The following is a list of common session tunes from various parts of the country. If you have more to add we welcome your contributions.
Airs
- Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch
- Neil Gow’s Lament for the Death of His Second Wife
- Neil/Nathaniel Gow’s Lament for His Brother
- Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Last View of Scotland
- MacPherson’s Lament
- Marni Swanson of the Grey Coast
Jigs
- Jig of Slurs
- Calliope House (which is in Pittsburgh, by-the-way)
- Blackthorn Stick
- Muckin’ of Geordie’s Byre
- Stool of Repentance
- Stan Chapman’s Jig
- Atholl Highlander’s (really a march, but played as a jig in jams)
- Drummond Castle
- Sailor’s Wife
Reels
- Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay
- De’il Amang the Tailors
- Mason’s Apron
- Clean Pease Strae
- Pretty Peggy
- (Largo’s) Fairy Dance
- Willafjord
- Sleep Soond Inda Moarnin’
- Jenny Dang the Weaver
- Miss Susan Cooper
- Miss Shepherd
- Spootiskerry
- The Tongadale Reel
- Tam Lin / The Glasgow Reel
- The Easy Club
- Flowers of Edinburgh
- High Road to Linton
- Brenda Stubbert’s Reel
Strathspeys
- Aird Ranters
- Kirrie Kebbuck
- Captain Campbell
- Braes of Mar
- The Iron Man
- Stirling Castle
- Laird O’Drumblair
- Marquis of Huntly
- Braes of Tyllymet
- Cameron’s Got His Wife Again
- The Smith’s A Gallant Fireman
- Miss Drummond of Perth
Marches
- Battle of Waterloo
- Campbell’s Farewell to Redcastle
- Headland’s March
- Fingal’s Cave
- Scott Skinner’s Compliments to Dr. MacDonald
- Tae Daunton Me