This book is a complete guide to traditional Irish music. It contains fifty tunes advice on alternate tunings chord substitution technique for accompaniment and solo playing and much more. It also has a bibliography discography and Sections On Irish music in general. The book is complete with an accompanying demo CD which features Paul de Grae playing thirty-one tunes from the book.

John Doyle's powerful accompaniment style includes strumming patterns moving bass lines palm damping backbeats accents and syncopations that drive a tune forward. By using minor chords and substitutions he can add interest movement and depth to a basic three-chord tune. This exciting lesson shows both simple arrangements and complex rhythms chord shapes and progressions to enable you to get a traditional band to really rock!Using dropped-D tuning John teaches rhythmic accompaniments to reels jigs slip jigs and hornpipes. With John Williams playing the melodies on button accordion he goes over each tune both slowly and up-to-speed developing dynamic chordprogressions and rhythmic flourishes as he goes.You'll learn the accompaniments to more than a dozen great tunes including 'Crowley's' 'The Mountain Road' 'Craig's Pipes' 'The Gooseberry Bush' 'Gallagher's Frollics' 'Mist Covered Mountain' 'Langstrom's Pony' Humours Of Whiskey' 'Banks Of Loch Gamhna' 'Return To Camden Town' 'The Fermoy Lasses' 'The Girl That Broke My Heart'.

Learn the exciting accompaniment styles used by the very best contemporary Irish performers with a progressive selection of folk songs taught step-by-step.Gavin Ralston begins with tunings and simple rhythms gradually introducing more ideas and techniques as you progress through a host of melodies. The arrangements include strumming patterns and bass lines allowing you to develop a complete accompaniment style that will sound at home at any session.

This expansive collection will provide years of musical enjoyment for anyone who loves Irish music. Nowhere else will you find such a rich array of traditional ballads airs love songs anthems jigs reels andhornpipes along with popular Irish song hits from stage and screen. Just mention a beloved melody and chances are you will find it in this essential volume.