I am very proud to offer this remake of Irish Tunes for Young @ Heart Cellists, Book 1! I am very thankful for the response I have had from students, teachers, and families, who have enjoyed these tunes over the years! Included in this volume are the following tunes: The Ballydesmond Polka and Matt Teehan?s Polka, CaptainO?Kane, The Cliffs of Moher, in Dm and Am, Sally Gardens, The Eagle?s Whistle, Dunmore Lasses, in Am and Em, Harvest Home, The Foggy Dew, Maira?s Wedding, George Brabizon, Hewlett?s, Tobins into The Irish Washerwoman, Southwind, Lanigan?s Ball, Mary Mack, Planxty Fanny Power, The Rights of Man, Slane, Walker Street into Silver Spear. The tunes in this book are very well known traditional Irish tunes, good at any Irish session! There is a link to the first tune of the book to give you an idea of what the music sounds like. They make a very good supplemental resource for growing fiddlers, are fun to play, and can be used with the Fiddle book of the same name. Please enjoy! Included here is a youtube link to a playlist of these tunes, played in their entirety by cello and fiddle:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1QxSodsD2nH6EPY-NIvVnJfcAMs2LPQW.

English ? French ? German.

Cellist Ben Davis presents a collection of pieces for solo cello drawn from the rich tradition of Irish folk music. The collection covers a range of styles including Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes and Marches. The volume includes notes on the tunes, and is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes. German and French translations of all texts are available as PDF downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for players of grades 3-8. Part of the bestselling World Music series, which also includes music from England, Ireland, Scotland, Eastern Europe, America, Argentina, India, China and Korea IRISH FOLK TUNES FOR CELLO - press reviews "As Ben Davis admits in his introduction, traditionally cellos were hardly ever used in Irish folk music... With that caveat, however, this clearly presented volume is for the purist." - THE STRAD.