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Music Tune Books & Instructional Materials
- Fiddle ( Bonnie Rideout, Hesperus Ensemble)
- Bodhran, The Irish Drum
- Holiday Music Books ( Maggie Sansone, Jody Marshall)
- Guitar
- Recorder ( Hesperus Ensemble)
- Celtic Harp ( Sue Richards)
- Hammered Dulcimer (Karen Ashbrook, Ken Kolodner, Maggie Sansone)
- Irish Session-Tune Books
- Pennywhistle
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Scottish
Fiddle Encyclopedia - NEW
by Bonnie Rideout
The purpose of this book is to offer fiddlers direct access to the gems of Scottish music. Composers represented in this volume span a three hundred year period including works by Patrick MacDonald, Adam Craig, Captain Charles Duff, Simon Fraser, Robert and Joseph Lowe, Robert MacIntosh, William Marshall, and J. Scott Skinner and Rideout's original compositions. The tunes are listed in order by key signature to enable the fiddler to put sets together for performance, competition or session playing, plus marches and strathspeys, piobaireachd (pibroch) and slow airs unique to Scottish fiddling. The Scottish Fiddle Encyclopedia is an essential tune book for musicians interested in developing a deep appreciation for traditional Scottish fiddle music.
BK514
$24.95 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Scottish
Fire
by Bonnie Rideout
Traditional and original tunes for fiddle from 1762 to the Present. Bonnie Rideout has been playing traditional Scottish fiddle music since the 1980s. This collection presents favorite tunes which Bonnie had stashed away over the years while awaiting the perfect opportunity to record them.
The music written here ranges from J. Scott Skinner's Dr. Gordon Stable (a wonderful fiery reel she once played to garner her first national fiddling title as a young teenager), to Fear A Bhata (a heartbreaking air she has known as long as she can remember).
These Scottish fiddle selections have been carefully transcribed from Bonnie's recording Scottish Fire (Maggie's Music).
55 pages and 33 tunes
Mel Bay Publications
BK222
$15.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
A
Scottish Christmas for Fiddle
by Bonnie Rideout 
A mighty collection of 44 pieces from the album based on the best selling classic recording A Scottish Christmas.
Mel Bay Publications
BK 215B
$15.00 (PayPal
prices include shipping)
Celtic
Circles
by Bonnie Rideout 
22 tunes from the best-selling album from Maggie's Music, Celtic Circles.
BK209
$12.00 (PayPal
prices include shipping)
Early
American Roots - Violin Edition
by Hesperus Early Music/Traditional Ensemble
From early Colonial America--the arrival of the first colonists to the American Revolution and the birth of our republic--this is a perfect collection of music for all ages based on the CD Early Americana Roots. The music is high energy tunes, lively country dance tunes, elegant French cotillions and early American shape-note hymns. It's in standard notation and also suitable for any "C" instrument such as: hammered dulcimer, violin, guitar, mandolin, recorder. Chords, harmonies, duets and trios included.
80 pages and 33 tunes
Mel Bay Publications
BK216
$17.00 (PayPal
prices include shipping)
Old Time Fiddle Repertoire: Vol.
I
by Ken Kolodner
A
double CD, (over 2 hours long!) containing 35 old-time (Appalachian) traditional
tunes played three ways: 1) slow tempo; 2) modest tempo with chords, drones
and ornamentation; 3) full version and up tempo and with PDFs of the tune transcriptions
written out in standard notation with bowings and style points ().
Suitable for all levels and any instrument.
Concepts covered are: “circle bowing,” Nashville shuffle, ghost bows, anticipations, using drones, double stops, alternate tunings (AEAE, GDGD, ADAD), swing, mid-bow pulses, slides, dissonances, anticipations, 4th finger unisons and more.
Tunes: Barlow Knife; Big Scioty; Booth Shot Lincoln; Charles Guiteau; Charleston Gals; Chinquapin Hunting; Devil in the Strawstack; Elk River Blues; Flop Eared Mule; Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss; Grey Cat on an Old Tennessee Farm; Hangman's; Hell Among the Stallions; Home with the Girls in the Morning; Journey to the Heartland; Julianne Johnson; Little Star; Liza Jane; Mike in the Wilderness; Needle Case; Puncheon Floor; Quince Dillon's High D; Ragtime Annie; Richmond; Road Dog; Roscoe; Sally in the Garden; Sandy Boys; Shady Grove; Shove that Pigs Foot A Little Bit Further in the Fire; Single Footin' Horse; Spotted Pony; Washington’s March; West Fork Gals; Whiskey before Breakfast.
KEN-HDA3
$27.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Holiday Music Books
A Scottish Christmas for Hammered Dulcimer
by Maggie Sansone
Seventy pages packed with information, Scottish Highland bagpipe ornamentation techniques, transcriptions and new arrangements of all the tunes from our best-selling holiday recording A Scottish Christmas.
Mel Bay Publications
BK 215M
$12.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Ancient Noels
by Maggie Sansone
Special Sale: $10.00 for Music Book and CD!
26 medieval and renaissance Christmas tunes as heard on the CD Ancient Noels. The recording features Maggie Sansone & Ensemble Galilei. Read about the CD on the album page for Maggie Sansone.
Mel Bay Publications
BK/CD 108
$12.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Sounds of the Season
by Maggie Sansone 
15 Celtic and traditional Christmas tunes from the best-selling holiday recording. Sheet Music and chords in arrangements for the hammered dulcimer as heard on the recording.
Mel Bay Publications
BK103
$10.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Sounds of the Season II - by Maggie Sansone
21 new settings of holiday favorites, transcribed from the CD from the hammered dulcimer performences as heard on the recording.
Maggie's Music Publications
BK105
$10.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Carol of the Bells
Jody Marshall
Jody Marshall's transcriptions from her popular Carol of the Bells recording fill more than 70 pages with music ranging from holiday hits to lesser-known gems. Two or more versions are given for each tune. Simple melodies with chord symbols are accessible to newer players, and embellished versions with flams, rolls, damped strings, and other techniques are provided for players with more experience. Jody also includes beautiful solo arrangements, tune variations, duets, and trios for many of the pieces, along with some of her delightful holiday originals. Featured repertoire spans centuries and genres, from lovely French carols to lively English wassail songs to classical and Renaissance pieces. A treasure trove of musical ideas and holiday charm.
BKJM $23.00 (PayPal price includes shipping)
BKJMwithCD: Special offer! Book plus CD: $35.00 (PayPal price includes shipping)
Guitar Books
By Grammy winning guitarist Al Petteway 
Just released! Here's all sheet music transcribed from Al's recordings.
The Waters and the Wild – BK205
$18.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Whispering Stones – BK206
$18.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Midsummer Moon– BK210
$20.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
***Out of Print! ( contact office for more information)Caledon Wood– BK217 xxxx
$18.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
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A Scottish Christmas – BK215A
$18.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
(call office: 410-867-0642- or email mail@maggiesmusic.com)
Recorder
Early
American Roots - Recorder Edition
by Hesperus Early Music/Traditional Ensemble
It's the music book for the recording by Hesperus' Early American Roots that is for Recorder players. All the tunes on the CD for recorders (Soprano and Alto), including every improvised ornament, slur and counter melody. Single melody lines, duets, trios and with chords, too! Use this book as a technical study guide as well as a source of performing and arranging ideas. (See also: Early American Roots, violin edition)
The music for both books (Violin and Recorder edition) is a cross section of popular instrumental music from the English Colonies and early Federal America; divisions, shape note hymns, country dances and cotillions. Here the music is arranged for the recorder. When America was still a colony, music in the New World was a welcome link to the settlers' original home; England, Holland, France, Germany, Ireland and Scotland.
During the 18th century, as the colonies became independent from England, their music reflected this new freedom in its unusual textures and dissonances. Recorders and flageolets (the wooden predecessor to the tin pennywhistle) were easily carried about and made excellent solo instruments for both the new and old styles of music. They arrived in the New World in pockets, packs and bundles.
BK 216-R
$15.00 ( PayPal
prices include shipping)
Celtic Harp
Turlough O'Carolan: Arrangements
by Sue Richards
Just published, arrangements of 36 tunes by 18th century blind harper Turlough O'Carolan of Ireland. Sue Richards has selected her favorites and arranged them for harp or piano. The list includes Fanny Poer, Bridget Cruise, and Si Bheag Si Mhor, as well as lesser-known beauties such as Kean O'Hara and Squire Woods Lamentation and several of the O'Connor family. They are in many keys, up to three flats and three sharps, and range from pretty easy to deceptively difficult. Also included in the $30 price is a CD of the tunes played at speed. Many of the tunes have been recorded by Sue and friends on the Maggies Music label.
BK-SR (includes CD)
$32.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Music
for the Heather Folk
by Sue Richards
A wonderful collection of 28 Celtic harp solos based on music from Ireland, Scotland and Wales as heard on the Maggie's Music recordings Celtic Lace (MM203), Morning Aire (MM204), Grey Eyed Morn (MM201) and Music in the Great Hall (MM107).
Mel Bay Publications
BK503
$15.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Hammered Dulcimer ( also see
NEW! Wind Drift- The Music Book ( E-Book download from www.melbay.com
A Celtic Fair by Maggie Sansone (Includes the CD!) 
A Mel Bay publication, this edition includes Maggie Sansone's Celtic Fair CD. An exciting collection of music transcribed from the music heard on Maggie Sansone's recording A Celtic Fair. The selections are jigs, reels and airs from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, France, and early music from Playford and Renaissance dance manuscripts. The music is presented first as the basic melody with chords and many of the tunes include embellishments, ornamentation, flams, rolls, descending bass lines and interesting chord substitutions to add spice to the arrangements. This tune book has something for everyone from the basic tune for hammered dulcimer (and suitable for other melody instruments) to intermediate and advanced arrangements for the hammered dulcimer. Chords are provided.
39 tunes, 62 pages, includes one CD ( the full studio recording) see link: http://www.maggiesmusic.com/products/mm112.html
BK112
$23.00 (includes CD)
Celtic Meditations by Maggie Sansone
Maggie Sansone has compiled, in one special collection, the most contemplative
melodies from her recording Celtic Meditations (MM302). A rich tapestry
of Celtic moods for gentle, quiet contemplation, the music is written in standard
notation in treble clef with chords and is also suitable for other melody “C” instruments
such as recorder, flute, mandolin or guitar. Includes liner notes, technique
suggestions, and tuning system diagrams. While based in the Celtic tradition,
Maggie's tune selections for this recording and book lend themselves to a more
slow relaxed performance and the music, although Celtic in origin, does express
a universal quality, transcending borders and will appeal to the highest qualities
in all of us with lightness and joy! 52 pages. Mel Bay Publications
BK302
$17.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Maggie's Big Book of Celtic Tunes
by Maggie Sansone
This music book is a collection of 124 tunes arranged for the Hammered Dulcimer and other "C" melody instruments (recorder, pennywhistle, fiddle, mandolin, guitar). Chords are included. Transcribed from six of Maggie Sansone's most popular recordings. Maggie is considered America's premier hammered dulcimer player and teacher specializing in Celtic music. Music is from her CDs: Traditions, Mist & Stone, Dance Upon the Shore, A Traveler's Dream, Mystic Dance and Merrily Greet the Time, and now includes some tunes from Music in the Great Hall.
The music is in standard notation. All tunes and arrangements can be played
easily on 12/11 as well as the larger extended range hammered dulcimer models.
The music and arrangements cover a wide range of levels from experienced-beginner
to advanced as many of the tunes are presented as a simple melody line with
chords and others are transcribed with fuller arrangements and optional variations.
This stunning collection of music will thrill both students of the hammered
dulcimer and Celtic music lovers, as well as offer invaluable insight into
Maggie Sansone's playing and arranging style. Mel Bay Publications
BK100
$25.00 (PayPal price includes shipping)
A Traveler's Dream--
by Maggie Sansone
Special Book/CD Sale $10 
Maggie Sansone's transcription of the music from A Traveler's Dream (MM110)
is a wonderful collection of traditional Celtic music, Swedish tune, Celtic inspired and originals. It is arranged
for the hammered dulcimer and can also be played by other melody instruments
that read in treble clef. It includes: Irish reels, jigs, Scottish Highland
and Lowland tunes, Swedish Bear Dance, Northumbrian tunes and the complete
scores for Maggie's acclaimed original compositions: Dervish, The Seeker,
All Hallows Eve and A Traveler's Dream." Mel Bay Publications.
BK/CD 110
$20.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Playing the Hammered Dulcimer in the Irish Tradition
Karen Ashbrook 
Book/CD (intermediate-advanced level)This popular bestselling book is the definitive book for how to make your Irish tunes actually sound Irish. It contains a collection of common session tunes packed with ornamentation and variations to provide examples of how to apply the traicks of the trade.
BK502
$27.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
NEW! 5 instructional hammered dulcimer CDs by Ken Kolodner
***the following is a complete listing of all of Ken Kolodner instructional CDs ( some are in stock now and others will be soon) If you don't see the paypal order information, just email us for information: mail@maggiesmusic.com
- Hammered Dulcimer Arrangements,Fiddle Tunes. Vol. I
- Hammered Dulcimer Arrangements,Fiddle Tunes. Vol. 2
- Hammered Dulcimer Arrangements, Waltzes & slow Tunes, Vol. I;
- Hammered Dulcimer Arrangements, Waltzes & slow Tunes, Vol. 2
- Hammered Dulcimer Seasonal (Christmas) Arrangements
1. Hammered Dulcimer Arrangements, Fiddle tunes, Vol. 1
This Instruction CD is a double CD of separate tracks of instructions for
arranging and playing four fiddle tunes: North Carolina Breakdown, Oklahoma
Rooster, Round the Horn and Eddie's Reel. The ideas and techniques are applicable
to many tunes. Written music with chords for each basic tune is included. Tracks
include descriptions of: The basic tune; Description of hammering and phrasing;
Flams; Chords; Basslines; Chord substitutions; Drones; Fills ; Melodic Runs;
Syncopations; Anticipated beats; Ghost notes; Variations; Improvising; Many
other rhythmic and melodic ideas; Back-up ideas (vamps,harmony, chromatic runs).
Fully embellished version. Level: intermediate & advanced (good for advanced beginner, too)
KEN-HDA-Reels1
$27.00 (PayPal price includes shipping)
2. Hammered Dulcimer Arrangements, Fiddle Tunes. Vol. 2 (2- CD set)
A double CD with separate tracks of instructions for arranging and playing these four fiddle tunes: Shenandoah Falls, The Cuckoos Nest, Reel St. Joseph’s and YZ Hamilton’s Breakdown with complete instructions.
KEN-HDA-Reels2
3. Hammered Dulcimer Arrangements: Waltzes & Slow Tunes, Vol. 2.
Slow tunes are: My Cape Breton Home; The Clock Waltz (Quebec); Waltz of My Dreams ( Quebec); March of the King of Laois ( Ireland). This double CD includes separate tracks of instructions for
arranging and playing waltzes and airs. Easy to follow instructions. Level: all levels! (Advanced beginner to advanced players).
KEN-HDA-Waltz2
$27.00 (PayPal price includes shipping)
4. Hammered Dulcimer Arrangements: Waltzes & Slow Tunes, Vol. 1.
Volume 1: Waltzes & Slow Tunes: 4 slow tunes: Evening of Roses;Coleman's March; Caspian Lake; Down Home Waltz. ( intermediate to advanced.A double CD of separate tracks of instructions for arranging and playing waltzes and airs. Easy to follow instructions. Level: (Advanced beginner to advanced players).NOTE: Ken's CDs includes discussions and examples that includes:the basic tune; description of hammering and phrasing;chord progressions, substitutions, some music theory and use of secondary dominants and the circle of fifths,shifting octaves,basslines. syncopations.flams, two and three note chords,use of fills, dynamics and phrasing and fully embellished version.
KEN-HDA-Waltz1
5. Hammered Dulcimer Arrangements:Seasonal ( Christmas) tunes (2-CD set)
This recording is a double CD of over 60 separate tracks of instructions for arranging and playing five Christmas pieces: In the Bleak Midwinter, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Angels We Have Heard on High, The Wexford Carol, Hush My Babe (I Shall Arise; Restoration.) This recording presents a wide variety of ideas. Most of the tunes should work well for advanced beginners. I generally present at least one simple version of the tune. But certainly the arranging ideas go well beyond that level such that intermediate and even advanced players should find many ideas to explore for some time. There are a ton of ideas presented here. This CD is well-suited to an advanced beginning as long as they recognize that many of the ideas will take much time to master. Includes the written music (stored as Word files on the CD) for the basic tune ,and 2 additional arrangements for most tunes:The basic tune; hammering; Chord progression; relative minor and 7th chords (major, minor, dominant & diminished 7th );secondary dominants;Shifting octaves;Hand separation;Basslines;Chromatics; fills, drone notes and melodic runs; fully embellished versions.
KEN-HDA-Seasonal
Learning to Play the Hammered Dulcimer-
Karen Ashbrook
Two hours of detailed dulcimer instruction. DVD with booklet in English, Nederlands & Francais. Tuning, holding the hammers, exercises, chords & arranging using Flemish, French, Irish & American dance repertoire.
DVD518
$43.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
With
This Ring - A Hammered Dulcimer Collection for Weddings
& Special Occasions-
arranged by
A collection of tunes for weddings and special occasions. Common wedding
processionals such as Pachelbel's Canon and Wagner's Bridal
March are included
as well as common recessionals such as Clarke's Trumpet
Voluntary and Mendelssohn's Wedding
March. Other favorite melodies such as Vivaldi's Spring from
the Four
Seasons and Beethoven's Fur Elise are included in this tasteful
collection that supplies a repertoire suitable for preludes or any elegant
occasion. With
This Ring is accessible to all levels of players, offering both a beginning "melody-only" version
and an intermediate arrangement for each song. In addition, each tune has guitar
chords notated above the music staff. Standard notation only. Mel Bay Publications
BK515
$17.00 plus shipping (and Maryland State Sales Tax, if
applicable)
The
Scottish Songbook for Hammered Dulcimer
by 
Aa collection of standard tunes from Scotland. It is accessible to all levels
of players, including both a beginning "melody-only" version and
an intermediate arranged version for each song. In addition, each tune has
guitar chords notated and lyrics where applicable. Standard notation only.
Includes: Annie Laurie, Auld Lang Syne, Blue Bells of Scotland,
Bonnie Dundee , Comin' Thro' the Rye, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton, and The
Great Silkie. Mel Bay Publications.
60 pages.
BK516
$15.00 (plus Maryland State Sales Tax,
if applicable)
Shall We Gather - Hymns Arranged for Hammered Dulcimer
by 
This
collection of music conveys Madeline's love of hymns. Many of these arrangements
provide a harmony part that may be performed on another instrument such as
the flute, guitar, bowed psaltery, or mountain dulcimer. The majority of these
tunes can be played on a 12/11-course hammered dulcimer (with G below middle
C being the lowest note on the instrument). Selections include: A
Mighty Fortress Is Our God; All Beautiful the March of Days; Amazing Grace;
Be Thou My Vision; Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing; Evening Hymns; For
the Beauty of the Earth; He Leadeth Me; Here I Am, Lord; How Great Thou Art and
many more. Written in standard notation only with complete lyrics and suggested
chord changes. Mel Bay Publications.
BK517
$17.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Teach Yourself Hammered Dulcimer, Maddie MacNeil
Every aspect of the hammered dulcimer and its playing techniques is covered
in this comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand text. A masterful teacher, Madeline
MacNeil exceeds the expectations of a beginner's book, providing a firm foundation
for the development of a total musician while maintaining an engaging, informal
tone throughout. With detailed discussions on dulcimer layout, hammers, tuning,
and stands plus extensive performance notes on every tune, this book is a valuable
asset to the beginning through intermediate player. From Oh Susanna to Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Madeline shows the
novice dulcimer player how to "map your way through" a new piece
of music, finding clear, musical directions through what at first must seem
like a maze of strings. All tunes are in standard notation. The book's 87 pages are illustrated with photos as well as quaint woodcuts,
engravings, and pen and ink drawings.Mel Bay Publications.
BK511
$13.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Tune Books
Ireland's Best Session Tunes Vol. I (2 CDs)
Mel Bay Publications, Inc., in conjunction with Waltons Publishing presents one hundred ten of the most popular and enduring session tunes in Ireland and around the world. Join in wherever you go with this session-friendly collection of jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas, slides, airs and more. Suitable for all melody instruments (fiddle/violin, recorder, tin whistle, or flute) with guitar chords. All of the tunes are recorded on the CD's at a moderate tempo for easy learning, and the tunes are individually tracked for instant access. Mel Bay Publications. 48 pages Saddlestitch 8.25 x 11.75
BKSessions1
$39.00 (includes a double cd) plus shipping
Ireland's Best Session Tunes Vol. II (2 CDs)
110 more popular and enduring session tunes, a must for every
traditional musician's repertoire. Suitable for all melody instruments with guitar
chords. All the tunes are recorded on the CDs at a moderate tempo for easy learning,
and the tunes are individually tracked for instant access. Mel Bay Publications.
48pages Saddlestitch 8.25 x 11.75
BKSessions2
$39.00 (includes a double cd)
plus shipping
Bodhran, The Irish Bodhran
Bodhran - Beyond the Basics
by Bill Wood (Instruction Book, CD)
This is a perfect follow up to any basic Bodhran instruction, to take you to the next level, and designed for those who want to improve their technique and expand their rhythmic repertoire. It contains exercises and solos in 4/4, 6/8, 3/4, and 9/8 time. The 568 one-measure exercises are designed to improve a player’s technical skill and demonstrate how to use the basic building blocks of rests, accents, rolls, and syncopation to create interesting and varied rhythmic patterns. The 64 short solos show how to combine the one-measure rhythmic patterns into longer compositions. In addition to the exercises and solos, there are sections on time signatures, counting, syncopation, playing on the backbeat, vocalizing rhythmic patterns, developing speed, controlling pitch and timbre, and playing with both hands.
- Shows 568 one-measure exercises that are designed to improve a player's technical skill
- Exercises and solos in 4/4, 6/8, 3/4, and 9/8 time
- 64 short solos show how to combine the one-measure rhythmic patterns into longer compositions
- Sections on syncopation, playing on the backbeat, vocalizing rhythmic patterns, developing speed, controlling pitch and timbre, and playing with both hands
- Audio CD included
Bodhran- Beyond the Basics ( instructions book and CD)
BK519 $22 ( Includes PayPal Shipping)
100
Essential Irish Session Tunes
This book will help you join in Irish pub sessions! It presents 100 of the most widely known and often played Irish reels and jigs. With these under your belt, you can sit in virtually any Irish session and make a significant contribution. Learn these 'session friendly' settings as written and you can be confident of having accurate versions. The music here is suitable for all melody instruments and includes chord symbols. Mel Bay Publications.
BK512
$18.00 plus shipping
O'Neill's
Music of Ireland - a must have historic tune collection!
Captain Francis O'Neill's collection of 1,850 melodies, now considered the bible
of tune books. Includes aires, jigs, reels, hornpipes, long dances, marches,
the music of O'Carolan (1670-1738) and more! It is 347 pages long and
In easy to read music notation for any treble clef musical instrument. Published
by Mel Bay, it is a big, yellow book (8x11) and the largest collection of Irish
music ever printed and contains over 90% of traditional music being played
today. This collection was published in 1903 and is of endless value to students,
teachers and music lovers. Mel Bay Publications.
BK505
$43.00 (PayPal prices include shipping)
Pennywhistle
Fun with the Tin Whistle
This beginning method/songbook is designed for the D tin whistle. It’s 40 pages includes music theory, fingering diagrams, note studies, and plenty of songs for practice.
BK506
$9.00 includes shipping
Irish Tin Whistle Music Pocketbook
by Patrick Conway
This simple booklet offers an introduction to the tinwhistle or pennywhistle in the Irish style. The tunes in the book are arranged in the key of D (for a D whistle), as this is the most common key for traditional Irish music. The book includes instruction on how to play the tinwhistle, a fingering chart, an explanation of musical notation, a section on ornamentation, and 21 fully diagrammed tunes with chord symbols.32 pages. 5 x 3.5. Publisher:Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Tunes in the this book are: 1. Cockles and Mussels; 2. The Wild Rover; 3. The Merry Ploughboy; 4. The Londonderry Air; 5. The Boys of Bluehill; 6. The Foggy Dew; 7. Dumphy's Hornpipe; 8. The Old Woman form Wexford; 9. The Harvest Home; 10. The Sally Gardens; 11. The Liverpool Hornpipe; 12. The Rocky Road to Dublin; 13. The Butcher Boy; 14. Saint Patrick's Day;15. Love is Teasin';16. The Rakes of Mallow;17. The Irish Washerwoman;18. Haste to the Wedding; 19. Drowsy Maggie; 20. Miss McLeod's Reel; 21. The Galway Races.
BK507
$5.00 includes shipping
Celtic Tinwhistle - Key of D (Instrument)
It is impossible to hear a slow air played with depth of feeling on a Tinwhistle by a true Celt, without being drawn into, and sharing the emotions expressed by the player. Each of the Celtic nations has its own instrumental tradition and each claims their right to specific instruments. The Scots will assert that the bagpipes are their property; the Welsh the harp. The Irish claim the Uillean pipes as their own. One instrument played by all, and adopted by all is the Tinwhistle.
When Robert Clarke invented the Tinwhistle in 1843, little did he know that it would become the perfect wind instrument to be played universally in all the Celtic lands.It can be heard in concert halls, broadcasts, churches and above all, especially in Ireland, in the pubs. It is easy to learn to play, inexpensive and can be conveniently carried so as to be available for performances on all occasions.
Supplied in the key of 'D', this traditionally looking CELTIC Tinwhistle is finished in green with Celtic knot logo, comes attractively packaged in a box with tune sheet and fingering chart.
MIS-TW
$12.00 includes shipping
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