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Turkey in the Pea Patch
(Buddy Thomas D)
Julianne Flanigan
(James Bryan G)
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Henry King's Reel
(by Trevor Stuart G)
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Dust in the Lane
(James Bryan Am)
Old Parnell Reel (Bob Walters D)
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Martha Campbell (Buddy Thomas D)
Doc Roberts
Rachel (Melvin Wine D)
Melvin Wine
Cleveland's March to the Whitehouse
(James Bryan G)
Kansas Waltz
(James Bryan D)
Jonah in the Windstorm (Bruce Greene D)
Bruce Greene and Don Pedi
Old Time Reels
Abe's Retreat (Bruce Greene Amod)
Emory Bailey
Adrain's (Adrian's) Hornpipe (Chirps Smith G)
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Altamont (Sandy Hofferth C)
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Backstep Cindy (Tom Sauber D)

Barndance Polka (Art Stamper C)
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Battle of Cedar Creek (Jerry Correl D)
John Beland
Belle of Lexington (Emmett Lundy as played by Kirk Sutphin D)
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Big Eyed Rabbit (Kirk Sutphin AEAE)
Tommy Jarrell
Big Footed "Person" (Buddy Thomas D)
Big Sandy (Fat City String Band D)
Big Scioty (Lisa Ornstein G)
Burl Hammons
Billy in the Lowground (Bruce Molsky C)
Burnett and Rutherford
Billy in the Lowground (Erin Marshall AEAE)
Old Time Billy in the Lowground (G)
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Black Cat in a Briar Patch (Erynn Marshall C) 
Black Satin (Brad Leftwich GDAD) 
Blue Mule (Chirps Smith G)
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Boatman (Bruce Molsky D)
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Bob Tailed Mule (Tom Sauber AEAE)
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Bob Walter's Hornpipe (Chirps Smith D)
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Booth Shot Lincoln (Civil War Collection A) 
Boston Boy (Woodshed AllStars D) 
Bound to Have a Little Fun (Orpheus Supertones G)
Gusty Wallace
Box the Fox (Bob Carlin D) 
Box The Fox (Bayard collection D)
Boys Them Buzzards are Flying (by Gary Harrison A) 
Breezy Point (by Jane Rothfield G)
Jane Rothfield
Briar Picker Brown (Buddy Thomas D)
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British March (Lost Indian G)

Brownie's Reel (Chirps Smith D)
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Buck Mountain (Gettysburg Jam D)
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By The Waterfall (Andy Porter from Israel Welsh D)
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Cacklin Hen (Brad Leftwich G)
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Calico (by Erynn Marshall, GDAD) 
Camp Chase (Bruce Greene G) 
Camp Meeting on the Fourth of July (James Bryan D)
Canote Brothers
Catlettsburg (Adam Hurt C)
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Chinquapin Hunting (Bruce Molsky AEAE)
Norm Edmonds
Cindy (Brad Leftwich AEAE)
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Cleveland's March to the Whitehouse (James Bryan G)
James Bryan and Carl Jones
Cluck Old Hen (Claire Milliner G) 
The Coast Is Clear (Clifftop Jam D)
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Coleman's March (Grey Larsen D)
Come Back Alive (Greg Canote AEAC#)
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Colonel Crockett (Bruce Greene G) 
Cornhusker Frolic (Clifftop Jam G)
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Cowboy's Dream (Sandy Hofferth D)
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Cowhide Boots (Lymon Enloe as played by Chirps Smith G)
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Crockett's Honeymoon (Lost Indian G)
Crockett Family Mountaineers
Cumberland Gap (Freewill Savages D) 
Damon's Winder (Bruce Molsky D)
Dandy Lusk (Claire Milliner G)
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Davey Come Back and Do What You Oughta (Erynn Marshall Am)
Delbert Hughes
Dixie Hoedown (Sandy Hofferth G)
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Dogs in the Dishes (Greg Canote D)
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Doney (Brad Leftwich AEAE)
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Down in Little Egypt (Chirps Smith C)
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Down The River (Clifftop Jam G)
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Duck River (Atlas String Band D)
John Salyer
Duck's Eyeball (Clifftop Jam G)
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Ducks on the Millpond (Rayna Gellert ADAE)
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Dust in the Lane
(James Bryan Am)
Dusty Miller (Barb Schmid and Todd Clewell, D)
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Feather Bed (Bruce Greene AEAE)
(played in GDGD)
Feed Your Horse Corn and Hay (Erynn Marshall G)
Buddy Thomas
Fine Times at our House (Rayna Gellert D) 
Folding Down the Sheets (Jake Krack D) 
Forked Deer (Bruce Greene D)
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Fortune (Bruce Molsky D)
Tommy Jarrell
Frankie (Buddy Thomas)
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Full Moon Reel (by Mark Schatz, as played by Rick Kaiser AEAE)
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Gate to Go Through (Christian Wig G)
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George Booker (Wily Milo, AEAE) 
Georgia Row (Buddy Thomas AEAE)
Buddy Thomas
Getting George Bush Upstairs (Bruce Greene AEAE)
(played in GDGD)
Getting Out of the Way of the Federals (Bruce Greene G)
Gilsaw (Chirps Smith D)
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Glory at the Meeting House (Gerry Milnes G)
Luther Strong
Going to the Wedding to Get Some Cake (Greg Canote G)
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Grand Picnic (Skip Gorman D)
Joe Politte
Grigsby's Hornpipe (Bruce Molsky AEAC#) 
Grubb Springs (Greg Canote, AEAE)
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Gunboat (Bruce Greene AEAE)
Ernie Carpenter
Half Past Four (Bruce Molsky AEAE)
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Henry King's Reel (by Trevor Stuart G)
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Highlander's Farewell (Emmett Lundy A modal)
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Hogeyed Man (Bruce Greene A dorian) 
Hog Trough Reel (Clifftop jam G)
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Holloway (Jane Rothfield D)
Jane Rothfield
Huntin' for the Buffalo (Alisa Jones Em) 
Icy Mountain (Bob Carlin AEAE)
Ward Jarvis
I Love My Wife As Well As Anybody, But When My Back's Turned, She's Hugging Everybody (Bruce Greene G)
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Indian Ate the Woodchuck (Bruce Molsky D)
Rafe Stefanini
Indian War Whoop (Brad Leftwich D)
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Jaybird Died of the Whooping Cough (Greg Canote G)
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Jenny Get Around (Claire Milliner AEAE)
John Salyer
Jenny Run Away in the Mud in the Night (Erynn Marshall, AEAE)
Marcus Martin
Jimmy Johnson (Lost Indian G)
Melvin Wine
Jimmy Shank (Sophie Vitella AEAE)
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John Brown's March (J. Taylor) 
John Sharp's I (Bruce Molsky AEAE)
John Sharp's II (Bruce Molsky AEAE)
Joke on the Puppy (Chirps Smith)
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Jonah in the Windstorm (Bruce Greene D)
Bruce Greene and Don Pedi
Julianne Flanigan
(James Bryan G)
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JulieAnn Johnson (Bruce Molsky ADAE)
Emmett Lundy
Jump Jim Crow (Melvin Wine D)
Melvin Wine
Katie Bar the Door (Rayna Gellert ADAE)
Kentucky Whiskey (Light and Hitch AEAE)
L&N Rag (Jeremy Nutter C)
L'ville (Snake Hunt) (Volo Bogtrotters A)
Lacy Brown (Foghorn String Band A)
John Salyer
Ladies on the Steamboat (Bruce Molsky G)
Leonard Rutherford
Lady of the Lake (Norman Edmonds as played by Bruce Molsky A modal)
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Lady of the Lake (John Ashby D)
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Last of Callahan (Skip Gorman D)
The Last of Sizemore (Bruce Greene D)
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Laughing Boy (Donna Fatur AEAE)
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Leake County Two Step (Orpheus Supertones G)
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Leather Britches (Flat and Scruggs G)
Jeff Titon
Little Billy Wilson (Jake Krack A)
Jimmy Thompson
Liza Jane (Rafe Stefanini AEAE) 
The Long Way Home (by Jim Childress G)
Lost Indian (Ed Haley AEAC#)
Ed Haley
Louisiana Hornpipe (Chirps Smith C)
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Maggie Meade (by J. P. Fraley Gm)
courtesy of Berea College Sound Archives
Marching Jaybird (Gettysburg Jam G)
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Martha Campbell (Buddy Thomas D)
Doc Roberts
Meriweather (Erynn Marshall G)
Mississippi Sawyer (Kirk Sutphin D) 
Molly Put the Kettle On (Light and Hitch D)
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Mountain Hornpipe (James Bryan G)
Jehile Kirkhuff
Muddy Creek (Greg Canote G)
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Nail that Catfish to the Tree (by Steve Rosen G)
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Nancy Rollins (Skillet Lickers as played by Lewis Wills G)
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Natchez Under the Hill (Bruce Greene G) 
Needle Case (Jane Rothfield D)
Greg Canote from Sam McGee
Needle Case (Bob Carlin D)
New Coat of Paint (by Erynn Marshall DDAD) 
New Five Cent Piece (Buffalo Nickel) (Kirk Sutphin D)
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New Jordan (Bruce Molsky D)
Norman Edmonds
No Corn on Tygart (Greg Canote G)
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Obama's March to the Whitehouse (by Greg Canote AEAC#)
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Canote Brothers
Oh My Little Darling (Brad Leftwich AEAE)
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Oklahoma Rooster (Sandy Hofferth G)
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Old Baldy Kickin Up (Chirps Smith G)
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Old Beech Leaves (Light and Hitch G)
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Old Chattanooga (Clifftop Jam G)
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Old Cow Crossing the Road (Bert Edwards C/F)
Kirk Sutphin and Betty Vornbrock
Old Horse and Buggy (Art Stamper A)

Old Parnell Reel (Bob Walters D)
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Old Plank Road
(Orpheus Supertones D)
Old Time Billy in the Lowground (Kelly Gilbert as played by Lewis Wills G)
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Ora Lee (James Bryan G) 
Paddy Won't You Drink Some Good Old Cider (Brad Leftwich D) 
Pleasure House Rag (Gettysburg Jam D)
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Polly Put the Kettle On (Dan Gellert Gm)
Portsmouth Airs (Jimmy Wheeler G)
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Pretty Little Girl (Freighthoppers AEAE) 
Pumpkin Ridge/Round Up the Yearlings (Greg Canote D)
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Quince Dillon's High D (Henry Reed Reunion D) 
Rachel (Kirk Sutphin D)
Taylor Kimble
Rachel (Melvin Wine D)
Melvin Wine
Railroad Runs Thru Georgia (Tom Sauber AEAE)
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Railroading Thru the Rockies (Woodshed AllStars D)
Jim Bowles
Rebel Raid (Brad Leftwich A)
Ed Haley
Red Haired Boy (Little Beggar Man) (Stuart Duncan A)
Kenny Hall
Red Hills Polka (D)
Richmond (Claire Milliner A)
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Richmond Cotillion (Emmett Lundy's version) (Hoover Uprights G)
Road to Malvern (by Jim Childress AEAE)
Light and Hitch
Roaring River (Clifftop Jam G)
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Robinson County (Bruce Molsky D)
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Rochester Schottische (Henry Reed D)
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Rock that Cradle Joe (Jane Rothfield D)
Jane Rothfield
Rocky Mountain Goat (Light and Hitch D)
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Rocky Pallet (Orpheus Supertones C)
Rodes' Division (Sandy Hofferth D)
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Rose in the Mountain (John Salyer D)
John Salyer
Rundown Boot (Pete Priest as played by Chirps Smith D)
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Run Rebel Run (Bruce Greene G)
Rush and the Pepper (Chirps Smith D)
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Rye Straw (Brad Leftwich ADAE)
Tommy Jarrell
Sadie at the Back Door (by Jere Canote D)
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Sally Ann Johnson (Lisa Ornstein D)
Henry Reed
Sally Cooper (Bruce Molsky GDAD)
Sal's Got Mud Between Her Toes (D)
Bruce Greene
Santa Anna's Retreat (by Henry Reed G)
Henry Reed
Shakin Down the Acorns (Bruce Molsky D)
Shenandoah Falls (Jennifer Wrigley A) 
Ship in the Clouds (D)
Taylor Kimble
Shoes and Stockings (G)
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Sleepy Eyed Joe (Foghorn String Band D)
John Ashby Key of E
The Snouts and Ears of America (Sarah Armstrong, Bayard Collection D)
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Spotted Pony (Skip Gorman D)
Spring Creek Gal (Carl Jones D) 
Springfield Girl (Greg Canote G)
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Squirrel Heads and Gravy 
Squirrel Hunters (Chirps Smith G)

Step to the Music Johnny (Bruce Greene D) 
Stonewall Jackson (Buddy Thomas D)
Stormstown (Sam Bayard G) 
Stumptail Dog (Chirps Smith G)
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Sugar Hill (Woodshed AllStars D)
Tommy Jarrell
Sullivan's Hollow (Freeny's Barn Dance Band D)
Sweet Bama (Donna Fatur AEAE)
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Sweet Bundy (Orpheus Supertones D)
Sweet Little Julie (Kirk Sutphin D)
Norm Edmonds
Tar River (Tom Sauber AEAE)
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Temperance Hall (James Bryan Am)
Texas Gals (Gettysburg Jam C)
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The Third of July (Chirps Smith G)
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Tilden to the Whitehouse (Ernie Carpenter as played by Sandy Hofferth G)
Alfred Bailey
28th of January (Fuzzy Mountain Am)
Franklin George
22nd of February (Bruce Greene G)
Turkey in the Pea Patch
(Buddy Thomas D)
Twin Sisters (Hoover Uprights D) 
Valley Forge (Gettysburg Jam D)
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Vince Crawford's Tune (Hoover Uprights G)
Wagoner (Bruce Greene C)
Wake Up Susan (Woodshed AllStars A) 
Waldorf Reel (Gettysburg Jam G)
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Walk Along John to Kansas (Sandy Hofferth AEAE)
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Walk Chalk Chicken with a Necktie On (Karen Celia Heil AEAE)
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Walking in My Sleep (Greg Hoven G) 
Waynesboro (Simon Mayer G) 
Ways of the World (Bruce Molsky AEAE)
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White Creek (Tom Sauber AEAE)
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Whiteface (by Joe Thrift G)
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White's Polka (Chirps Smith C)
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Who Hit Nellie with the Stovepipe (Bayard Collection D)
Mark Tamsula
Who Shit in Grandpa's Hat (Sandy Hofferth D)
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Wild Goose Chase (Bruce Molsky G)
Winder's Slide (Rayna Gellert D) 
Yellow Barber (Buddy Thomas D)
Buddy Thomas
New England Contra and Celtic Reels
Banjo Tramp
The Banshee
Batchelder's Reel
Bay of Fundy
Reel Beatrice 
Big John McNeil
Chorus Jig
Crooked Stovepipe 
Dancing Bear (by Bob McQuillen)
Dick's Gossip
Eddy's Reel
Frenchie's Reel
Happy Acres Two Step 
Homage a Belle Gaspesie (Wild Asparagus) 
Homage a Edmund Parizeau 
J. B. Milne 
Joys of Quebec 
Knockdhu Reel
The Long Acre (by Kevin Burke) 
Mary and Julia's Reel (by Winifred Horan)
Mason's Apron
McQuillen's Squeezebox (by Ralph Page)
Miss McCloud's (Charley Mulvihill version from Win Horan)
Money Musk (Scottish version)
Reel de Montreal
Mouth of the Tobique
Old French
Old Gray Cat
Opera Reel
Pays du Haut
Prince Charlie (Elke Baker)
Richmond Cotillion 
Road to California 
Road to Skye (Bruce McGregor)
Reconciliation
Red House
Red House Quick Step
Rose Tree
Ross's Reel
Silver Spear
Speed the Plow
Spootiskerry (by Iain Burns)
St. Joseph's
St. Antoine
March of St. Timothy
Whistling Rufus
Celtic Jigs
Calliope House
Cowboy's Jig
Holm Band Tune (Wrigley Sisters)
Joanie's Jig (Bob McQuillen)
The Joys of Wedlock
Little Burnt Potato
Off She Goes
One Horned Sheep
R. Aim's Compliments to J. Craigie (Wrigley Sisters)
Sarah's Jig (Bob McQuillen)
Swelkie (Wrigley Sisters)
Top of Cork Road
Tripping Up the Stairs
The White Petticoat
Celtic Polkas, Hornpipes, etc.
Biddy Martin's Polka (Kevin Burke)
Patchwork Polka
Ger the Rigger Polka (Kevin Burke)
Bill Sullivan's Polka (Kevin Burke) 
Crested Hens (Win Horan)
Ducks of Magheralin (Polka, Win Horan)
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Derry Hornpipe (Eugene O'Donnell)
Em Polka (Win Horan)
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The Long Acre (by Kevin Burke) 
Maids of Mitchelstown (Kevin Burke)
Morning Mist (James Keane) 
Road to Skye (Bruce McGregor) 
Waltzes
Anna's Waltz (C)
Beethoven's Favorite Waltz (James Bryan G)
Belgarth Waltz (G)
Black Hills Waltz (by K.C. Kartchner A)
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Blue Mountain Waltz (Kenny Baker A)
California Waltz (Chirps Smith C)
Elie's Waltz (Chirps Smith G)
Emma's Waltz (Finnish Am)
Sarah Comer Dm
Estonian Waltz (Aly Bain A)
Evening Star Waltz (Chirps Smith D)
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Fiddle Fever (by AnnBjorg Lien A)
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Highlands of Holland (by Win Horan Em)
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Ingi (by Jennifer Wrigley) 
Inishere (by Thomas Walsh Dmix) 
Italian Waltz (Run of the Mill String Band G)
Its So Quiet Waltz (by Jim Childress D)
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Josefin's Dopvals (by Roger Tallroth, Vasen G) 
Judy and Jim's Wedding (by Larry Unger D) 
Kansas Waltz (James Bryan D)
James Bryan and Carl Jones
La Vie Est Pas Donne (Aly Bain)
Lonely Bird (Aly Bain Am)
Madison County Waltz (by Erynn Marshall G)
Margaret's Waltz (by Pat Shuldam Shaw A)
Margaret Randolph (by Oscar "Red" Wilson G)
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Medicine Bow (by Peter Ostroushko D)
Metsakukkia (Am)
Moonlight on the Colorado (Joe Stephenson G) 
Nancy's Waltz (by Chris Romain A)
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New Land (by Otis Tomas F) 
The Old Man Waltz (by Carmen Ficarra G)
Old Rusty Mill Waltz (Melvin Wine G)
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Orvetta Waltz (Vesta Johnson as played by Dan Levenson G)
Dan Levenson
Vesta Johnson
Ozark Waltz (Bob Taylor, Buck Mountain Band D)
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Pinedale Waltz (by K. Kartchner D)
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Poor Girl Waltz (Andy DeJarlis C)
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Valse de Jose y Raphaelita (by Antonia Apodaca D)
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Rockin My Babies to Sleep (Lonnie Robertson D)
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Sour Grass and Granite (by Brian Pickell D)

Swedish Waltz (James Bryan D)
Key of C
Tuscaloosa Waltz (James Bryan C)
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Waltzing With the One I Love (by Sarah Armstrong D)
Yuke Pik Waltz (a.k.a. OokPik, by Frankie Rogers G)
Zeke Backus' Waltz (James Bryan F)
Southwestern Tunes, Tohono O'odham Music
Valse Apasionado
Biscuit Cheeks Two Step (Bayou Seco) 
Cababi Polka (Gu-achi Fiddlers)
Caballito Blanco (Bayou Seco)
La Comancha Waltz
El Coyote (Larry Edelman) 
E. J. Special Polka (Gu-achi Fiddlers)
Elliott's Favorite Waltz (Gu-achi Fiddlers)
Valse de Escoba
First Choice Two Step (Bayou Seco) 
Hohokum Polka (Bayou Seco)
Its In There (Bayou Seco)
Valse de Jose y Raphaelita (Bayou Seco)
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Lonnie's Polka (Bayou Seco) 
Memories in Ajo (Gu-achi Fiddlers)
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O Detta al Sole (Soda Rock Ramblers G)
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Paul's White Sox Polka (Bayou Seco)
Valse de los Panos
Pinto Beans Two Step (schottish, Bayou Seco)
Purple Lilies Polka
Santa Rosa Processional (Gu-achi Fiddlers)
Second Time in San Javier Two Step (Bayou Seco) 
Squash Fields
Uncle Charlie's
La Varsovienna
Misc. Tunes
Dill Pickle Rag 
East Tennessee Blues 
Silver Bells
Tarantella
Kim Fisher's Lament (by Paul Rito) 
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17 May 2013 compiled by John Lamancusa
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