ainm	Reel	#1677
#246	Gan ainm	Reel	#763
#256	Gan ainm	Reel	#1937
#258	Gan ainm	Reel	#509
#269	Gan ainm	Reel	#1228
#275	Gan ainm	Reel	#1455
#279	Gan ainm	Reel	#610
#286	Gan ainm	Reel	#148
#288	Gan ainm	Reel	#1314
#290	Gan ainm	Reel	#1614
#292	Gan ainm / The Tap Room / Lord Edward / [in note:] Fitzgerald's / [in index:] Fitzgerald's Reel / The Blossom of the New Tree / Scotch Maggie / [in note:] The Lady's Top Dress / [in index:] The Ladies Top Dress / Granshaw Glens / Roll Out the Barrel / The Rakes of Abbey [compares to:] Baintreach na Radaireacht / Miss Fargherson's New Reel / The Scotch Bonnet / A Short Way to Heaven	Reel	#1876
#295	Gan ainm	Reel	#417
#300	Gan ainm	Hpipe	#332
#307	Gan ainm	Hpipe	#427
#313	Gan ainm / Number One	Hpipe	#6052

CRE 3: Breandán Breathnach, ed. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3 [third volume].

#Tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
#10	Gan ainm	JigD	#4807
#16	Gan Ainm / Bobby/Scully Casey's Jig	JigD	#1734
#26	Gan Ainm	JigD	#2296
#30	Gan Ainm	JigD	#1063
#40	Gan Ainm	Slide	#2476
#74	Gan Ainm / Jimmy Doyle's Favourite	Polka	#947
#86	Gan Ainm	Reel	#602
#88	Gan ainm	Reel	#266
#108	Gan Ainm	Reel	#1858
#115	Gan Ainm	Reel	#3033
#121	Gan ainm	Reel	#2297
#123	Gan Ainm	Reel	#3288
#143	Gan Ainm	Reel	#258
#167	Gan Ainm	Reel	#1937
#178	Gan Ainm	Reel	#1309
#186	Gan Ainm	Reel	#3033
#189	Gan Ainm / The Dangerous Reel / The Road to Drogheda / The Drogheda Reel / The Drogheda Lass / The Drogheda Lasses	Reel	#2306
#212	Gan Ainm	Hpipe	#2722

Crln: The Complete Works of O'Carolan.

#Tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
#171	[untitled]	Piece	#280
#180	[untitled]	Piece	#1590

F: S. C. Hamilton. The Irish Flute Player's Handbook.

Page number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
66	1st Polka [untitled]	Polka	#1187

FMH: Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook.

Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
Title Unknown [untitled preceding Sweet Biddy Daly]	JigD	#1950

HN: Henrik Norbeck, ed. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes.

Tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
jig #279	no name	JigD	#490
jig #285	no name	JigD	#491
jig #299	no name	JigD	#3042
polka #100	no name	Polka	#265
polka #44	no name	Polka	#1418
polka #46	no name	Polka	#5079
polka #59	no name	Polka	#942
polka #65	no name	Polka	#2975
polka #98	no name	Polka	#3880
polka #99	no name	Polka	#1485
reel #268	no name	Reel	#4027
reel #360	no name	Reel	#6241
reel #508	no name	Reel	#3849
reel #527	no name	Reel	#3702
reel #539	no name	Reel	#3431
slipjig #47	slip jig [untitled]	JigSl	#7362

JOL: Terry Moylan, ed. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border.

#Tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
#4	No Name	Fling	#1161
#332	No Name	March	#5954

LPTW: Eithne Vallely, ed. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. 3 vols.

Volume #tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
3#4	[untitled following "The Rolling Waves", or 2nd tune of set under this title]	JigD	#2417

M2: Phil Rubenzer, ed. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.

Page number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
137	Gan ainm	JigD	#1216

MM: Martin Mulvihill, ed. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.

Section #tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
hp #33	Hornpipe [untitled]	Hpipe	#1786
misc #22	[untitled] Jig	JigD	#6724
misc #29	No Name [1st tune for The Waves of Torey]	Polka	#2007
misc #36	No Name [2nd tune for Walls of Limerick]	Polka	#2875
misc #37	No Name	Polka	#612
misc #40	Reel [untitled 3rd tune for The Sixteen Hand Reel]	Reel	#1653
misc #28#1	No Name [as 1st 3 parts of] The Waves of Torey 1st Selection	Polka	#3117
polka #2	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#105
polka #3	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#1567
polka #4	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#4033
polka #5	[untitled] Polka	Polka	#7268
polka #8	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#1550
polka #9	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#1952
polka #10	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#106
polka #11	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#107
polka #13	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#1860
polka #14	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#2145
polka #15	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#2448
polka #17	Polka [untitled]	Polka	#6114
reel #13	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#1033
reel #62	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#148
reel #93	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#4610
reel #94	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#420
reel #114	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#3902
reel #127	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#3702
reel #164	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#1678
reel #167	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#553
reel #168	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#3557
reel #169	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#1614
reel #170	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#656
reel #171	Reel [untitled]	SgJig	#1018
reel #173	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#2725
reel #207	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#727
reel #222	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#1049
reel #224	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#1669
reel #227	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#1632
reel #231	Reel [untitled]	Reel	#2844
slide #6	Slide [untitled]	Slide	#5373
slide #8	Slide [untitled]	Slide	#432
slide #10	Slide [untitled]	Slide	#2060
slide #11	Slide [untitled]	Slide	#1451
slide #12	Slide [untitled]	Slide	#2095
slide #13	Slide [untitled]	Slide	#2038
slide #14	Slide [untitled]	Slide	#978
slide #15	Slide [untitled]	Slide	#1615
slide #16	Slide [untitled]	Slide	#3823

NF: Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler.

Page number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
61	Untitled Slip Jig [2nd on this page]	JigSl	#834
62	Untitled Double Jig	JigD	#1044
75	Untitled Reel	Hland	#2793
76	Untitled Reel	Reel	#7035
77	Untitled Reel (Paddy Ryan's Dreams?)	Reel	#6938
77	Untitled Reel [1st on this page]	Reel	#1328
77	Untitled Reel [2nd on this page]	Reel	#5191
81	Untitled Highland [2nd tune on this page]	Fling	#5700
81	Untitled Highland [3rd tune on this page]	Hland	#3183
82	Untitled Highland [1st on this page]	Hland	#5156
82	Untitled Highland [2nd on this page]	Hland	#781
88	Untitled March [1st on this page]	March	#3182
88	Untitled March [2nd on this page]	March	#3181
92	Untitled Barndance	Fling	#3092
94	[untitled] Mazurka	Mzrka	#1241
100	Untitled Jig [2nd tune on this page]	JigD	#3538
101	[1st 2 parts of:] Untitled Jig	JigD	#1756
101	[last 2 parts of:] Untitled Jig	JigD	#681
106	Untitled Reel	Reel	#552
109	Untitled Highland	Reel	#1683
109	Untitled Strathspey	Strath	#4254
110	Untitled Barndance	Schot	#2085
151	Untitled Jig	JigD	#1637
152	Untitled Jig [1st on this page]	JigD	#409
155	Untitled Highland [2nd on this page]	Hland	#367
155	Untitled Highland [3rd on this page]	Hland	#3629
160	Untitled Slip Jig [3rd tune on this page]	JigSl	#803
160	Untitled Double Jig	JigD	#160
169	Untitled Reel [1st on this page]	Reel	#406
170	Untitled Reel	Reel	#1070
171	Untitled Reel [1st 2 parts]	Reel	#1402
171	Untitled Reel [3rd and 4th parts]	Reel	#1236
174	Untitled Highland [1st on this page]	Reel	#583
174	Untitled Highland [2nd on this page]	Strath	#237
186	Untitled Double Jig	JigD	#1373
188	Untitled Reel	Reel	#3473
189	Untitled Reel	Reel	#1458
194	Untitled Strathspey	Hland	#1398
231	Untitled Jig [3rd on this page]	JigD	#1361
232	Untitled Jig [1st on this page]	JigD	#3036
233	Untitled Jig [1st on this page]	JigD	#1733
233	Untitled Jig [2nd on this page]	JigD	#1734
242	Untitled Reel [1st on this page]	Reel	#49
242	Untitled Reel [2nd on this page]	Reel	#2220
243	Untitled Reel [2nd such title on this page]	Reel	#3612
245	Untitled Reel [2nd on this page]	Reel	#1888
247	Untitled Hornpipe	Hpipe	#3977

R: Francis Roche, ed. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols.

Volume #tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
2 (p. 66)	[untitled] Jig Spirited	JigSl	#668
2#296#2	[untitled] 2nd and 4th [time during] 2nd Fig. [of quadrille:] Off to Skelligs	Polka	#87
2#296#3	[untitled 3rd figure of quadrille:] Off to Skelligs	SgJig	#126
2#296#4	[untitled] 2nd and 4th [time during] 4th Fig. [of quadrille:] Off to Skelligs	Polka	#829
2#296#5	[untitled] 1st and 3rd [time during] 5th Fig. [of quadrille:] Off to Skelligs	Polka	#2007
2#296#5	[untitled] 2nd and 4th [time during] 5th Fig. [of quadrille] Off to Skelligs	Polka	#3117
2#297#3	[untitled] 3rd Fig. [of quadrille:] Orange and Green	Slide	#3810
2#297#4	[untitled] 2nd & 4th [time during] 4th Fig. [of quadrille:] Orange and Green	Polka	#2011
2#297#4	[untitled 8-bar introduction to:] 4th Fig. [of quadrille:] Orange and Green	Polka	#612
2#297#4	[untitled] 1st and 3rd [time during] 4th Fig. [of quadrille:] Orange and Green	Polka	#2885
2#297#6	[untitled] 6th Fig. [of quadrille:] Orange and Green	Slide	#3382
2#299	[untitled]	JigD	#4224
2#300	[untitled]	Polka	#6129
2#302	[untitled]	Polka	#877
2#304	[untitled]	Polka	#3640
2#305	[untitled]	Slide	#1557
2#306	[untitled]	Polka	#1009
2#307	[untitled]	Slide	#1973
2#308	[untitled]	Polka	#923
2#312	[untitled]	Slide	#1430
2#314	[untitled]	JigD	#3377
3#120	[untitled]	Polka	#2876
3#123	[untitled]	Slide	#4514
3#129	[untitled]	Polka	#5711
3#131	[untitled]	Slide	#5374
3#132	[untitled]	Slide	#4520
3#133	[untitled]	Slide	#3143
3#134	[untitled]	Slide	#3130
3#135#2	[untitled 4th and 5th parts within:] an rinnce mór / [in volume and book indexes:] An Rinnce Mor	JigD	#4224
3#136#1	[untitled 1st part of:] The Waves of Torey	March	#4228
3#136#2	[untitled 2nd part of:] The Waves of Torey	Polka	#3117
3#137#1	[untitled 1st part of:] The Walls of Limerick [in book index only:] Walls of Limerick	Reel	#1147
3#137#2	[untitled 2nd tune for:] The Walls of Limerick [in book index only:] Walls of Limerick	Polka	#2007

SIMB: Anthony Sullivan, ed. Sully's Irish Music Book.

Volume #tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
#20	Unknown [untitled]	Reel	#1857
#46	Unknown [untitled]	Reel	#3033
#81	Unknown [untitled]	JigD	#2527
#53#1	Unknown [untitled]	Reel	#1614
#53#2	Unknown [untitled]	Reel	#440

T: Fintan Vallely. Timber. The Flute Tutor. 2nd Edition.

Page number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
22	Hornpipe [untitled]	Hpipe	#1611
25	Slide [untitled]	Slide	#1451

TOC: Tomás Ó Canainn. Traditional Music in Ireland.

Page number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
30	[untitled]	JigD	#1469

WC: Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy.

#Tune number	Title as given in this book	Rhythm	ID (click for tune info)
#25	Unknown [untitled]	Reel	#212
#27	Unknown [untitled]	Reel	#607
#53	Unknown [untitled]	Reel	#206
#57	Unknown [untitled]	JigD	#4115
#70	Unknown [untitled]	SgJig	#3293
#79	Unknown [untitled]	SgJig	#103
#81	Unknown [untitled]	Reel	#416
#98	Unknown [untitled]	Hpipe	#2460
#146	Fling No. 1 [untitled]	Fling	#2643
#149	Fling No. 2 [untitled]	SgJig	#2073

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