Using the traditional lyric May the road rise to meet you Joyce's a cappella creation makes a moving easily-taught concert closer. Available: SATB a cappella.

In his preface the author reminds the reader that this is not a book for the absolute beginner. Even the experienced player may not 'get it' on first reading a given tune but 'You can expect to enjoy the process oflearning...[and experience] the joy of recreating a traditional tune of making it your own.' This is the teacher/student pact in effect throughout this marvellous book written for the literary as much as the musical connoisseur.Although no classical Violin experience is needed you will need to know how to hold the Fiddle and bow and be able to play at least simple tunes in the first position.Having the ability to read music will enable you tofollow the bowing patterns and left-hand techniques which the author feels are crucial in grasping the playing style. Includes online audio download files featuring solo Fiddle. The teaching recording plays the first tunes slowly but by the end the correct speed is played. This stereo recording contains 77 of the 80 songs from the book.

This songbook matches the long-awaited 2010 album from the multi-platinum Grammy-winning singer/songwriter her first studio album of new material in seven years.

This sprightly Irish folksong is one of the King's Singers favorite and most requested concert selections. It has been expertly arranged and is available for SSATB a cappella. Performance Time: Approx. 3:20.

Jerry Silverman has taken the best songs from Songs of England Songs of Ireland and Songs of Scotland and has arranged them for voice with piano accompaniment and guitar chords. A new section on 'Songs of Wales' is alsoincluded.

For Clawhammer Banjo-A compilation of favorite solos on Irish Scottish and New England fiddle tunes arranged for banjo by one of America's foremost clawhammer banjoists Ken Perlman. Formerly published under the name Basic Clawhammer Banjo. Innotation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

with optional part for viola-Les mélodies anglaises et irlandaises contenues dans ce recueil s?adressent aux violonistes ayant déjà une certaine expérience du jeu. Le recueil contient une voix optionnelle pour alto.

The Orange Book-The Orange Book contains more than one hundred Irish Dance Tunes and Airs selected and arranged into Sets by Brid Cranitch. This collection contains a varied selection of widely played and lesser known tunes divided into different dance rhythms but predominantly reels to reflect that this is the fourth book in the series and is a slightly higher difficulty. These tunes have been sorted along with similar songs into sets to be played at Irish sessions. The range of the tunes is particularly suitable for the fiddle but can be used on other instruments. Includes Lucy Campbell's Far From Home Maids On The Green and The Mist CoveredMountain.

Play-Alongs Bekannter Stücke Aus Irland Schottland Wales Dem Cornwall und Der Bretagne-Martin Tourish is an accordionist composer and musicologist from Co. Donegal now based in Dublin. Celtic music is in his blood for his ancestors were noted collectors of dance music manuscripts dating back to the 19th century. With many recordings to his credit he now offers his expertise to performers wishing to explore the rich culture of Irish and other Celtic music on a variety of instruments. ?World Music Celtic? presents material from the Irish Scottish Welsh Cornish and Breton traditions. It makes no great technical demands on the players but Tourish points out that notation of this music is often ?skeletal? hence it is important to gain a knowledge of theindividual traditions in question and naturally he offers plenty of information on performance practice. The collection spans three centuries from the blind bardic harpists of the 18th century to the international performers of the present day. Tourish accepts that this volume can only scratch the surface of a multi-faceted genre but hopes you will see it as a stepping stone to delve deeper into recordings festivals and the very communities whence this music comes. ?World Music Celtic? is available in four formats each with complete recordings and backing tracks on CD: as solo versions for violin flute or saxophone (with piano) and in an ensemble version for two melodic instruments (C Bb or Eb) piano guitar bass and bodhrán.

DAA is a beautiful tuning for the Mountain Dulcimer. This book contains 19 arrangements of traditional Irish Welsh French Canadian Scottish and American folk tunes and songs that are rich within their melodies complementedby the DAA tuning. Although the DAA tuning results in predominantly linear movement of the fingers along the frets with jumps and runs along the melody or middle string the richness of the DAA tuning more than compensatesfor extra finger movement. These arrangements are written in notation and tablature for the three-string Dulcimer with chord symbols with a mix of strumming and fingerpick/flatpick arrangements. Lyrics are included whereappropriate. Beginning level of difficulty. The companion play-along audio recording features all of the tunes in the same order as the book played by the author. Each tune name is announced and spoken countoffs andcues for repeats and are also provided. The recording will help make the unique style of the Dulcimer clear. Audio download available online.

Glenn Weiser. Centerstream Publications. Features 45 Irish and Scottish harp tunes (28 tunes are by Turlough O'Carolan) arranged at the intermediate level for solo guitar. Standard tunings are used throughout for classical guitarists as well as steel-string fingerstylists.

This is a perfect choice for anyone with an affinity for the work of Robert Burns the most successful popular and revered of all the Scottish poets. This volume spans his entire song-writing and song collecting years and contains forty warm and poetic songs. Arranged for melody line guitar chords and lyrics but aimed particularly at vocalists it is a practical singable edition and includes Scots Wha Hae The Gloomy Night Lord Gregory Ae Fond Kiss and Auld Lang Syne.