diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 308ab04..5326f5c 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -167,6 +167,20 @@ Functions:
 
    bill_black.load_meta
 
+Paul Hardy
+----------
+
+.. automodule:: pyabc2.sources.hardy
+
+Functions:
+
+.. currentmodule:: pyabc2.sources
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: api/
+
+   hardy.load_meta
+
 abcjs tools
 ===========
 
diff --git a/docs/changes.md b/docs/changes.md
index 3814aad..67923bb 100644
--- a/docs/changes.md
+++ b/docs/changes.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   {class}`~pyabc2.abcjs.widget.ABCJSWidget`,
   but non-responsive is still the default.
 * Update for changes in <https://www.capeirish.com/ittl/tunefolders/> ({pull}`104`).
+* Add Paul Hardy to sources ({mod}`pyabc2.sources.hardy`; {pull}`105`).
 
 ## v0.1.2 (2026-02-03)
 
diff --git a/docs/examples/sources.ipynb b/docs/examples/sources.ipynb
index e62baa9..5fbb208 100644
--- a/docs/examples/sources.ipynb
+++ b/docs/examples/sources.ipynb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "from pyabc2 import Tune\n",
-    "from pyabc2.sources import load_example, norbeck, the_session, eskin, bill_black"
+    "from pyabc2.sources import load_example, norbeck, the_session, eskin, bill_black, hardy"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -450,6 +450,37 @@
    "source": [
     "Tune(abcs[0])"
    ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "39",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## Hardy\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Paul Hardy has a tunebook collection available at <https://pghardy.net/tunebooks/>. We can load selected tunebooks as a list of tune blocks (strings) with {func}`pyabc2.sources.hardy.load_meta`."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "40",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "abcs = hardy.load_meta(\"basic\")\n",
+    "len(abcs)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "41",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "Tune(abcs[0])"
+   ]
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {
diff --git a/pyabc2/sources/hardy.py b/pyabc2/sources/hardy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..168eb49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyabc2/sources/hardy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+"""
+Load data from Paul Hardy's tunebooks (https://pghardy.net/tunebooks/).
+
+Requires:
+
+* `requests <https://requests.readthedocs.io/>`__
+"""
+
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Literal
+
+HERE = Path(__file__).parent
+
+SAVE_TO = HERE / "_hardy"
+
+_BASE_URL = "https://pghardy.net/tunebooks/"
+
+_TUNEBOOK_KEY_TO_URL = {
+    "session": _BASE_URL + "pgh_session_tunebook.abc",
+    "annex": _BASE_URL + "pgh_annex_tunebook.abc",
+    "basic": _BASE_URL + "pgh_basic_tunebook.abc",
+    "xmas": _BASE_URL + "pgh_xmas_tunebook.abc",
+    "possible": _BASE_URL + "pgh_possible_tunebook.abc",
+    "pete_mac": _BASE_URL + "pgh_pete_mac_tunebook.abc",
+    "clarke": _BASE_URL + "williamclarke_tunes.abc",
+}
+
+
+def download(key: str) -> None:
+    """Download the ABC file for the given tunebook key and cache it."""
+    import requests
+
+    key = key.lower()
+    try:
+        url = _TUNEBOOK_KEY_TO_URL[key]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Unknown Hardy tunebook key: {key!r}. Valid options: {sorted(_TUNEBOOK_KEY_TO_URL)}."
+        ) from None
+
+    r = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
+    r.raise_for_status()
+
+    SAVE_TO.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    (SAVE_TO / f"{key}.abc").write_text(r.text, encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def load_meta(
+    key: str,
+    *,
+    redownload: bool = False,
+    remove_prefs: str | tuple[str, ...] | Literal[False] = ("%",),
+) -> list[str]:
+    """Load ABC tune blocks from a Paul Hardy tunebook, no parsing.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    key
+        Tunebook key.
+
+        .. list-table::
+           :header-rows: 1
+           :widths: 15 85
+
+           * - Key
+             - Description
+           * - ``session``
+             - Paul Hardy's Session Tunebook (the main tunebook)
+           * - ``annex``
+             - Paul Hardy's Annex Tunebook (current edition; tunes awaiting next session edition)
+           * - ``basic``
+             - Paul Hardy's Basic Tunebook (subset of simpler/common session tunes)
+           * - ``xmas``
+             - Paul Hardy's Xmas Tunebook (Christmas tunes and carols)
+           * - ``possible``
+             - Paul Hardy's Possible Tunebook (tunes not yet fully learned)
+           * - ``pete_mac``
+             - Paul Hardy's Pete Mac Tunebook (CC0 tunes by Pete Mac)
+           * - ``clarke``
+             - William Clarke of Feltwell Tunebook (19th century East Anglian manuscript)
+
+        See https://pghardy.net/tunebooks/ for more information.
+    redownload
+        Re-download the data file.
+    remove_prefs
+        Remove lines starting with these prefixes (applied at load time; cached file is unmodified).
+        Defaults to ``("%",)``, which strips all ``%`` comment and ``%%`` directive lines.
+        Pass ``False`` or ``()`` to keep all lines.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    :doc:`/examples/sources`
+    """
+    key = key.lower()
+    if key not in _TUNEBOOK_KEY_TO_URL:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Unknown Hardy tunebook key: {key!r}. Valid options: {sorted(_TUNEBOOK_KEY_TO_URL)}."
+        )
+
+    if redownload or not (SAVE_TO / f"{key}.abc").is_file():
+        print("downloading...", end=" ", flush=True)
+        download(key)
+        print("done")
+
+    # Read as binary to avoid universal-newlines mangling of \r\r\n (Hardy's line ending)
+    # and then convert to \n.
+    text = (SAVE_TO / f"{key}.abc").read_bytes().decode("utf-8").replace("\r", "")
+
+    if not remove_prefs:
+        remove_prefs = ()
+    elif isinstance(remove_prefs, str):
+        remove_prefs = (remove_prefs,)
+
+    # Split into tune blocks by finding X: at start of line
+    # (Each tune block begins with X:)
+    parts = re.split(r"(?m)^(?=X:)", text)
+    abcs = []
+    for part in parts:
+        part = part.strip()
+        if not part.startswith("X:"):
+            continue
+
+        # Strip trailing % directives unconditionally
+        lines = part.splitlines()
+        while lines and lines[-1].lstrip().startswith("%"):
+            lines.pop()
+        part = "\n".join(lines).strip()
+
+        if not part:  # pragma: no cover
+            continue
+
+        if remove_prefs:
+            lines = [
+                line for line in part.splitlines() if not line.lstrip().startswith(remove_prefs)
+            ]
+            part = "\n".join(lines).strip()
+
+        if part:
+            abcs.append(part)
+
+    return abcs
diff --git a/tests/test_sources.py b/tests/test_sources.py
index d24c254..425c8c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_sources.py
+++ b/tests/test_sources.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     bill_black_tunefolders,
     eskin,
     examples,
+    hardy,
     load_example,
     load_example_abc,
     load_url,
@@ -549,3 +550,60 @@ def test_the_session_consume_validation():
 def test_the_session_consume_auto_leading_slash():
     (d,) = the_session._consume("tunes/22878")
     assert d["name"] == "Jack Farrell's"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("key", list(hardy._TUNEBOOK_KEY_TO_URL))
+def test_hardy_load_meta(key):
+    abcs = hardy.load_meta(key)
+    assert isinstance(abcs, list)
+    assert len(abcs) > 0
+    for abc in abcs:
+        assert abc.startswith("X:")
+        assert any(line.startswith("T:") for line in abc.splitlines())
+        assert "\n\n" not in abc, "no empty lines within a tune block"
+
+
+def test_hardy_load_meta_remove_prefs():
+    # Default: no % lines
+    key = "session"
+    abcs = hardy.load_meta(key)
+    abcs_single_pref_as_str = hardy.load_meta(key, remove_prefs="%")
+    assert abcs == abcs_single_pref_as_str
+    assert not any(line.lstrip().startswith("%") for abc in abcs for line in abc.splitlines())
+
+    # With remove_prefs=False: % lines preserved
+    abcs_raw = hardy.load_meta(key, remove_prefs=False)
+    assert sum(line.lstrip().startswith("%") for abc in abcs_raw for line in abc.splitlines()) > 1
+
+
+def test_hardy_bad_key():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unknown Hardy tunebook key"):
+        _ = hardy.load_meta("asdf")
+
+
+def test_hardy_download_bad_key():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unknown Hardy tunebook key"):
+        _ = hardy.download("asdf")
+
+
+def test_hardy_annex_is_latest():
+    """Confirm the hardcoded 'annex' URL points to the current (non-superseded) annex file."""
+    import requests
+
+    r = requests.get("https://pghardy.net/tunebooks/", timeout=10)
+    r.raise_for_status()
+    html = r.text
+
+    # The current annex abc link should appear outside the 'superceded' path
+    annex_url = hardy._TUNEBOOK_KEY_TO_URL["annex"]
+    annex_fn = annex_url.split("/")[-1]  # e.g. 'pgh_annex_tunebook.abc'
+
+    # Find all abc links on the page
+    abc_links = re.findall(r'href="([^"]*\.abc)"', html)
+
+    # The non-superseded link matching our filename should exist
+    non_superseded = [lnk for lnk in abc_links if annex_fn in lnk and "superceded" not in lnk]
+    assert non_superseded, (
+        f"No non-superseded link found for {annex_fn!r} on the tunebooks page. "
+        f"The 'annex' key URL may need updating. Found links: {abc_links}"
+    )