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Celtic Harp Music of Carolan and Others for Solo Guitar arranged by Glenn Weiser

$14.75 - Book HL100

This unique publication features 45 harp tunes beautifully arranged for solo guitar. It also includes an introduction to the book's origins, info on the Celtic harp and biographical information on the author and Turlough O'Carolan. Most songs are arranged at an intermediate-level of difficulty and use standard tunings so that classical guitarists can enjoy them as well as steel-string fingerstylists. Centerstream Publications.112 pages.

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Celtic Melodies & Open Tunings taught by John Renbourn 
Video 94859VX - $38.95 $29.50 New DVD for 2005 Lower Price

$29.50 - DVD GW908DVD

John Renbourn is well known for his recordings and performances of Celtic music. In this lesson he discusses and teaches his approach to arranging Celtic melodies using a wide variety of open tunings. All receive the special touches of John's unique playing, and are explained in detail with the help of split-screen techniques. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD.

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Celtic Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar taught by Duck Baker & Stefan Grossman & John Renbourn 

$24.50 - Book/CD Set 99805BCD

In these three audio lessons, Duck Baker, Stefan Grossman, and John Renbourn teach six Celtic fingerstyle guitar solos. The three compact discs offer three full hours of note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction, and all of the arrangements appear in the book in notation and tablature. Lesson One, by Duck Baker, teaches Planxty Irwin in Drop D tuning and Hewlett in standard tuning. Lesson Two, by Stefan Grossman, introduces Open G minor tuning for Logan Water and Captain Magan. Lesson Three, by John Renbourn, continues G minor tuning with arrangements of Mist Covered Mountains and The Orphan. This lesson concludes with five bonus tracks featuring performances by Davey Graham and Dave Evans. 24 pages.

Celtic Melodies for Flatpicking Guitar taught by Jody Stecher  

$29.50 - Video 99409VX

The colorful tones of the guitar are well suited to the music of Ireland and Scotland. Jody Stecher has developed a unique approach to flatpicking Celtic music drawing on the sounds and techniques of the harp, fiddle, and pipes. This video lesson presents a graded course starting with simpler fingering with special attention to picking techniques. Building on a base of a confident and deliberate right hand, more challenging left hand work is gradually introduced. The typical ornaments of Celtic music are shown to be manageable and effective on the guitar - including rolls, which have been thought by some to be too difficult to achieve on guitar. Using memorable tunes in the keys of G, D, and A, Jody teaches in dropped-D tuning as well as standard tuning for a complex reel in the key of E minor. A free booklet is included. Overall Difficulty:  Intermediate. 75 pages.

Complete Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar by Stefan Grossman, Duck Baker & El McMeen 

$29.50 - Book/CD Set 95217BCD

The ancient Celtic repertoire offers the fingerstyle guitarist a tantalizingly wide range of moods and emotions from sad laments to lyrical ballads to vibrant dance rhythms. This collection presents a vast array of fingerpicking guitar solos settings on timeless airs, hornpipes, reels, planxties, set dances, jigs, slip jigs, marches, songs and compositions by the renowned 17th century blind Irish bard, Turlough O'Carolan. The solos are in varied guitar tunings and are presented in notation and tablature. Performance notes and suggested listening guides are also included. ***27 songs from this book are on cassette and CD. 244 pages.

Easy Celtic Solos for Fingerstyle Guitar by Lisle Crowley 
Book/CD Set 99248BCD - $14.75

$14.75 - Book/CD Set 99248BCD

These favorite Irish tunes have been arranged in sections of varying difficulty to provide material for beginning and advanced students. The first section of each arrangement is the easiest to play, with one or two more advanced sections following. Beginning students should be able to play the first section of an arrangement and have a pleasant fingerstyle solo, while advanced players should be able to play all sections. Thus, there is something here to satisfy all guitarists and to challenge them at the same time. Written in notation and tablature. 40 pages.

Beginning-Intermediate	Rhythm Difficulty: 2++	Keys/Chords: Difficulty: 2-
Notes Difficulty: 3++	Technical Difficulty: 2++	Length Difficulty: 2+

Folk Songs for Solo Guitar - Arranged by Glenn Weiser

$19.50 - Book/CD set - HL2502168

This collection of 36 traditional Celtic fiddle tunes arranged for solo guitar comes complete with standard notation, tablature, explanations of how to read and play the pieces, and introductory notes for each tune. The accompanying recording, by noted fingerstylist Jeff Ausfahl, will serve as an insightful guide to your interpretations of these pieces, and also provides for a great listening experience. Songs include: The Ash Grove * Danny Boy * The Irish Washerwoman * The Red Haired Boy * Rose in the Heather * Sailors Hornpipe * Saint Anne's Reel * Scotland the Brave * The Skye Boat Song * The Star of the County Down * and more. 64 pages.

Introduction to Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar taught by Pat Kirtley 

$29.50 - Video 97878VX

This video is for guitarists who want to get familiar with the world of Celtic music on fingerstyle guitar. National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion, Pat Kirtley, presents challenging arrangements in the DADGAD tuning of six traditional tunes from Ireland and Scotland. These arrangements are designed for guitarists who are already at advanced-beginner to intermediate level and want to explore a completely different musical style. The skill level progresses throughout the lesson from the very easy but melodic Skye Boat Song to a challenging dance tune Boys from Blue Hill. Pat also shows you: the structure and form of Celtic tunes; how to understand and play dance rhythms- jigs and reels; how to identify the different types of tune in this genre; How to play Celtic ornaments adapted from fiddle and wind instrument techniques; how to embellish the melody on slow tunes; how DADGAD tuning enhances Celtic arrangements. Includes 90 page booklet. Overall Difficulty:  Intermediate

Irish and Scottish Airs and Ballads for Acoustic Guitar by Bill Brennan 

$22.50 - Book/CD Set 95739BCD

The 20 arrangements in this book can be played using either fingerstyle or hybrid picking (plectrum and fingers). Brief technical and performance notes are provided for each piece. Written in standard notation and tablature with several pieces in alternate guitar tunings. 120 pages.