"Irish Folk Tunes for Guitar" is a collection of arrangements of 24 traditional and contemporary tunes, including jigs, reels, airs and more. Most of these pieces are edited for solo guitar in standard notation and tablature; some of them are also offered with accompaniment. The experienced folk guitarist Hugh Burns, author of "Scottish Folk Tunes for Guitar" (ED 13359) and "English Folk Tunes for Guitar" (ED 13491), provides hints as well as playing tips and technical advice on all of his plays. The band is accompanied by a CD with recordings of all melodies recorded by Hugh Burns himself. The German and French translations of all texts are available as PDFs for download on the website of Schott Music. Suitable for level 3-8 players - content: The Dancing Master, Blind Mary, Merrily Kiss the Quaker, The Last Rose of Summer, Beauty in Tears, Down the Sally Gardens, Rakes of Kildare, The Irish Washerwoman, The Butterfly Slip Jig, Si Beag Si Mor, The Battle of Aughrim, She Moves Through the Fair, Planxty George Brabazon, The Minstrel Boy, The Foggy Dew, The Star of County Down, Planxty Irwin, Planxty Irwin (DADGAD), Red Haired Boy, Eleanor Plunkett, Rory O'More, Whiskey in the Jar, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Rafferty's Reel
Burns, Hugh, arr. and ed
24 traditional Pieces
The Dancing Master
-Blind Mary
Merrily Kiss the Quaker
The Last Rose of Summer
Beauty in Tears
Down by the Sally Gardens
Rakes of Kildare
The Irish Washerwoman
The Butterfly Slip Jig
Si Beag Si Mor
The Battle of Aughrim
She Moves Through the Fair
Planxty George Brabazon
The Minstrel Boy
The Foggy Dew
The Star of County Down
Planxty Irwin
Planxty Irwin (DADGAD)
Red Haired Boy
Eleanor Plunkett
Rory O'More
Whiskey in the Jar
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Rafferty's Reel