Everyone enjoys Celtic Folk Songs and Folk Hymns but not all realize that often they can be one and the same. A hymn text has often found its home in a folk song and a secular text sometimes finds a home in a hymn tune. This collection has a little of both. All but one of the tunes in this collection are of Celtic origin. The exception, ?Amazing Grace,? is a folk hymn of unknown origin that has all the markings of a Celtic Tune, including a pentatonic harmonic foundation.
For the harpists who also like to understand the history of a tune or even sing along, a variety of texts along with information about the tune and the lyrics can be found in the back of this book in the ?Notes on the Tunes.?

Titles: Ad Hyd y nos, Annie Laurie, Auld Lang Syne, Bunessan, Brother James' Air, Down By the Salley Gardens, Greensleeves, Iona Boat Song, Rorate (Rorate Coeli Desuper), Londonderry Air, New Britain, O Waly Waly, Slane, Scots W' Hae, The Ash Grove, Royal Oak, The Twenty-Ninth of May, St. Denio, Skye Boat Song, The Bard of Armagh, The Streets of Laredo, The Caledonian Hunt's Delight, St. Columba, The Road and the Miles to Dundee, The Rowan Tree, Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon

One of the nicest things about this book is that each song has a short but lovely introduction!

Twenty arrangements of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh folk songs and tunes for lever harp, with and without vocals. Eighteen of the arrangements are playable with slight or no modifications on small harps of 23 or more strings with an F to G range and levers on B, F, and C. Introductions are included in songs written for vocals. History of the tunes is found in the front of the book.
Table of Contents:
Down By the Salley Gardens, Gartan Mother's Lullaby, Southwind, Gentle Maiden, Separation of Soul and Body, Samradh Samradh, I Wish I had the Shepherd's Lamb, The Two William Davises, Jock O'Hazeldean, Scotland the Brave, Baloo Baleerie, Weaving Lilt, Ye Banks and Braes, Bells of Aberdovey, Queen's Marsh, and Suo Gân.

A really nice set list of unusual selections. Most tunes can be played on a harp with less than 26 strings with levers on B, E, F, and C. The level of difficulty ranges from very easy to intermediate. Derry Air and High Road are more challenging, having octaves and full left hand patterns. Helpful hints on how to accommodate a small harp are included.
Titles are: Play with Ideas, The Last Rose of Summer, She Is Always Cheerful, A Woman?s Lament for the Death of Her Hen, The High Road to Fort Augustus, Dr. Joe, Lament for Owen Roe O?Neill, Auld Lang Syne (not the standard melody), Mother?s Lullaby, Derry Air, Avila, Sagudana, Honey Harp, Bonnie George Campbell, Eleanor Plunkett, Carolan?s Receipt, Thy Delicate Rosy Lips, Banish Misfortune, The Morning Dream, Carolan?s Concerto, Lovely Stornaway.

This is a beautiful lullaby by Secret Garden. The melody is soothing and has a Celtic flavor. This is arranged in the key of F and suitable to be played on both pedal or lever harps with no accidentals.

?Anthology? is a collection of fifty themes and melodies in a smart format developed by Ray Pool. It is in ?enhanced lead sheet? format that includes fully fingered melody lines, and in-depth liner notes, unlike traditional fake books. Conveniently indexed according to topic (folk, Celtic, children, hymns, spirituals, plainsong, Jewish, Christmas, opera, and classical), alphabet, and level so that no matter what, the harpist may always find his/her music. It includes four pages of basic chord progressions, and helpful performance notes. Perfect for the harpist of any type or level!
Includes: Air (?Water Music?), All Through the Night, Amazing Grace, Angels We Have Heard on High, Aura Lee, Away in a Manger, Barcarolle, Blest Be the Tie That Binds, Candle Blessing, Chanuka Chag Ya?fe, Cockles and Mussels, Creator of the Stars of Night, Down By the Salley Gardens, Eine Kleine Nacht Musik, Erev Shel Shoshanim, Fairest Lord Jesus, Hinnei Mah Tov, Humbly I Adore Thee, I Gave My Love a Cherry, I Know Where I?m Goin?, I?m a Little Teapot, Intermezzo, Jacob?s Ladder, Kum Ba Yah, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, Let Us Break Bread Together, Loch Lomond, London Bridge, Lord, I Want To Be a Christian, Lullaby (Brahms), Morning, Musetta?s Song, O! mio babbino caro, Old Hundredth, Polovetzian Dance #1, Rondo in C (Clementi), Shalom Chaverim, Sheep May Safely Graze, Shenandoah, Silent Night, Sonata in C (Haydn), Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, The Farmer in the Dell, The Harp That Once, The King of Love, This Old Man, To a Wild Rose, Traumerei, Un bel di vedremo.

A collection of Scottish tunes from the nineteenth century and earlier have been carefully selected for their suitability on harp. They lay well under the fingers, are enhanced by the rhythmic and tonal properties of the plucked string and its overtones, and are musically interesting. Airs were chosen for their melodic beauty. Arrangements are traditional in style with ornamented melodies, open chords, and spare harmonies. Tunes are given in two keys, one in all naturals or one sharp, the other in one or two flats. Suggestions for fingering are given, levers or pedals need to be set only at the beginning of each piece, except for the Boat Songs, which require one lever or pedal change. Finally, historical and performance notes on the music are provided, together with a list of sources that are available from U.S. or Scottish distributors.
Table of Contents:
Highland Boat Song and Arran Boat Song (medley), MacDonald Lord of the Isles, Mary Young and Fair, Soldier?s Joy, Garthlands, Niel Gow?s Lament for the Death of His Second Wife, Cradle Song, and St. Mungo?s Welcome to Scott Skinner.

Captain O'Kane, traditional Irish air arranged for early intermediate and late intermediate lever harp. These two arrangements (one page each) may be played one after the other for a more varied arrangement, or either one may be played twice through to suit the level of the player.

The early intermediate arrangement will fit on a small harp of 26 strings.

Chord symbols are provided in both versions. Ample fingering suggestions are in the easy arrangement, and a few in the more advanced arrangement. Video tutorials for these arrangements may be downloaded at patreon.com/tiffanyharpandsong.

This traditional Welsh lullaby has been arranged in two verses for the late intermediate player. It is playable on a 26 string harp. It is in the key of Eb with one lever change. Key of Eb, 3 pages.

The video tutorial for this arrangement may be downloaded at Patreon.com/tiffanyharpandsong or viewed on YouTube.com/tiffanyschaeferharp

Originally published in The Skye Collection of the Best Reels and Strathspeys Extant, c. 1887, New Claret is a delightful country dance tune in 9/8. 2 pages. The first arrangement is accessible to later elementary players, the second to advanced intermediate players. The arrangements may also be played together as a duet, or one after the other for a longer and more varied arrangement. This versatile melody may also be played as a round.

Fingering for the elementary arrangement, and chord symbols for both are included. The elementary arrangement fits on a 26 string harp or larger. The intermediate arrangement will fit on a 26 string if just two bass notes are left out.

Detailed video tutorials may be found at www.patreon.com/tiffanyharpandsong.

Sweet Jenny Jones, or Cader Idris, traditional Welsh air arranged for early and late intermediate lever harp. These two arrangements (one page each) may be played one after the other for a more varied arrangement, or either one may be played twice through to suit the level of the player. The early intermediate arrangement will fit on a small harp of 26 strings, and the more advanced arrangement can also fit 26 strings by omitting a few bass notes. Chord symbols are provided in both versions. Ample fingering suggestions are in the easy arrangement, and a few in the more advanced arrangement. Video tutorials for these arrangements may be downloaded at patreon.com/tiffanyharpandsong.

Item Number: S0.645573

Unusual Celtic carol with an improvisatory feel. Few lever changes and awkward passages make these beautiful songs quick to work up for busy harpists who don't have time to start learning Christmas repertoire in July! One tune is in a key with three flats, four carols require one flat. Seven our of ten pieces require NO lever or pedal changes.
Titles: Christ Child?s Lullaby, Lullaby of the Virgin Mary (Manx), Away in the Manger (Scottish melody), Deck the Hall, The Virgin?s Lullaby, Christmas Day is Come, Blessed Mary, That Night in Bethlehem, Baloo Lammy, and What Child is This?. .