This collection of vibrant traditional and original tunes captures the variety of mandolin styles in America. The styles represented include old-time country and bluegrass, ragtime, swing, Irish, Italian, and neoclassical. Some techniques explored are cross-picking, droning, voice-leading, double stops, and pull-offs. Of special interest are tunes that use the chord solo potential of the mandolin. A discussion of each tune provides lively commentary on the history and players behind the st...

A sparkling, comprehensive collection of 75 lively flatpicking guitar "fiddle tunes"! Beginning with 18 pages of introductory, performance and tutorial notes. The all-Irish titles are presented in sections: reels, strathspeys, breakdowns, hornpipes, jigs, slip- jigs, set dances, airs and waltzes. All tunes are written as single-line melodies for flat-picked guitar chords over the staff. Additional notes and references, plus a discography are included at the end. Tunes from the book are der...

A fun-to-play collection of 62 favorite fiddle and Irish tunes arranged in notation and tablature for mandolin solo. Ideal music for intermediate level technical study in sight reading. The audio is in split-track format, thus allowing the mandolin student to play along with the mandolin solo, lively guitar accompaniment, or both. Due to time constraints, the audio contains only 18 songs from the book. Includs access to online audio.