ISBN 9781513454986.

This collection for mountain dulcimer players includes two dozen wedding pieces in DAD tuning derived from the folk traditions of the British Isles and Americas Appalachian community. The melodies appear in both dulcimer tablature and music notation with suggested backup chords. Arrangements for a second dulcimer player are also included. An original song entitled Many Butterflies is provided as a wedding gift from author Madeline MacNeil! Haste to the Wedding, and the marrying couple then asks each other to Give Me Your Hand.

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

100 hymn lead sheets -Melody and chords only -2 keys available for each hymn -Digital Download -Including 100 Hymns: 1. According to Thy Gracious Word 2. All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name 3. Amazing Grace 4. And Can It Be That I Should Gain 5. Art Thou Weary 6. At the Cross 7. Be True 8. Beneath the Cross of Jesus 9. Blessed Assurance Jesus is Mine 10. Break Thou the Bread of Life 11. Bring Them In 12. Bringing in the Sheaves 13. Christ Liveth In Me 14. Close to Thee 15. Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove 16. Come, Thou Fount 17. Come, Ye Disconsolate 18. Come to the Saviour 19. Crown Him with Many Crowns 20. Did You Think to Pray? 21. Friend of the Home 22. From Greenland's Icy Mountains 23. Give of Your Best to the Master 24. Glorious Freedom 25. Glory Be to God 26. Great is Thy Faithfulness 27. Hail to the Lord's Anointed 28. Hallelujah, What a Saviour! 29. Happy the Home When God is There 30. He Is Lord 31. He Leadeth Me 32. He Lifted Me 33. Here Is Preached the Gladsome Tidings 34. Holy, Holy, Holy 35. How Beauteous Are Their Feet 36. How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds 37. I Will Praise Him 38. In Heavenly Love Abiding 39. In the Cross of Christ I Glory 40. It Pays to Serve Jesus 41. Jesus Loves Me! 42. Jesus Only 43. Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun 44. Living for Jesus 45. Lord, I'm Coming Home 46. Make Me a Captive, Lord 47. More Love to Thee 48. My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less 49. My Jesus, I Love Thee 50. My Times Are in Thy Hand 51. Near the Cross 52. Now Thank We All Our God 53. O Breath of Life 54. O Come, O Come Emmanuel 55. O Could I Speak the Matchless Worth 56. O Happy Day! 57. O How I Love Jesus 58. O Perfect Love 59. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded 60. O Word of God Incarnate 61. Oil in My Lamp 62. On This Stone Now Laid with Prayer 63. Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty 64. Our Father Who in Heaven Art 65. Pass Me Not 66. Praise to the Father 67. Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart 68.Take My Life, and Let It Be 69. Thanks to God 70. The Call for Reapers 71. The Church's one Foundation 72. The God of Abraham Praise 73. The Holy Spirit Given 74. The Lord Bless You and Keep You 75. The Old Rugged Cross 76. The Voice of God 77. There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood 78. Thine Is the Glory 79. This is My Father's World 80. This World Is Not My Home 81. Thou Thinkest, Lord, of Me 82. Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne 83. 'Tis Burning in My Soul 84. To God Be the Glory 85. Trusting Jesus 86. Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus 87. Under His Wings 88. We Come, O Christ, to Thee 89. We Plow the Fields and Scatter 90. We Three Kings of Orient Are 91. We've a Story To Tell to the Nations 92. What a Friend We Have in Jesus 93. When He Cometh, When He Cometh 94. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross 95. Where He Leads Me 96. Whispering Hope 97. Whosoever Will May Come 98. Wounded for Me 99. Ye Servants of God 100. Yesterday, Today, Forever.

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