Irish Guitar

Description

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.

Content:

• Blind Mary - Turlough O'Carolan
• Chase the Weasel - Pat Kirtley
• Fannie Power - Turlough O'Carolan
• Finn MacCool's Reel- Pat Kirtley
• Lord Mayo - Arr. Davey Graham
• Moran's Return - Arr. Pat Kirtley
• Morgan Magan - Turlough O'Carolan
• Planxty Irwin - Turlough O'Carolan
• Rodney's Glory - Arr. Pat Kirtley
• Sergeant Early's Dream - Arr. Pat Kirtley
• Shi Beg Shi Mhor - Arr. Pat Kirtley
• The Blarney Pilgrim - Arr. Pat Kirtley
• The Last Pint - Pierre Bensusan
• The Pretty Milkmaid - Arr. Pat Kirtley
• The Rakes of Waterloo - Duck Baker
• The Red-Haired Boy - Arr. Pat Kirtley
• The South Wind - Arr. Pat Kirtley
• Voyage for Ireland - Pierre Bensusan