The Sea Shanty Mandolin Songbook

THE BEST TRADITIONAL SEA SHANTIES AND SONGS OF THE SEA DESIGNED FOR BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS ALIKE EASY-TO-READ TABLATURE - You don't need to know how to read music! PLAY THESE SONGS ON ANY MANDOLIN-FAMILY INSTRUMENT tuned GDAE Here is the latest tablature songbook from master songsmith Ben "Gitty" Baker, containing over 300 pages and including new arrangements of 52 traditional sea songs and shanties laid out just for mandolin and more! With his easy-to-follow song presentations, Ben shows you that it's not hard at all to pick these great old tunes on your mandolin, Irish tenor banjo, tenor guitar, fiddle and more! This new songbook features the author's tried-and-true arrangement presentation, which includes easy-to-read tablature as well as lyrics and chords. He also includes written lessons (with photos and diagrams) on how to read tablature and chord forms, and how to apply that knowledge to playing the songs. Multiple arrangements of each song are included (basic melody and melody+chords), and all of the songs are presented in two different keys (C and G). So grab your mandolin and get ready to make some music! Here is a sampling of the songs included in this book: All For Me Grog, Blood Red Roses, Blow the Man Down, Bonnie Ship the Diamond, Bully In the Alley, The Coast Of High Barbary, Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate, Farewell To Nova Scotia, Go To Sea No More, Haul Away Joe, The Holy Ground, Homeward Bound, The Irish Rover, The John B. Sails, Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her, The Leaving Of Liverpool, Lowlands, Low, The Mermaid, The Morning Glory, Paddy Doyle's Boots, Paddy West, Rolling Down To Old Maui, Rolling Home, Roll the Old Chariot Along, Sally Brown, Shenandoah, South Australia, Spanish Ladies, The Wellerman, What Do We Do With A Drunken Sailor, Whiskey Is the Life Of Man

This is a collection of some of the best traditional pub songs from Ireland, Scotland and beyond - the drinking songs and rebel songs, sea shanties and folk ballad favorites that you'd expect to hear in a good Irish Pub on St. Patrick's Day.Each song arrangement includes 3-string tablature, chord names and forms, lyrics and additional verses. A short snippet of their background and history is also provided, as well as multiple arrangements in different keys and styles, to accommodate varying skill levels and vocal ranges.Includes these GREAT OLD SONGS & More: - All For Me Grog- Auld Lang Syne- Beer, Beer, Beer- Black Velvet Band- The Boys From the County Armagh- Brennan On the Moor- Carrickfergus- Courtin' In the Kitchen- Danny Boy- Finnegan's Wake- The Holy Ground- I'll Tell Me Ma- The Irish Rover- Isn't It Grand Boys- Jug of Punch- The Juice Of the Barley- Molly Malone- The Mermaid- The Moonshiner- Nancy Whiskey- The Night That Paddy Murphy Died- The Old Dun Cow- The Parting Glass- The Rare Old Mountain Dew- The Rattlin' Bog- Reilly's Daughter- The Rising of the Moon- The Rocky Road To Dublin- Seven Drunken Nights- South Australia- Star Of the County Down- Whiskey In the Jar- Wild Mountain Thyme- Wild Colonial Boy- The Wild Rover Also includes supplemental instructional sections on how to read tablature, play chords and more!

(Mandolin). A fantastic collection of 50 accessible, must-know favorites for the beginner who's learned enough to start playing popular songs! This book features melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams. Includes: Amazing Grace * Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain * Crazy * Cripple Creek * Folsom Prison Blues * Friend of the Devil * Going to California * Hallelujah * Ho Hey * I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow * I Walk the Line * I'll Fly Away * Losing My Religion * Maggie May * Mr. Bojangles * Redemption Song * Ripple * Rocky Top * Take Me Home, Country Roads * Tennessee Waltz * Wagon Wheel * Wildwood Flower * Yesterday * Your Cheatin' Heart * and many more.

(Mandolin). This collection of 130 mandolin solos is an invaluable resource for fans of bluegrass music. Each song excerpt has been meticulously transcribed note-for-note in tab from its original recording so you can study and learn these masterful solos by some of the instrument's finest pickers. From the legendary Bill Monroe to more contemporary heroes like Sam Bush and Chris thile, and even including some non-bluegrass greats like Dave Apollon and Jethro Burns, this book contains a wide variety of music and playing styles to enjoy.

Italian Folk Music for Mandolin is an enjoyable collection of pieces from various parts of northern, central and southern Italy. This anthology includes complete texts and translations of the songs with accurate accompanying arrangements for two mandolins, or violin and guitar. The selections include medieval and Renaissance instrumental folk dances, sixteenth-century Neapolitan Villanelle, work songs, lullabies, narrative ballads, prisoner songs, and popular dances including tarantellas, pizzica, Sardinian ballo tondo, quadrille, waltz and saltarello. The book includes an accompanying online audio of all the pieces presented

This book contains not only more than 400 sea shanties but as much of their history as Stan Hugill could collect in his extraordinary career as sailor, scholar, author, artist, and inspiration to new generations of sea-music enthusiasts and performers.

The first and foremost Italian mandolin book dedicated to the traditional music from Southern Italy. Written in standard notation and mandolin tablature with guitar and mandolin chord accompaniment, this book introduces the reader to the various authentic folk songs from the regions of Campagnia, Calabria, Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia. with detailed descriptions of the songs and dances, historical and technical information about tarantella and pizzica music, the book will increase the knowledge and repertoire of Italian folk music for both beginners and professional musicians alike.The book provides an excellent foundation needed to play in the style of the music. with preparatory technical studies, the student will learn the Italian style of tremolo, picking, and rhythms that accentuate the music. Together with the accompanying CD, the student will be able to play along and follow the precise nuances that distinguish the music.•

Folk/Country Guitar/Fretted Instrument Solos

Ask guitar players about their instruments, and you’re likely to get a story—where the guitar came from, or what makes it unique, or why the player will never part with it. Most guitarists have strong feelings about their primary tool, and some are downright passionate about their axes. Chuck Holley is a professional photographer and writer who loves music and listening to musicians talk about their trade. For several years, he has been photographing guitarists with their prized instruments and collecting their stories. This beautifully illustrated book presents these stories in revelatory photographs and words. The guitarists included in this book range from high-profile performers, including Rosanne Cash, Guy Clark, Laurence Juber, Jorma Kaukonen, JD Souther, Bill Frisell, Dave Alvin, and Kelly Willis, to renowned studio musicians and band members. Holley’s beautifully composed photographs portray them with their favorite guitar, including detail shots of the instrument. Accompanying the photographs are the musicians’ stories about the Gibsons, Fenders, Martins, and others that have become the guitar in their lives, the one that has a special lineage or intangible qualities of sustain, tone, clarity, and comfort that make it irreplaceable. Several musicians talk about how the guitar chose them, while others recount stories of guitars lost or stolen and then serendipitously recovered. Together, these photographs and stories underscore the great pleasure of performing with an instrument that’s become a trusted friend with a personality all its own.