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.

This is an arrangement of the iconic theme from Gustav Holst's Jupiter from "The Planets" for harp solo. This piece contains no lever or pedal changes and can be played on any harp with 36 strings and above. The performance time is approximately two minutes. This piece is perfect to play on several joyous occasions, including weddings.

As recorded on his CD The Crystal Spring, Ray Pool brings us these six Celtic hymns in print. Each hymn is arranged in two keys, one for harps tuned in flats and one for harps tuned in C. Beautiful arrangements, improvisatory in nature and each is at least three pages long, utilizing the harp's full range. Intermediate level, with lush ringing harmonies.

Contents: Hyfrydol (Come Thou Long Expected Jesus), Ar hyd y nos (All Through the Night), St. Columba (The King of Love my Shepherd Is), Ebenezer (Once to Every Man and Nation / O, The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus), Slane (Be Thou My Vision), Amazing Grace

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!

A collection of 21 early Baroque English dance tunes by John Playford with guitar chords. A range of only three and one-half octaves, G-C, is needed to play these user-friendly arrangements. (Keys of C, G, D: F, G, D easy lever presets).

Table of Contents:
All in a garden green, A la mode de France, Argiers or The Wedding Night, Aye me, or the Symphony, Boatman, Broom, the Bonny Broom, Chestnut, Cuckolds all in a row, Drive the cold winter away, Grimstock I & II, Half Hannikin, Heart's Ease, Irish Trot, Jenny Pluck Pears, Lull me beyond thee, Maiden Lane, Mundesse, Parson's Farewell, Ruffty Tuffty, The Slip, Upon a Summer's Day.