This piece by Egbert Van Alstyne is a lighthearted character work typical of early 20th-century popular salon style. It utilizes simple diatonic harmony and charming rhythmic motifs.
Ensure precise articulation to capture the playful character of the piece.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Blarney is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Blarney lasts about 3 minutes.
Blarney is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include 'Neath the Old Cherry Tree, Sweet Marie by Egbert Van Alstyne, The Entertainer by Scott Joplin, Bach-bwv-anh-114 by Johann Sebastian Bach — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.