Mel Bay Publications
Level: Intermediate

An important anthology of Irish and Celtic solos for the 5-string banjo featuring a comprehensive treatise on the history, techniques and etiquette of playing the banjo in the Celtic tradition.
 Includes segments on tuning, pick preferences and tablature reading followed by 101 jigs, slides, polkas, slip jigs, reels, hornpipes, strathspeys, O'Carolan tunes, plus a special section of North American Celtic tunes.

All of the solos included here are written in 5-string banjo tablature only with a few tunes set in unusual banjo tunings. The appendices provide a sizable glossary and a wealth of information regarding soloists and groups playing Celtic music, Irish festivals and more.

Tuning:

• 6 Beat Laridenn      
• 8 Beat Laridenn      
• Alexander's Hornpipe      
• An Dro: Crios Bride Ceremony Tunes      
• Andrew Duffy's Jig      
• Anthony Payne Of Stratton      
• Arkansas Traveler      
• Ballydesmond Polka      
• Banish Misfortune      
• Blackberry Blossom      
• Brian Boru's March      
• Bridget Battle's Hornpipe      
• Carolan's Draught      
• Cronin's Hornpipe      
• Cum Y Chenn Oanrey Cheh      
• Denis Murphy's      
• Devil's Dream (The De'il Amang The Tailors)      
• Drowsy Maggie      
• Eunyssagh Vona      
• Far From Home      
• Fisher's Hornpipe       
• Garry Owen      
• Gavotte De Skrignag      
• Hanging Out To Dry      
• Harvest Home      
• Highlander's Jig      
• Hughie Rory Mackinnon     
• Joe Cooley's Reel      
• June Apple      
• Kathleen's Homecoming      
• Kesh Jig      
• Kid On The Mountain      
• Kitty's Wedding     
• Leather Britches (Related To "Lord Macdonald's Ree)      
• Liverpool Hornpipe      
• Miss Johnson Of Pittworth      
• Miss Mcleod's Reel (Did You Ever See The Devil)      
• Morgaine's Hornpipe      
• Morrison's Jig      
• Munster Buttermilk      
• Nyth Y Gog (The Cuckoo's Nest)      
• Nyth Y Gwcw (The Cuckoo's Nest)      
• O'carolan's Concerto      
• O'keefe's Slide      
• Off To California     
• Onen Hag Oll     
• Out On The Ocean      
• Padraic O'keefe's Slide (Denis Murphy's Slide)      
• Pen-Rhaw      
• On The Gate      
• Planxty George Brabazon     
• Planxty Irwin      
• Red Haired Boy

and many more