The Blue Book. Other Variations. Includes Audio-online - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1900428822 ISBN 13: 9781900428828

Publisher: Ossian Publications, 1900

Synopsis

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 intodifferent 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 areparticularly 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. The matching online audio features Sheila Garry on fiddle and Brid Cranitch on keyboard.

About this title

Synopsis

The range of tunes in this book is particularly suitable for instruments such as the fiddle but they are equally suitable for most other instruments. On the CD, each part of the tune is played twice but the tune is only played once. The first time round is played as closely as possible to the written music, while the second time round may vary, as often happens in traditional playing. In the case of single reels - the enture tune is played twice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ossian Publications
• Publication date: 1900
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1900428822
• ISBN 13: 9781900428828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24
• Editor: Brid Cranitch