Tunes for beginners

Started teaching a good friend the fiddle and wondering if anyone has any suggestions for tunes to start on. I've started with the very basic e.g. twinkle twinkle etc but from then on..... maybe the Kerry polka's, my darling asleep....

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Permalink Reply by Della McGuinness on July 11, 2011 at 9:49

o'conners polka, lucy farr's barndance, kerry polka/john egan's polka, britches full of stitches, maggie in the woods, saddle thepony, the 3 flowers, roddy mccorley, boys of blue hill, swallowstail .... im 14 my brothers and sisters are learning fiddle mandolin and concertina and play these ... i play banjo and fiddle but hav being learning longer and play in an orchestra too.. would recommend some classical training for anyone starting out because it builds a good foundation for the bow arm , tuning and finger and wrist positions and is good for developing your ear, it is also good to learn to read music :)

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Permalink Reply by Anne Brady on July 11, 2011 at 20:02

Thanks everyone, there all really good tunes and good ideas :) I have my work cut out for me!!

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Permalink Reply by Ricardo Mota on April 27, 2016 at 20:49

Hi do you have some suggestions for mandolin?

Della McGuinness said:

o'conners polka, lucy farr's barndance, kerry polka/john egan's polka, britches full of stitches, maggie in the woods, saddle thepony, the 3 flowers, roddy mccorley, boys of blue hill, swallowstail .... im 14 my brothers and sisters are learning fiddle mandolin and concertina and play these ... i play banjo and fiddle but hav being learning longer and play in an orchestra too.. would recommend some classical training for anyone starting out because it builds a good foundation for the bow arm , tuning and finger and wrist positions and is good for developing your ear, it is also good to learn to read music :)