Following on from Jessica's hugely successful book Celtic Music for Flute she has produced a Volume 2 which contains 46 pieces ranging from lovely portraits to lively jigs. They come from traditions including Irish Scottish Welsh and Manx and were gathered from various sources: among others manuscripts written for Bagpipe Lute Mandora Fiddle and Voice. The unique personality and sound of the Flute complements them all. A few of the tunes are more than 400 years old; some are new. All have that inexplicable but necessary magic the quality which draws the flutist to begin the tune again just one more time...Whether a march lilt love song or lament eachmelody in this collection is a gem; many are sure to become cherished favorites. The accompanying Play-Along CD includes all the tunes in the same order in which they appear in the book. This CD features separate channels for Flute and Guitar so that the flutist can play along with the Guitar accompaniment. Allan Alexander artfully renders the chords on Guitar providing a harmonic tapestry over which the melodies float.

These lovely Irish melodies play especially well on the modern flute. They provide excellent material for developing skills in rapid tonguing and extended breath-control. Many of these melodies have fascinating histories datingfrom the 1700s up to the time of the Irish music publisher Francis O’Neill who was also the Chicago chief of police. The collection includes jigs reels hornpipes songs fiddle tunes hymn tunes whistling tunes and melodiesby renowned Irish harper Turlough Carolan. A separate recorder edition is available.

These English Scottish and Welsh melodies are especially well suited to performance on the modern flute. They also provide excellent material for developing skills in rapid tonguing extended breath-control and phrasing. Oldfavorites include 'Bunessan ' 'Colonel Bogey ' 'My Eyes are Fully Open ' and a few masterpiece solos by Handel and Purcell. Among the newly re-discovered gems are 'Earl Grey ' 'I Wish You Would Marry Me Now ' 'Kiss Me Quick MyMother Is Coming ' and 'Small Birds Sweetly Singing.' A separate recorder edition is available.

Instrumental Play-Along-Solo arrangements of 31 Irish favourites with great-sounding online audio accompaniment. Includes: Danny Boy ? I Once Loved a Lass ? The Little Beggarman ? The Minstrel Boy ? My Wild Irish Rose ? The Wearing of the Green ? and dozens more!