The title The Merry Fiddler says it all: The collection continues the merry music-making tradition of Irish fiddlers as is maintained in pubs and at parties. Catchy rhythmic dances are juxtaposed with dreamy tunes. Coming with a play-along CD and piano accompaniment, the pieces are suitable for music lessons or just for music-making at home - alone or together with other musicians. Thanks to the i…

Par MCMEEN EL. Authors El McMeen and Sandy Shalk love the sound of a guitar when played like a harp! Rather than a bouncy, alternating-bass picking pattern, the notes flow and ring out in an atmospheric and evocative way. This book explores the application of that approach to tunes in several different genres, to show the range of possibilities: hymn music, Irish, Scottish, and English traditional…

Par ARCH GWYN / PARRY BEN. Le livre de Carol Faber est un volume passionnant de chants de Noël et de chansons avec une touche originale, contemporain, conçu pour respirer l'air frais dans les concerts de Noël. Il contient quarante pièces, habilement édité et arrangé par Gwyn Arch et Ben Parry, capturant une variété d'ambiances et styles à travers le temps - des arrangements contemporains de chants…

The Ceilidh Collection (New Edition) Complete Edition Traditional Fiddle Tunes from England, Ireland and Scotland Ed­i­tor: Huws Jones, Edward Edward Huws Jones' popular series of traditional fiddle repertoire, now available with expertly-recorded audio CD. Containing colourful instrumental backing tracks and full demonstrations, the new audio resource will aid and inspire your private p…

Faciles pièces pour guitare acoustique contient des arrangements acoustiques simples de quinze chansons classiques pour guitare solo. La musique est écrite dans l'onglet standard, notation et à la guitare, rendant le matériau idéal pour les guitaristes classiques ou des cordes d'acier montrer leur technique par le biais de grandes chansons qui ont résisté à l'épreuve du temps. Le CD contient des d…

Par RIDEOUT BONNIE. Inspired by the Celtic circles of ancient Scotland, Bonnie paints a musical picture through time, joining the heavens and earth to the cycles of everyday life. Performed on Scottish fiddle with gold medal piper Eric Rigler on the Great Highland bagpipe, Scottish smallpipes and uilleann pipes. Also accompanied by guitar, Celtic harp, viola da gamba, hammered dulcimer, bass and b…

Par GUEST BILL. In this generous collection, Nova Scotian fiddler Bill Guest presents standard notation of easy to intermediate-level traditional tunes, some of his own more complex original compositions plus works by twenty-one of his Canadian fiddling contemporaries. The collection offers approximately 120 dance tunes including: waltzes, hornpipes, jigs, polkas, two-steps, airs, breakdowns, reel…

'Mills on the Merrimack' presents a musical portrait of Lowell, MA and its mill town traditions. Opening with a view of the river on a misty morning, the music flows with the river into the city of Lowell where industry and the Irish heritage of its settlers is represented. These two main musical themes are then brought together in a way that depicts the bond between the city and its founding citi…

Airs, Waltzes and Mazurkas. Par WEISER GLENN. This is the first volume of a four-part collection of over 200 Irish and Scottish dance tunes and airs arranged for standard Richter and Paddy Richter tuned 10-hole diatonic harmonicas. Volume One contains 37 famous Celtic airs, laments, mazurkas, and waltzes including Danny Boy, The Last Rose of Summer, The Minstrel Boy, MacphersonÆs Farewell, Annie L…