The "blue book" in this series contains over 100 Irish dance tunes and airs, selected and arranged into sets by Brid Cranitch. This collection contains a varied selection of widely played and lesser-known tunes, divided into different dance rhythms: double jigs, slides, slip jigs, polkas, reels, hornpipes, set dances and airs. In turn, these have been sorted into sets of similar tunes to be played at Irish sessions. The range of the tunes are particularly suitable for the fiddle, but can be used on other instruments. Includes: Silver Spear * Shetland Reel * Rose in the Heather * Fasten the Leg in Her * Cooley's * Wise Maid * Lucky Penny * Old Pigeon in the Gate * Wind That Shakes the Barley * Kiss Me Kate * No Name * Free and Easy * and many more favorites and rarities.
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This review is from: Irish Session Tunes - The Blue Book (Paperback)
Although this book contains many well known tunes, it is refreshing, in that it presents the tunes in "sets." A set, in terms of Irish session playing, is a group of tunes that goes together. Depending on the locale, some tunes always are played back to back with others. This book presents about 100 tunes in 40 sets.
The settings of the tunes themselves are straightforward, and unencumbered with ornaments--rolls, graces, cuts, taps, etc--which leaves that element of the tune to the discretion of the player. Additionally, though I haven't heard it, a CD is available with the tunes for those who prefer learning aurally. I highly recommend the series of which this book is a part.
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