Synopses & Reviews
42 of the finest old Irish dance tunes, song airs and O'Carolan pieces are presented in this book in easy settings and traditional keys (D, G and A). Though the music in this collection is best suited to the tinwhistle, it is arranged as a melody line making it appropriate for beginners playing almost any traditional instrument. This book wonderfully compliments Tom Maguire's Instruction book (HL14016259), providing companion repertoire for an improving and progressing musician. An accompanying CD is available that demonstrates all the songs included in the book. Contents: A Bunch of Thyme * An Cailin Deas Rua * An Chuilfhionn * An Eirinn Ni Neosfainn Ce Hi * Andersons * Blind Mary * Carrickfergus * Come Back Paddy Reilly * Cuaichin O * Im Bim Barbaro * Lord Inchiquin * Munster Buttermilk * Oiche Nollaig * Pilib An Cheoil * Planxty Irwin * Saratoga Hornpipe * Siobhan Ni Dhuibhir * Still I Love Him * Theh Bag of Spuds * The Bantry Girls' Lament * The Boy in the Boat * The Boy in the Gap * The Cliffs of Dooneen * The Derry Air * The Long Note * The Poor Irish Boy * The Star of County Down * The Three Sea Captains * The Versevienna * Thugamar Fein An Samhradh Linn * Whelan's Jig.
Synopsis
This companion volume to An Irish Whistle Book includes forty-two of the finest old Irish songs and a selection of lively traditional dance tunes: reels, jigs, hornpipes, slides, and polkas.
Synopsis
Forty-two of the finest old Irish dance tunes, song airs, and O'Carolan pieces in easy setting and easy traditional keys (D, G, and A). Suitable for beginners on most traditional instruments.
Table of Contents
Still I love him -- Im bim babaro -- The star of the County Down -- Cuaichin o -- The poor Irish boy -- Ar eirinn ni neosfainn ce hi -- Carrickfergus -- A bunch of thyme -- Pilib an cheoil -- The Derry air -- Thugamar fein an samhradh linn -- An chuilfhionn -- Blind Mary -- The Bantry girls' lament -- An cailin deas rua -- The cliffs of Dooneen -- Come back Paddy Reilly -- Siobhan ni dhuibhir -- Lord Inchiquin -- The three seacaptains -- The long note -- Saratoga hornpipe -- The versevienna -- Oiche nollaig -- Planxty Irwin -- An buachaill caol dubh -- Sweeney's dream -- The blacksmith's reel -- Sweeney's polka -- The Ballydesmond polka -- Whelan's jig -- Munster buttermilk -- Donegal mazurka -- Sonny's mazurka -- The old shady bohereen -- Going to the well for water -- Kathleen Hehir -- The boy in the gap -- The boy in the boat -- A wet December -- The bag of spuds -- Andersons.