Solos and duets from Celtic lands with additional flute or fiddle parts. Some selections are for duets.

Table of Contents:
A Bruxa, (The Sorceress) by Anton Seoane, Glaicia, Spain with flute/fiddle parts; Bianco Fiore, an Italian piece, with flute/fiddle parts; The Earl of Essex Galliard, by J. Dowland; Summer Morn, by B. Kolle; Summer Night by Geirr Lystrup and Aslaug L. Lygre; The Streams of Bunclody, traditional Irish with flute/fiddle parts; When Morning is Breaking, traditional Welsh, with flute/fiddle parts; Have You Been to Carrick?, traditional Irish; Hardiman the Fiddler, traditional Irish slip-jig; Los Bilbilicos (The Nightingales), traditional Sephardic with flute/fiddle parts; Sheba?s Bellybutton, by B. Kolle with flute/fiddle parts; Bonnie at Morn, traditional Northumberland lullaby with flute /fiddle parts; Voyage South, by B. Kolle; The Lass of Aughrim, traditional Irish ballad with separate solo, duet score, and harp one and two; The Humours of Ballyloughlin, traditional Irish; Saguaro by L. Riley & M. MacBean, harp one and two parts.

This excellent book by Beth Kolle will add some interesting "northern land" tunes to your repertoire! This 117-page book contains music from Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Cape Breton, France, Manx, and Finland, 25 tunes in all. Each piece has an introductory page of background information. The following tunes have flute parts in addition to the harp part: Carrickfurgus, Innisheer, Brae Lochiel, Schottis 1, and The Shepherd's Daughter. The following tunes have a Harp 2 duo part: Innisheer, Reinlendar 1, and Mazurka Michel. Chords are included and measure numbers are marked at the beginning of each system.
Table of Contents:
The Bold Princess Royal, Carrickfergus, Fair-Haired Child, Inis Siar, Kitty Magennis, Morgan Meaghan, The Raven, Brae Lochiel, Harris Air, JB Reel, Long-Dance, Polska, Schottis I, Slangpolska, Huldrevals, Reinlander I, Sirivisa, Brenda Stubbert's Reel, John McColl's Favorite, Lily's Waltz, Reinlandar II, Mazurka Michel, The Shepherd's Daughter, Ti-ti-ti.

21 arrangements from many lands. These have been groomed and expertly honed during many tours to Denmark led by Beth Kolle.

Song List: Emma's Waltz, Finland, Norra Råda, Sweden, Harpa Vals, B. Kollé, Polonaise, Sweden (duet), Gråtarevalsen, A. Lindel (Sweden), Who Can Say?, K. Holsinger, Crossing the Divide, C. Roe, Harpa Pols, B. Kollé, Oh Shenandoah, America, On the Way to Stavanger, F. Aalto (USA), The Rights of Man, Ireland, Fanny Po'er, O Carolan (Ireland), Amerikaturen, Norway, Blind-Olav Reinlendar, Norway, Walking Tune, Sweden, Schottis, Sweden, J'ai Passé, Cajun (USA), Cornish Dance, Cornwall (Great Britain), Waltz for Kuisma, L. Keskinen (Finland), Kari Trestakk, Norway, Nordsetervalsen, Norway

A tremendous welcome to the repertoire available to modern harpists. The double-strung harp, consisting of two parallel rows of strings, has gained popularity over the past several years, probably since the 1996 International Folk Harp Conference chaired by Laurie Riley. Included are valuable instructions on double-strung harp history, harp techniques possible on a double strung harp, doubling melodies, dividing melodies in half, overlapping chords, setting levers for accidentals, getting your hands working, repeated notes, left hand exercises, two-handed exercises, getting used to looking at the strings, and the actual arrangements themselves.

Contains:
The Rooftops of Langley, Mazurka Michel, Scarborough Fair, Dinny Delaneys, Whelan's Jig, Are You Sleeping Maggie, Slides, La Noche Pasa, Refraction, Greyhound, The Reel of Mullinavat, Fantasy on Leyenda, Noel Nouvelet, Masters in this Hall, and Carol of the Bells.

Folk dance and music are a large part of everyday life in parts of Scandinavia. This is a collection of seventeen Nordic songs, ballads and dance melodies,arranged with as few lever changes as possible. Scandinavian music reflects a rich tradition dating back to Viking times, with ballads, songs, song-dances, couple-dances, and set-dances.
Table of Contents:
The Willow Flute Song, Dance from Nes, Riðum, Riðum (Riding, Riding), Tantoli, Polska from Säfnäs, Young Åslaug, Schottis, Dance from Asker, Äppelbo Walking Tune (includes flute part), The Woodlands Wanderer, Josefin's Waltz, Frisell's Walking Tune, Springpols, Springleik, Reinlendar from Dovre, Nidelven, and Trollmother's Lullaby.

This book is filled with short exercises and excellent descriptions and drawings. Even though this book assumes the reader is a beginner, it does not cover note-reading. However, it covers the basics of playing the double strung harp (two parallel rows of strings.) Exercises explain the unique sounds this instrument can produce. Focuses on placing, echoing, rolled chords, crossing over and under, scales, wandering thumb, and more.

Tunes are: All Through the Night, Rose Rose, Reflecting Moon, For Ruth, Nonesuch, Chanter?s Tune, Einini, Mairi?s Wedding, Si Beag Si Mor. All of these tunes have variations using methods unique to the double strung harp