Two beautiful pieces of Irish influence. Recorded by Gary Ryan on his CD 'Visions and Vistas'.The composer writes:'Out of Clonmel' - Over the past few years I have explored different tunings on the guitar. The instrument sounds fresh with a new tuning and harmonies or patterns that have become stale or are difficult to play with the traditional tuning can suddenly become reinvigorated idiomatic a…

71 Traditional Pieces-Irish Folk Tunes for Flute presents seventy-one superb Irish traditional tunes including jigs reels polkas hornpipes and slow airs and pieces by Carolan and are suitable for flute recorder or tin whislte. Experienced folk musician Patrick Steinbach provides an excellent introduction explaining style and traditional ornamentation and there are also notes on each of the…

All the tools the beginner novice and intermediate Tin Whistle player needs in order to progress to a high level of competence in Irish music. Includes an 'Orientation to Traditional Irish Music' which puts the music incontext with information on scales and modes dance tune types the historical roots of Whistle playing and advice for learning by ear. The book is full of thorough instruction…

Traditional Irish-Anne-Marie Hildebrandt is drawn to Irish melody and this piece is no exception. Here she sets the traditional Irish tune for unaccompanied treble voices (SSA) with soprano solo. It works great with high school or older voices.

Tom Maguire???s classic method has inspired and introduced countless players to the joys of the tin whistle and the Learn to Play The Irish Tin Whistle Green Pack contains everything you need in one! There is an authentic D-tuning Feadog original Irish whistle that you will be able to play right away with the special arrangements and instructions. The fabulously inclusive book and CD of demonstrat…

Edward Bunting fell into his destiny when, at the age of 19, he was commissioned to write down the tunes performed at a gathering of traditional harp players in Belfast in July 1792. This innocent beginning signaled the start of a100-year process of enormous importance: the preservation of a country's music, which otherwise might be lost forever. In time, Bunting passed the torch to apprentice Geo…

A collection of interviews of the top fiddlers in the Irish tradition Handy with the Stick brings together previously published magazine pieces with new work to present a broad view of Irish fiddling. Interviewees include TommyPeoples Siobhan Peoples Paddy Glackin Matt Cranitch John Carty Brendan McGlinchey Caoimhin O Raghallaigh and Sarah Blair. Historical pieces include Junior Crehan P…

The compositions of Turlough O'Carolan born in 1670 have a special place in the story of Irish music as does the figure of Carolan himself a blind itinerant harper living at a time of significant change in Irish history.Carolan seems to embody the image of the old bards in whom resided the last vestiges of the ancient music and the lost art of extempore poetry. His music is often seen as a lin…

20 Easy to Intermediate Arrangements for Alto Flute and Piano. Originally published in a different format, Potter's Alto Flute Solos is here issued in a separate book for alto flute and piano accompaniment. This collection contains works at the easy and intermediate levels, and includes popular recital pieces such as Bizet's Habanera from Carmen, the traditional Irish tune Danny Boy, and 18 others…