Irish Fiddle Tunes

Description

'Irish Fiddle Tunes' contains 62 traditional tunes including jigs, slides, slip jigs, polkas, reels, hornpipes, set dances and airs. All of the pieces are written for solo violin, with many including guitar chords for accompaniment. Experienced Irish fiddle player Matt Cranitch provides notes on all of the types of pieces, as well as playing tips, technical advice, and tune-set suggestions. German and French translations of all texts are available as pdf downloads from the Schott Music website.

Content :

• Jigs: The Miller of Glanmire
• The Butcher's March
• The Humors of Glendart
• The Girls of Banbridge
• The Munster Jig
• The Humours of Drinagh
• Katie's Fancy
• The Leitrim Fancy
• Michale Burke's Jig
• Pádraig's Lark in the Morning
• Tom O'Connor's Jig
• Slides: The Ceannguilla Slide
• The Gleanntán Frolics
• Paddy O'Keeffe's Favourite
• Nelly Mahony's Slyde
• Art O'Keeffe's Slide
• The Star above the Garter
• Taidhgín an Asail's Jig
• Slip Jigs: The Swaggering Jig
• Dever the Dancer
• Polkas: Johnny O'Leary's Polka (1)
• Johnny O'Leary's Polka (2)
• John Brosnan's Polka
• The Rambling Sailor
• The Gullane Polka
• Mrs. Crowley's Polka
• The Glen Cottage Polka (1)
• The Glen Cottage Polka (2)
• The Annaghberg Polka
• Pete Bradley's Polka
• The Gleanntán Polka
• Reels: The Limerick Lasses
• The Blacksmith's Reel
• The Trip to Durrow
• The Earl's Chair
• Farewell to Connacht
• The Killavil Fancy
• The Banks of the Ilen
• Tom Billy's Reel
• The Miller's Maid
• The Star of Munster
• The Galtee Rangers
• The Gleanntán Reel
• McDonagh's Reel
• Peg McGrath's Reel
• Martin Mulvihil's Reel
• Hornpipes: Pádraig O'Keeffe's Hornpipe
• Mickey O'Callaghan's Fancy
• Flatherty's Hornpipe
• Murphy's Hornpipe
• An Trí is a Rian
• Set Dances: The Three Sea Captains
• The King of the Fairies
• Airs: Iníon an Fhaoit' ó'n nGleann
• Éamonn a'Chnoic
• Slán le Máigh
• John O'Connor - Lord Inchiquin