The Folk Uke series offers a musical "construction kit" for traditional folk songs. Each song begins with the vocal part set for medium voice with chords for ukulele. This is followed by a fingerstyle accompaniment and a ukulele solo with introduction and coda. These different parts can be assembled in different ways, for example, very simply, with voice and strummed chords, or more elaborately: intro, verse 1 with chords, verse 2 with fingerstyle accompaniment followed by the solo, verse 3, etc., or as a duet, with uke 1 playing the melody and uke 2 playing chords or fingerstyle accompaniment.

Spanish Ladies is a traditional sea chantey which can be traced back as far as 1624. The melody is in the Aeolian mode. The song is arranged for re-entrant GCEA tuning. The audio sample is the Intro, Solo and Coda.

A folksong from the province of Leyte, Philippines. Listen to the arrangement of the haunting melody, simple harmony, and the gentle influence of a Spanish habanera in the background. [ Audio clip is a recording of the piano (for rehearsal only) part. A performance of a choir will be uploaded once it is available.] A complete copy for a conductor's perusal is available upon request through http://www.amajormusicpublishing.com/contact-us/

This arrangement of the beautiful Spanish Christmas song, Campana Sobre Campana can be played by an ensemble of guitarists of all abilities making ideal for mixed-ability groups and summer schools. A film of the arrangement can be enjoyed here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kttf27URBOI

The work is arranged so that guitars 1, 2 & 7 are for more-experienced players, and guitars 3, 4 & 5 for less-advanced learners. Guitar 6 is a very simple optional part. All guitars have melodic and rhythmic interest.

The download includes a full score and all individual parts.

The bass part is presented in both treble and bass clef so can be played by musicians used to reading either clef.

You will receive 25 pages of music for your enjoyment.

Spanish Christmas Carol for 2 Flutes

The composer of the song La nana, balada al niño Jesús was José Ramón Gomis, born in Novelda, Alicante;2 the lyrics are by Juan Francisco Muñoz y Pabón. The Society of Spanish Authors published the score in 1904.3

The song was compiled by the musicologist Kurt Schindler in his work "Folk music and poetry of Spain and Portugal",4 as collected by the author in Medinaceli, Soria, around 1930.5 Someone sang the first eight bars of the melody composed by José Ramón Gomis, and some verses of the lyrics.6

The first recordings of the song are from 1931,7 performed by Marcos Redondo for the Casa Odeón, and from 1932,8 performed by Julio Vidal and his group for La voz de su amo.

There is an arrangement of four mixed voices entitled Fuentecilla que corres. It was performed by Eduardo Cifre,9 in 1974 or 75.6 and is very popular among Spanish choirs.