Learn to Play Irish Mandolin [Plastic Comb]

Mark Bickford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 1999

Jigs and reels. Learn the ins and outs of intricate Irish ornamentation. Mark has taken first place honors at numerous feises and fleadghes and has traveled and collected music all over Ireland. Here he teaches 10 tunes in a practical and easy-to-understand manner.

Includes:

The Banshee, The Hunter’s Purse, The Silver Spire, Tuttle’s Reel, Martin Wynee’s, Danny Meehan’s, Doctor Gilbert’s, The King’s Jig, Scatter the Mud, The Blue Angel.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"I recently purchased Mark Bickford’s "Irish Mandolin," & am very grateful to you folks for this book & tape. Mark’s musicianship & teaching ability are very evident & I feel I’m progressing at a good rate. The selection of tunes is also quite good as all are well known & represent a good cross section of tunes in traditional music." T Greene-Dorchester, Ma

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 22 pages
• Publisher: Musician's Workshop; Book & CD edition (January 2, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 1584960442
• ISBN-13: 978-1584960447
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,205,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good music pretty good teaching, May 16, 2003

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This review is from: Learn to Play Irish Mandolin (Plastic Comb)

This is a fun collection of intricate tunes for the mandolin. The format is older, but the teaching is pretty sound. Goes through each song really fast, then slows down to take apart the sections individually. Finally the disk takes you through the song at as speed that is a bit less demanding than the initial speed. Accompaniment is somewhat lacking, but this shouldn't affect learning. This should be a fun challenge for a beginner like myself.