Here is the Lost Heritage of the Irish-American Banjo! The Irish-style Tenor banjo has become immensely popular of late yet the roots of Irish influence on American Banjo music extends right back to the 1840s when the legendary Joel Sweeney picked up a gourd Banjo from Black American Banjo players and proceeded to perform 'jigs reels and breakdowns'. Other Irish-Americans played a leading role in the development and popularity of theBanjo in America and Rob MacKillop has collected 27 of their finest pieces in this collection the first of its kind. Early Irish-American Banjo is a solo instrumental collection writtenin standard notation plus 3 lines of tablature for the 5-string Banjo the 4-string tenor Banjo in standard tuning (CGDA) and for the Irish tenor Banjo in octave-mandolin tuning (GDAE low-to-high). Lyrics are not included in thisvolume.Can be played with either a flat pick or fingerstyle.The audio recording contains brilliant performances of all 27 pieces by Rob MacKillop a leading performer of historical Banjo music.Rob performs fingerstyle with the flesh of his fingertips on gut strings on a period-appropriate banjo in the old American tuning. This online recording is a treasure in itself.Tunes included: StPatrick's Day; Rocky Road To Dublin; Savourneen Deelish; McCormick Party Reel Sheridan's Hornpipe Connaught Man's Rambles and many others. Includes access to online audio.

For Banjo-A comprehensive repertoire book of Fiddle tunes adapted for Banjo in easy to read tablature by the renowned player and teacher of the 5-String Banjo Tony Trischka. For the early picker to the advanced player thisbook and its online audio will enable the player to learn by example and broaden their technical range. Fiddle tunes have been adapted for Banjo since the early 1850's. The explorations contained here include a largecollection of popular American Fiddle tunes and a section of Celtic tunes played in the three major Bluegrass Banjo styles. These Bluegrass Old Time and Celtic Banjo traditions will expand the players' knowledge of theinstrument and deepen their understanding of bluegrass and traditional music.The techniques employed will build the players technical prowess and broaden their enjoyment of playing. And the tunes both popular and lesserknown will add new variety to the next jam session! Tablature only.Repertoire of Fiddle tunes for the early to the advanced Banjo player.In easy to read tablature with downloadable onlineaudio.Expands the players' knowledge of Bluegrass Banjo styles and Banjo music.Builds playing skills and adds variety to their playing. Online Audio download available.

Banjo Play-Along Volume 8-This volume in Hal Leonard's Banjo Play-Along series contains eight pieces in the Celtic Bluegrass style with downloadable backing tracks that will make you sound like a pro. This series has been designed to help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the Banjo tab listen to the audio to hear how the Banjo should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The book includes access to audio tracks online for download or streaming featuring Playback+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down the audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.Banjo Play-Along Volume 8: Celtic Bluegrass includes the pieces: Billy in the Low Ground Cluck Old Hen Devil's Dream Fisher's Hornpipe Little Maggie Over the Waterfall The Red Haired Boy and Soldier's Joy.

Best-Loved Airs And Session Tunes-This album for 5-string Banjo contains 32 traditional airs and melodies from the British Isles including the folk favourites Danny Boy The Water is Wide (O Waly Waly) Whiskey in the Jar and The Skye BoatSong. Easy Irish And Celtic Melodies For 5-String Banjo demonstrates contemporary Celtic fingerstyle Banjo in G tuning using modern techniques. The tunes are perfect for beginning-intermediate playersand practice tempo suggestions are included. The ever-popular pieces in this collection are presented in standard notation and tablature with chord symbols included. The accompanying online audio features both play-alongand up-to-speed tracks. This is the companion work to Mel Bay's Easy Irish and Celtic Tunes for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Jigs and Reels (2012) with 68 tunes combining for a total of 100 Celtic melodies. The pieces canbe played individually or combined for session playing.

This collection for the 5-string Banjo features a selection of well-known traditional Irish tunes along with a comprehensive scholarly treatise on the history techniques and etiquette of playing the Banjo in the Celtictradition. The Complete Book Of Irish and Celtic 5-String Banjo includes segments on tuning pick preferences and tablature reading followed by 101 jigs slides polkas slip jigs reels hornpipes strathspeys and O'Carolan tunes plus a special section of North American Celtic tunes. A generous collection of photos of Irish folk musicians street scenes and archaeological sites further enhances this fabulous book.Suitable for players at an intermediate level all of the solos included in this book are written in 5-string Banjo tablature and only a few pieces use unusual tunings. The appendices provide a sizable glossary and a wealth ofinformation regarding soloists and groups playing Celtic music Irish festivals music publications online resources cultural organizations and more. This book includes access to 68 online audio recordings featuring themusic of all six Celtic Nations and includes jigs reels hornpipes slides polkas marches country dances larides andros slipjigs strathspeys airs and O'Carolan tunes. Recorded in stereo with virtuosos Gabriel Donohue(steel- and nylon-string Guitar and Piano) and Robbie Walsh (bodhran- frame Drum played with a stick) the five-string Banjo is 'out front' and plays through each melody in real-life tempo with authentic Celtic chordal andrhythmic backing.

35 Reels Jigs & Fiddle Tunes Arranged for 5-String Banjo-Entertain your friends and fellow pub customers with this collection of rousing Irish folksongs for the Banjo. The pieces in this collection have been sung in pubs for generations but will also sound great when played in the comfort of your own home.The arrangements in this 35-song collection include the vocal melodies lyrics chord diagrams and tabs for the 5-string Banjo. 3-finger picking annotations are also included below the tab. The arrangements can easily be adapted for plectrum use.Songs include: Nancy Whisky A Pub with No Beer Seven Drunken Nights When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Whiskey in the Jar Wild Rover ArthurMcBride Cliffs of Doneen Finnegan's Wake I'll Tell Me Ma The Irish Rover Leaving of Liverpool Molly Malone (Cockles & Mussels) and more.

For 5-String Banjo-This rich collection of 68 jigs and reels features some of the most cherished tunes played by session players from 21st-century Ireland Scotland Wales and the Celtic Diaspora. Tom Hanway demonstratescontemporary 'Celtic fingerstyle Banjo' through modern techniques and traditional Irish and Celtic melodies using standard G tuning. Additionally this book explains the Four Celtic Modes that are found throughout the tunes inthis collection. Through these lessons you can learn the essentials needed to play stock Irish and Celtic tunes which can later be combined in medleys to play at sessions. This book includes access to online audio.