Folk Dance Music


Manx National Anthem

Arrane Ashoonagh Vannin (O Land of Our Birth)


Manx Songs

Ellan Vannin
Ramsey Town
Tree Baatyn Beggey (Three Little Boats)
Nollick Ghennal: Songs in Manx for Christmas


Dance Tunes

Audio to accompany the dances in Rinkaghyn Vannin: Dances of Mann:
(Sleih Gyn Thie (1999). Rinkaghyn Vannin: Dances of Mann. Douglas, Isle of Man.)

Rinkaghyn Vannin: Dances of Mann is available for purchase from the Manx Heritage Shop (it may not be listed within their online store so enquire with specific request through their website:  http://www.manxheritageshop.com/engine/shop/index.html).  The book contains the sheet music and dance instructions.

MIDI files for the tunes to accompany the dances in The Leighton Stowell Book of Manx Dances:
(Manx Folk Dance Society (1981). The Leighton Stowell Book of Manx Dances. Douglas, Isle of Man, Norris Modern Press Limited.)

1A – Street Dance (The Wind That Shook The Barley)
1B – Street Dance (Flitter Dance)
1C – Street Dance (Waltzing Matilda)
2 – The Cutting of the Turf
3 – Manx Jig
4 – Gathering In The Barley (Duet Dance)
5 – Yn Billey Keirn (The Rowan Tree)
6 – Daunse Noo George (Dance of St. George)
7 – Daunse Son Troor (Dance for Three)
8 – Madalcogh
9 – Brasnagyn Aittin (Gorse Sticks)

The Leighton Stowell Book of Manx Dances is available for purchase from the Manx Heritage Shop (it may not be listed within their online store so enquire with specific request through their website:  http://www.manxheritageshop.com/engine/shop/index.html).  The book contains the sheet music and dance instructions.