Monday, March 30, 2009

Celtic Tunes on Guitar

Learning the Guitar

Some books for learning the guitar in Irish music
  • Duck Baker, Celtic Airs, Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes, Stephan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, New Jersey, 1992 (video)

  • Paul de Grae, Traditional Irish Guitar, Ossian, Cork, 1996, 2nd ed. (book with audio cassette)

  • Stefan Grossman, Celtic Airs, Hornpipes & Reels Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar, Mel Bay Missouri, 1990 (book)

  • Frank Kilkelly, Accompanying Irish Music on Guitar, Mallinson, West Yorkshire 2000 (book)

  • El McMeen, Irish Guitar Encores, Stephan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, New Jersey, 1993 (video)

  • Sarah McQuaid, The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book, Ossian, Cork, 1995 (book with audio cassette)

  • Gavin Ralston, Irish Traditional Guitar Accompaniment, Waltons, Dublin 1998 (book with audio cassette)

  • John Reid, Traditional Irish Fiddle Tunes for the Fingerpicking Guitarist, Texas Music & Video, Texas, n.d. (video)

  • Wednesday, March 18, 2009

    The Rights of Man - Finger Picking

    The Rights of Man an Irsh hornpipe on guitar

    The Blackbird - Fingerpicking


    Irish tune from Jean Banwarth