Irish Song Books

This series of books includes just about every oul' song and ballad that has stood the test of time and has been heard a million times wherever Irish people gather. These old songs and ballads deal with a dizzying variety of subjects and each song conveys totally different literary and musical idioms.

This series of books includes just about every oul' song and ballad that has stood the test of time and has been heard a million times wherever Irish people gather. These old songs and ballads deal with a dizzying variety of subjects and each song conveys totally different literary and musical idioms.

A collection of songs from Ireland's rich musical heritage. Each song is complete with full lyrics, chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams. Includes Forty Shades of Green, McNamara's Band, Galway Bay and The Last Rose of Summer.

In four volumes, each book contains fifty popular Irish songs with music, words and guitar chords plus useful notes on each song.

In four volumes, each book contains fifty popular Irish songs with music, words and guitar chords plus useful notes on each song.

Contains over forty songs in the versions made famous by this world renowned Irish group. Includes fascinating profiles of the members of the group, plus photographs. Complete with lyrics, music and guitar chords.

Twenty songs covering a broad spectrum of The Dubliners repertoire. With photographs and an introduction to the songs by Mary Hardy. Complete with lyrics, music and guitar chords.

50 Irish Ballads With Only 6 Chords. In three volumes, each book contains fifty popular Irish songs with words and pictures. Only 6 guitar chords required to accompany them all.

This beautifully illustrated and easy to use songbook is a unique volume which includes over a hundred folk songs from the British Isles, chosen specifically for the beauty of their words and music.

75 great Irish songs, from folksongs to tin pan alley favorites arranged for piano, vocal and guitar. Includes Danny Boy, The Irish Washerwoman, Jug Of Punch, Molly Malone and more.

A fresh four part collection of Irish songs and ballads with words, music and guitar chords. With photographs from the famous Father Brown Collection.

A fresh four part collection of Irish songs and ballads with words, music and guitar chords. With photographs from the famous Father Brown Collection.

A fresh four part collection of Irish songs and ballads with words, music and guitar chords. With photographs from the famous Father Brown Collection.

A fresh four part collection of Irish songs and ballads with words, music and guitar chords. With photographs from the famous Father Brown Collection.

Original traditional irish tunes, reels, jigs, hornpipes, marches, polkas, airs, waltzes and songs

A unique collection of over 400 songs from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Includes a diverse assortment of traditional music, plus a bonus selection of Irish popular songs.

World traveling fingerstyle guitarist Pat Kirtley presents 17 solo guitar arrangements of traditional Irish tunes including a few original compositions in the same vein by himself, Pierre Bensusan, and Duck Baker. As all of the tunes in this 1997 recording were arranged in altered tunings (DADGAD, EADEAE or DADEAD), each appears in both standard notation and tablature with insightful performance notes. In general, these transcriptions from Pat Kirtley's 1997 album of the same title are extremely accurate: The Red-Haired Boy, however, played as a duet with Steve Rector on the album - appears as a solo arrangement in this book. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced player,the author provides insightful performance notes for each tune.

In this book you'll learn creative, fun techniques and ideas on playing backup. Playing backup means responding in a sensitive manner with singers and other musicians. So let's take a serious look at what to do when you're not soloing. The question is: to play or not to play?

15 favorites arranged for solo guitar in notes and tab, including: Down by the Salley Gardens · The Foggy Dew · The Galway Piper · The Gypsy Rover · Londonderry Air · Molly Malone · Sweet Rosie O'Grady · Water Is Wide · The Wearing of the Green · When Irish Eyes Are Smiling · Whiskey in the Jar · Wild Rover · and more.

This fingerstyle guitar collection features 20 engaging lyrical tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales plus three original pieces by accomplished guitarist, trumpeter and composer William A. Bay, president, and editor-in-chief at Mel Bay Publications. Tasked with writing intermediate-level arrangements in either standard or dropped-D tuning, guitarist/arranger Raymond Gonzalez displays uncommon music rethinking skills while preserving the plaintive and lilting nature of these enduring melodies. Unique to these settings, you will find sparse, open-chord harmonies accentuated by double hammer-ons and pull-offs, and the odd harmonic mixed with normal tones within a melodic line— all reminiscent of gentle waves washing up against a rocky island shore. Conceived to be played on either steel or nylon-string guitar, these pieces are written in both standard notation and tablature. Includes online access to the author’s own audio recordings.

This book is a complete guide to traditional Irish music. It contains fifty tunes, advice on alternate tunings, chord substitution, technique for accompaniment and solo playing and much more. It also has a bibliography,discography, and Sections On Irish music in general. The book is complete with an accompanying demo CD which features Paul de Grae playing thirty-one tunes from the book.