Irish Session Tunebook
Irish Session Tunebook
Our Traditional Celtic Tune book has over 400 Celtic tunes. It is available for free in two formats. The PDF version is readable on your phone, tablet or home computer. Bookmarks have been added for each tune for quick access to each tune. The ABC version uses a common file format for sharing music on the web. To use this version, download one of the ABC readers listed bellow for your computer, phone or tablet and then load the ABC tune book file in to the ABC Reader. The software will allow you to display, play the audio, speed up or slow down, add, edit and transpose the tunes. It is a great tool for learning.
Tune Book last update: 4/19/2026 – Version 46
Irish Session Tunebook (PDF)
Irish Session Tunebook (ABC Notation)
for ABC software see below
HallFlutes Live Streams on TWITCH
James Hall streams live Traditional Celtic Tunes on Twitch
You can ask questions and he can demo the Hall Crystal Flutes for you and you can play along.
https://www.twitch.tv/HallFlutes
Grab your whistle, flute, guitar, violin or mandolin and join the fun!
You can ask questions in chat and I can demo the Clarke whistles for you on the stream.
Click here to view the streaming schedule in your own time zone:
https://www.twitch.tv/HallFlutes/schedule
Easy ABC
ABC Reader for Windows (Free)
This is the software I use on my Twitch stream. It converts the ABC file (available above) in to readable music. You can play the music on your computer to help you practice. You can speed it up or slow it down, Transpose to a different key, and the notes are highlighted as they are played. An amazing practice tool, and it’s free.
You can download “EasyABC” for free at:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/easyabc/
ABC Explorer
ABC Reader for Windows (Free)
This one is also very good with similar features, It does not highlight the notes, But it has an option to create flute or whistle tab (see image above.)
You can download “ABC Explorer” for free at:
https://stalikez.info/abc/abcex.php
ABC Notation
For more information on the ABC format, and for other software or platforms, please visit the ABC Notation home page at http://abcnotation.com/