Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5String Banjo,New

Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5String Banjo,New

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Brand: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
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An important anthology of Irish and Celtic solos for the 5string banjo featuring a comprehensive, scholarly treatise on the history, techniques, and etiquette of playing the banjo in the Celtic tradition. Includes segments on tuning, pick preferences, and tablature reading followed by 101 jigs, slides, polkas, slip jigs, reels, hornpipes, strathspeys, O'Carolan tunes, plus a special section of North American Celtic tunes. A generous collection of photos of Irish folk musicians, street scenes, and archaeological sites further enhances this fabulous book. All of the solos included here are written in 5string banjo tablature only with a few tunes set in unusual banjo tunings. The appendices provide a sizable glossary and a wealth of information regarding soloists and groups playing Celtic music, Irish festivals, music publications, online computer resources, cultural organizations, and more. If you are serious about playing Celtic music on the 5string banjo, or if you don't play the banjo but simply want to expand your knowledge of the Celtic music traditionyou owe yourself this book. The firstever online audio collection of Irish and Celtic music for 5string banjo provides 68 lovely melodies and demonstrates revolutionary techniques for playing highly ornamented tunes and rolling backup. Recorded in stereo with virtuosos Gabriel Donohue (steel and nylonstring guitar and piano) and Robbie Walsh (bodhran frame drum played with a stick), the fivestring banjo is 'out front' and plays through each melody in reallife tempo with authentic Celtic chordal and rhythmic backing. The recording features the music of all Six Celtic Nations and includes jigs, reels, hornpipes, slides, polkas, marches, country dances, larides, andros, slipjigs, strathspeys, airs and O'Carolan tunes. 35 songs in the book are not on the audio. Includes access to online audio.

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