The Big Book Of Irish Songs For Tin Whistle

Thomas Balinger Irish Songs for tin whistle In this book you'll find some of the most beautiful Irish melodies for tin whistle in D. These songs stem from a long and rich musical tradition meaning there are quite a few variants of both lyrics and melodies. All songs have been arranged for the beginning to intermediate player. To facilitate playing I added tin whistle tablature to the standard notation. This handy form of graphical notation shows you exactly how to play every note-reading music not required. Chord symbols are added to all songs so you can play them together with others. You'll find the chord diagrams for guitar where you need them-right next to each song. In the appendix, there's a fingering chart for tin whistle as well as the basic guitar chords and a selection of picking and strumming patterns. Songs 1. A bunch of thyme 2. All for me grog 3. Banna Strand 4. Boolavogue 5. Botany Bay 6. Brennan on the moor 7. Carrickfergus 8. Courtin' in the kitchen 9. Danny Boy 10. Down by the Glenside 11. Fiddler's Green 12. Finnegans Wake 13. I'll tell me Ma 14. I never will marry 15. I once loved a lass 16. James Connolly 17. Molly Malone 18. Never wed an old man 19. New York girls 20. Poor Paddy works on the railroad 21. Reillys daughter 22. She moved through the fair 23. Skibbereen 24. Spancil Hill 25. The auld orange flute 26. The bard of Armagh 27. The black velvet band 28. The cliffs of Dooneen 29. The flower of sweet Strabane 30. The foggy dew 31. The hills of Connemara 32. The hills of Kerry 33. The humour is on me now 34. The jolly beggarman 35. The last rose of summer 36. The Lowlands low 37. The mermaid 38. The merry ploughboy 39. The Minstrel Boy 40. The moonshiner 41. The mountains of Mourne 42. The nightingale 43. The rising of the moon 44. The rose of Mooncoin 45. The Sally Gardens 46. The snowy-breasted pearl 47. The Spanish lady 48. The star of the county down 49. The wild rover 50. Three drunken maidens 51. Three score and ten 52. Waxies Dargle 53. Whiskey in the jar

This book is a comprehensive, detailed approach to playing Irish music on the tinwhistle. It has been written especially for new enthusiasts who live impossibly far from Irish musicians and are fretfully asking themselves, “Where Can I Ever Learn To Play?” It contains information on technique and style that more advanced players will also find useful. And, there are 72 dance tunes and airs suitably arranged for the tinwhistle, including some recently-composed pieces and several unusual settings of old standards that even the most jaded musical palates aflame with the insatiable desire for New Tunes will find exhilarating and momentarily satisfying.

Thomas Balinger TheBig Book of Irish Songs for Tin Whistle The essential collection of classic Irish songs for tin whistle in D. 101 songs arranged for the beginning to intermediate player and featuring tin whistle tab. Plus guitar chords, tin whistle fingering chart, a short introduction to ornaments and a selection of basic strumming and picking patterns for guitar accompaniment.Songs 1. A bucket of Mountain Dew 2. A bunch of thyme 3. A little bit of of heaven 4. All for me grog 5. A nation once again6. An Irish lullaby 7. Arthur McBride 8. Avondale 9. Banna Strand10. Believe me if all these endearing young charms11. Black is the colour 12. Bonny Boy 13. Boolavogue 14. Boston Burglar 15. Botany Bay 16. Brennan on the moor 17. Butcher boy 18. Carrickfergus 19. Castle of Dromore 20. Come to the bower 21. Courtin' in the kitchen 22. Danny Boy 23. Dicey Riley 24. Down by the Glenside 25. Easy and slow 26. Finnegans Wake 27. Follow me up to Carlow 28. Green grow the rashes, O 29. Harrigan 30. Henry, my son 31. I know my love 32. I'll take you home again, Kathleen 33. I'll tell me Ma34. I'm a rover 35. I met her in the garden 36. I never will marry 37. I once loved a lass 38. Irish washerwoman 39. Isn't it grand, boys? 40. James Connolly 41. Johnny I hardly knew ye 42. MacNamara's Band 43. Mary's a grand old name 44. Molly Malone 45. Mother Machree 46. My Lagan love 47. My wild Irish rose 48. Nellie Kelly 49. Never wed an old man 50. New York girls 51. Old maid in a garret 52. Poor Paddy works on the railway 53. Reilly's daughter 54. Rosin the beau 55. She moved through the fair 56. Skibbereen 57. Spancil Hill 58. Swallowtail Jig 59. Sweet Rosie O'Grady 60. The auld orange flute 61. The band played on 62. The bard of Armagh 63. The black velvet band 64. The cliffs of Dooneen 65. The croppy boy 66. The flower of sweet Strabane 67. The foggy dew 68. The Galway races 69. The hills of Connemara 70. The hills of Kerry 71. The humour is on me now 72. The Irish rover 73. The jolly beggarman 74. The Kerry Dance 75. The Kerry recruit 76. The lark in the clear air 77. The lark in the morning 78. The last rose of summer 79. The Lowlands Low 80. The mermaid 81. The merry ploughboy 82. The Minstrel Boy 83. The moonshiner 84. The mountains of Mourne 85. The Mulligan guard 86. The nightingale 87. The Queen of Connemara 88. The rising of the moon 89. The rose of Mooncoin 90. The rose of Tralee 91. The Sally Gardens 92. The snowy-breasted pearl 93. The Spanish lady 94. The star of the County Down 95. The wearing of the Green 96. The wild rover 97. Three drunken maidens 98. Three score and ten 99. Waxies' Dargle 100. Whiskey in the jar 101. Who threw the overalls in Mrs. Murphy's chowder?

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 in context, 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, exercises, and musical examples: from holding, fingering, breathing, and blowing, on up to advanced ornamentation, phrasing, and variations. Features a simple and penetrating new approach to understanding and notating ornamentation that goes beyond any previous method. Also includes history and theory of traditional Irish tin whistle music. for those who don't read music, almost all the exercises and examples appear on the companion CD.

BOOK ONLY (Audio CD available to buy on author's website). Learn to play Irish traditional music on the whistle with this tutor book from Tradschool 104 tunes (28 children's & folk songs + 76 traditional Irish tunes) This book gives a complete introduction to playing Irish music in the traditional style on the tin whistle; it covers all from the very first notes on the instrument to the most advanced ornamentation. The course is broadly divided into two parts, with the shorter first part covering the basics of the whistle while the longer second part (pages 49-296) covers the playing of Irish traditional music on the instrument. It is intended for anybody who wants to play traditional music in the Irish style, from complete beginners to confirmed or advanced players who wish to work on their style or ornamentation. Tablature as well as sheet music is used throughout the book, so it is accessible to the complete beginner; while more advanced players will appreciate the attention to detail in style and ornamentation in the later parts of the book. Contents Introduction Part One Unit 1: Beginning the Whistle Unit 2: Right Hand Notes Unit 3: The Second Octave Unit 4 - Scales Unit 5 - Rhythm, Articulation & Breathing Unit 6 - Putting it together 1 Part Two Unit 7 - Irish Traditional Music Unit 8 - Listening to Irish Music Unit 9 - The Jig Unit 10 - The Hornpipe Unit 11 - The Reel Unit 12 - Ornamentation Ornamentation 1 - The Cut Ornamentation 2 - The Tap Ornamentation 3 - The Slide Ornamentation 4 - The Roll Ornamentation 5 - The Short Roll Ornamentation 6 - The Triplet Ornamentation 7 - The Bounce Ornamentation 8 - The Cran Ornamentation 9 - Combining Ornaments Ornamentation 10 - Staccato Triplets Ornamentation 11 - Summary Unit 13 - Other tunes Unit 14 - Playing in different keys Unit 15 - Playing Irish Music Unit 16 - Putting It Together 2 Unit 17 - Tunes Appendix 1 - Troubleshooting Appendix 2 - Reading Music Appendix 3 - Bibliography Appendix 4 - Tracklist

A step-by-step method which assumes no previous knowledge of the penny whistle or of music.

(Music Sales America). This step-by-step instruction book explains everything required to master the basics of tin whistle playing. This easy, straightforward approach to playing the penny whistle has countless diagrams and symbols and comes complete with a wide selection of simple tunes and traditional songs from around the globe. Contents: A Bunch of Thyme * A Donegal Mazurka * An Buachaill Caol Dubh * Andersons * Blind Mary * Come Back Paddy Reilly * Going to the Well for Water * Im Bim Babaro * Kathleen Hehir * Munster Buttermilk * Pilib an Cheoil * Saratoga Hornpipe * Still I Love Him * Sweeney's Dream * The Bag of Spuds * The Bantry Girls' Lament * The Blacksmith's Reel * The Boy in the Boat * The Boy in the Gap * The Cliffs of Dooneen * The Derry Air * The Old Shandy Bohereen * The Poor Irish Boy * The Star of the County Down * The Three Sea Captains * The Versevienna * The Wet December.

Ahoy, matey! Grab your favorite whistle and come aboard for this collection of 26 seafaring classics! Featuring a variety of shanties, drinking songs, and other nautical numbers in the keys of D and G, Sailing Songs and Shanties for the Irish Tin Whistle includes sheet music, fingerings, and lyrics for each song.Also available with the purchase of this book is a file containing each song in the ABC music notation format. Using this file with an ABC editor program on your PC, you'll be able to listen to the songs in MIDI format, exactly as they have been transcribed in this book.While this is NOT an instructional book on learning to play the Irish tin whistle, even a novice will quickly master some of the easier songs, while more challenging songs await the experienced player.Whether your next sea adventure is sailing solo around the world or just a trip to the beach, bring along your tin whistle and this book.Complete song list:* Padstow Farewell* 'Way, Me Susianah* Drunken Sailor* Goodbye Fare-Ye-Well * Pass Around The Grog* Round The Corner Sally* Roll Boys Roll!* Running Down To Cuba* Yeller Girls* Derby Ram* Lowlands Away* All For Me Grog* Fathom The Bowl* William Taylor* Randy Dandy-O* The Handsome Cabin Boy* Patrick Spens* Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate* Donkey Riding* Spanish Ladies* Where Am I To Go, Me Johnnies?* Henri Martin* Fish In The Sea* So Early In The Morning* Liverpool Judies* Here's A Health To The Company

As he travels through the North, Wilson gets beneath the political surface to portray both the tragedy and comedy of everyday life in the Protestant and Catholic communities. Aware of the polarized image that each side has of the other, he emphasizes the importance of finding common ground and of asserting the middle against the extremes. Just as traditional Irish music is characterized by ornamentations and elaborations on a melodic theme, Ireland, a Bicycle, and a Tin Whistle is full of variations and wanderings on the theme of the trip itself. And just as traditional Irish musicians will follow a sad slow air with a lively foot-tapping reel, Wilson's mood ranges from the nostalgic and reflective to the irreverent and mischievous. If there is a lament in one ear, there is a song in the other.

Book with FREE AUDIO DOWNLOAD (180 tracks - each song played slowly, and faster with ornamentation) A great collection of Celtic music arranged for easy tin whistle. Sheet music and whistle tablatures for 90 well-loved Irish and Scottish songs, chosen for beginners. Download link inside.