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Cellist Ben Davis presents a collection of pieces for solo cello drawn from the rich tradition of Irish folk music. The collection covers a range of styles including Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes and Marches. The volume includes notes on the tunes, and is accompanied by recordings of all tunes. German and French translations of all texts are available as PDF downloads from the Schott Music website.
Suitable for players of grades 3-8.
Part of the bestselling World Music series, which also includes music from England, Ireland, Scotland, Eastern Europe, America, Argentina, India, China and Korea
IRISH FOLK TUNES FOR CELLO - press reviews
"As Ben Davis admits in his introduction, traditionally cellos were hardly ever used in Irish folk music... With that caveat, however, this clearly presented volume is for the purist." - THE STRAD
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2. James Gannon's March
3. The Jolly Old Man (in A)
4. The Jolly Old Man (in D)
5. The Top of the Maol (in A)
6. The Humours of Ballydesmond (in G)
7. O'Callaghan's Reel
8. The Top of the Maol (in D)
9. The Humours of Ballydesmond (in C)
10. Michael Coleman's Hop-Jig
11. Drowsy Maggie (in E)
12. Drowsy Maggie (in A)
13. Cronin's Hornpipe
14. Stack of Barley
15. Weeping and Wailing (Air in D)
16. Weeping and Wailing (Air in A)
17. Chaffpool Post
18. Gannon's Barndance
19. Frank Cassidy's Hornpipe
20. The Galtee Rangers
21. The Glentaun Reel
22. The Dark Girl in Blue
23. Across the Road (in A)
24. Across the Road (in D)
25. The Lark in the Morning
26. The Frieze Breeches
27. The Job of Journeywork
28. The Coolin Air (in G)
29. The Coolin Air (in C)
30. Johnny When You Die
31. Anything for John-Joe (in G)
32. Anything for John-Joe (in D)
33. The Chanter's Song
34. Sheehan's Jig 1
35. Sheehan's Jig 2
36. Sheehan's Jig 3 (in G)
37. Sheehan's Jig 3 (in C)
38. The Fox Hunter's
39. Comb your Hair and Curl it
40. The Old Bush
41. Tell Her I Am
42. The Old Duidin
43. On the Road to Lurgan
44. The Dark Woman of the Glen
45. The Balleydesmond Polka
46. The Kid on the Mountain
47. The Dark & Slender Boy
48. The King of the Fairies
49. Amhrán na Leabhar
50. Kilworth near fermoy
51. The Blackbird (in G)
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