ISBN 9781619111585. This collection is a treasury of melodies originating in Russia, Latvia, Poland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Hungary, including several from Yiddish and Klezmer sources. The solos are especially well suited to performance on the flute, and they provide excellent material for developing skills in rapid tonguing, extended breath-control, and phrasing. Arrangements of charming Russian folk tunes include "Against the Red Sun" and "Jump Little Rabbit." Among old favorites are "March Slav" and "In the Field Stood a Birch." Jewish melodies include "Hava Nagilah," "Hevenu Shalom Alechem" and "Varnitschkes." A separate recorder edition is available.

After the success of the first volume, Irish folk music expert Patrick Steinbach presents a further 70 traditional Irish melodies of well-known folk songs and compositions by Turlough O'Carolan. The pieces, including polkas, marches, jigs, and reels, .are suitable for flute, recorder and tin whistle. .The volume .includes explanations on style and traditional ornamentation as well as notes on each melody. .

Each piece has been recorded. The audio files can be downloaded .with a voucher code (in the book).