The melodiesof the Irish harpist Turlough O?Carolan are beautiful and timeless. Blind fromsmall pox as a teenager, O?Carolan (1670-1738) learned to play the harp andspent his life as an itinerant harpist traveling Ireland composing tunes forpatrons. In this collection, five of O?Carolan?s melodies have been arranged inOpen G tuning for guitar.

Morgan Magan

Planxty Connor

Planxty George Brabazon

Planxty John Irwin

The Fairy Queen

Turlough O'Carolan, (Irish: Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin) (1670 ? 25 March 1738) was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition.
Seven selected works for Guitar solo.
1 Beauty in Tears 1 page, 1:10' min.
2 Squire Woods 1 page, 1:55' min.
3 Planxty Browne 1 page, 0:50' min.
4 The Princess Royal 1 page, 1:20' min.
5 c. O'Kane 2 pages, 1:55' min.
6 c. Magan 2 pages, 1:25' min.
7 Blind Mary 2 pages, 1:57' min.

Pages : Total 10 pages.
Early intermediate.
With downloadable mp3 just for audio help.
With tablature. With finger position suggestions.

Solo guitar arrangement of Carolan's Welcome, a famous celtic waltz composed by Irish harpist of 17-18 centuries, Turlough O'Carolan.

Complete solo arrangement for fingerstyle guitar, by Daryl Shawn.

Moderately easy solo fingerstyle/classical guitar arrangement of the beloved Christmas carol, Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Perfect for students, amateurs, and gigging professionals. Great for student recitals, Christmas gigs, and personal enjoyment. Complete fingerings for both left and right hands facilitate the ease of learning. An introduction and coda has been added to have a complete performance experience. This edition is published with a TAB and traditional notation score and a traditional notation only part. Level- Royal Conservatory 2-3. Length 1 min 40 sec.

?Sebastopol, A Descriptive Fantaisie For The Guitar? or ?The Siege of Sebastopol? by Henry Worrall (1825 - 1902) is considered to be the seminal work of the American Parlor music era prior to the turn of the 20th century. Worrall was largely responsible for introducing open tunings, particularly open D major, i.e ?Vestapol? or ?tuned like Sebastopol, to the American public with the wide distribution of his publications and guitar method. ?Sebastopol? was the original work in open D major tuning. It reveals many of the potential harmonies capable in this tuning such as barred chords at the 5th and 7th frets, as well as the usage of the rising minor 3rd interval rising to the Major 3rd in the context of the major scale - an important element in ragtime and country blues which would develop subsequently. This opus was first published as early as 1854, and was said to have been inspired by the contemporaneous debut of photojournalistic depictions of war in worldwide newspapers; ?The Siege Of Sevastopol? of the Crimean War was this breakthrough. The ?descriptive fantaisie? aspect of the work illustrates via sound the images of armies marching in the 2/4 beat, bugles represented by natural harmonics of the D major chord, cannons firing in barred arpeggios and rasgueados, and bombs exploding using the ?Drumming? technique of tambor. The middle section of this work may be the first extensive passage of a work composed in the ?percussive guitar? genre. In addition, I have included the elegant Introduction and Finale, found only in the notebooks of Worrall's collection. Notation, Tab, with right and left hand fingering, and description of techniques are included. 18 pages including cover.

Internationally acclaimed guitarist Ellsworth ("El") McMeen has done over 220 solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements and compositions in the last 30 years. He has numerous recordings, books,
and DVD lessons and has concertized throughout the United States.

Of his work, he has selected for this voluminous book
60 pieces with his favorite melodies. (Among them is an instrumental
he composed for his wife, called "Song for Sheila.")

The music is diverse in genre and mood, but each piece is compelling in its own way.
Included are folk tunes, a classical piece, hymns, a patriotic song,
ancient Celtic harp music, lullabies, El's favorite Christmas song
("In the Bleak Midwinter"), El's favorite Irish jig ("The Kid on the Mountain"),
laments, love songs, and Irish airs.

El is included in the Digitaldreamdoor listing of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists.
https://tinyurl.com/GreatestGuitarists Several of his recordings are referenced here:
https://elmcmeen.bandcamp.com/

The audio sampler contains all or part of the following selections, in the CGDGAD tuning
except as otherwise indicated. (When El has recorded some of this music, he has used a capo,
usually at fret II or IV, for tonal atmosphere.)

1. America the Beautiful
2. Be Still, My Soul
3. Be Thou My Vision
4. Carolan's Concerto
5. Carolan's No. 179
6. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
7. Give Me Your Hand
8. Hector the Hero
9. In the Bleak Midwinter
10. Jerusalem (Drop D)
11. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
12. Kid on the Mountain
13. My Mary of the Curling Hair
14. Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife
15. Rose of Allendale
16. Song for Sheila

This Intermediate level arrangement provides ukulele tab, chords and notes as well as the lyrics for the song. It is written in a chord melody style so that a solo ukulele player can play the song's melody with an enhanced arrangement to provide more complexity and variety in playing this song. It is hoped that the player can connect their playing to the lyrics for a more meaningful musical expression of this beautiful song written by Don McLean. The chords and lyrics are also included if a solo ukulele player also wants to strum and sing this arrangement. Pop, rock, folk. 4 pages. This arrangement is dedicated to the memory of Vincent van Gogh and his awe- inspiring works of art.