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Item number 1450970AW, 59 pages, $16.95
A collection of interviews of the top fiddlers in the Irish tradition, Handy with the Stick brings together previously published magazine pieces with new work to present a broad view of Irish fiddling. Interviewees include Tommy Peoples, Siobhan Peoples, Paddy Glackin, Matt Cranitch, John Carty, Brendan McGlinchey, Caoimhin O Raghallaigh and Sarah Blair. Historical pieces include Junior Crehan, Patrick Kelly and Sean Ryan. By looking at players from multiple eras and regional styles, Handy with the Stick deepens our understanding of the people involved in Irish traditional music. Each chapter is accompanied by transcriptions of representative fiddle tunes, some of which are previously unpublished originals. A collection of interviews of the top fiddlers in the Irish tradition Includes contemporary and historical figures. Includes fiddlers from the different regional styles of Irish fiddling. Includes transcriptions of representative fiddle tunes.
By Brendan Taafe, Edited By Mary Larsen
Overall Difficulty: Intermediate
Instrument: Fiddle
Music Style: Celtic/Irish
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Edited By: "Handy With The Stick: Irish Fiddlers In Words And Music" was edited by Mary Larsen.
Published By: "Handy With The Stick: Irish Fiddlers In Words And Music" was published by Mel Bay Publications.
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| Song Titles | | Banish Misfortune
The Pigeon On The Gate
The Cuckoo's Nest
Toss The Feathers
The Sligo Maid
Jenny's Welcome To Charlie
The Drunken Gauger
The Friendly Visit
The Dairy Maid
Gusty's Frolics
Drowsie Maggie
The Foxhunter's
Grainne's (Jig)
Black Pat's
Nicos' Mermaid
Sliabh Bloom
The Hawthorne Hedge
Splendid Isolation
The Map On The Wall
Seanamhac Tube Station
John McHugh's
Mickey Callaghan's Slide
O'Connell's Farewell To Dublin
The Millstream
Biddy From Sligo
Blackwater Polka
Kathleen's Polka
Michael's Polka
The Hope Jig
Minnie Young's | |
| Other Pictures | | Front Cover | | Back Cover | | Example Pages | |
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Sheet Music Format: Violin Solo
 Difficulty 3 on a scale of 1 to 6 with 6 being the hardest.
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