What Open Sets Can I Dance?

Created by GoFeis Support, Modified on Tue, 21 Feb, 2023 at 12:17 PM by GoFeis Support

Modern Set Tunes

The number of bars in each modern set is given as n-m, where n is the number of bars in the step and m is the number of bars in the set.

HORNPIPE SETS (2/4 OR 4/4 TIMING)

  • Ace and Deuce of Pipering: 12-12

  • Battle of Arklow: 8-12

  • Blackbird: 15-30 or 7.5-15

  • Blue Eyed Rascal: 8-12

  • Bonaparte's Retreat: 8-20

  • Downfall of Paris: 8-16

  • Four Masters: 8-12

  • Garden of Daisies: 8-16

  • The Hunt: 8-12

  • Job of Journeywork: 8-14

  • Kilkenny Races: 8-24

  • King of the Fairies: 8-16

  • Little Heathy Hill: 8-12

  • Lodge Road: 8-20

  • Madame Bonaparte: 8-12

  • O'Doherty's Keep: 8-16

  • Piper: 8-12

  • Planxty Davis: 16-16

  • Rambling Rake: 8-16

  • Rodney's Glory: 8-12

  • Roving Peddler: 8-14

  • Youghal Harbour: 6-14

  • White Blanket: 6-12

JIG SETS (6/8 TIMING)

  • Blackthorn Stick: 15-15

  • Deep Green Pool: 8-20

  • Donegal Rambler: 8-16

  • Drunken Gauger: 15-15

  • Fiddler Around the Fairytree: 8-12

  • Humours of Bandon: 8-16

  • Hurling Boys: 8-14

  • Hurry the Jug: 8-16

  • Jockey to the Fair: 8-14

  • Miss Brown's Fancy: 8-16

  • Orange Rogue: 8-16

  • Planxty Drury: 12-16

  • Planxty Hugh O'Donnell: 16-16

  • Planxty Irwin: 8-16

  • Ri Laoise: 14-12

  • Rub the Bag: 8-14

  • Sprig of Shillelagh: 6-10

  • Storyteller: 8-16

  • St. Patrick's Day: 8-14

  • Three Sea Captains: 8-20

  • Wandering Musician: 8-16

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